CALENDAR OF EVENTS IN 1992
The Education Commission Report No. 5 is released and makes recommendations on the status, training and workloads of teachers.
Political Adviser William Erhman and Shenzhen officials meet to review progress of an agreement to open up Shenzhen-Hong Kong links.
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The Governor visits China to bid farewell to Chinese officials.
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The Governor makes a farewell visit to Macau.
Clearance of residents of the Kowloon Walled City is completed.
Governor Lord Wilson retires and leaves Hong Kong for the UK with his family.
The Rt Hon Christopher Patten arrives and is sworn in as the 28th Governor of Hong Kong.
The Governor visits Mongkok, Sha Tin and Wong Tai Sin..
The 20 000th Vietnamese illegal immigrant returns home under the UNHCR voluntary repatriation programme.
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Douglas Hurd arrives in Hong Kong for a three-day visit.
The Government announces its decision to introduce licences for the operation of local fixed communication networks to compete with the Hong Kong Telecommunication Company.
First meeting between the Governor and the Director of the New China News Agency (Hong Kong Branch) Zhou Nan.
The New Territories West Legislative Council by-election is held in Tuen Mun and Yuen Long.
Hong Kong and Canada sign a Memorandum of Understanding on Environmental Collaboration, under which the two signatories agree to exchange information on environmental issues.
The Governor visits London to met with the Prime Minister and the Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary.
A five-city Festival Hong Kong '92 is launched in Canada.
A Regional Council by-election is held in Tuen Mun.
The Governor delivers his first policy address in LegCo and announces plans for constitutional development in the territory.
The Governor participates in a radio phone-in programme on RTHK, holds his first question time in LegCo and meets members of the public at the City Hall to answer questions on the policy address.
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