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CALENDAR OF EVENTS IN 1992
9.10
11.10
13.10
The Governor meets members of the public at Sha Tin Town Hall to answer questions on the policy address.
A Tuen Mun District Board by-election is held.
The Governor meets members of the public at Tsuen Wan Town Hall to answer questions on the policy address.
16.10
The Governor meets members of the public at the Cultural Centre to answer questions on the policy address.
20.10
The Governor leaves for a four-day visit to Beijing.
28.10
29.10
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5.11
10.11
11.11
16.11
18.11
19.11
23.11
24.11
27.11
14.12
Inaugural meeting of the Governor's Business Council.
The Governor pays his first official visit to Macau.
An agreement is initialled for an extension of the Hong Kong/European Community Textiles Agreement for one year until December 31, 1995.
The Prince of Wales arrives in Hong Kong for a four-day visit.
The Government announces the granting of development rights for Container Terminal No. 9 to three companies by private treaty.
Joseph Yam is appointed the first Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority.
The Governor leaves for Canada to attend the Festival Hong Kong '92 closing ceremony.
The Governor starts a five-day visit to London.
The Government awards a $1.64 billion contract for the design and construction of the Kap Shui Mun Bridge and Ma Wan Viaduct on the Lantau Fixed Crossing, linking the new airport with the urban areas.
Eight Chinese officials, led by Deputy Director of the Chinese Foreign Ministry's Hong Kong and Macau Office Wang Guisheng, start a three-day visit to Hong Kong.
An agreement on the encouragement and protection of investments is signed between Hong Kong and the Netherlands.
The Governor leaves for a four-day visit to Japan.
The Government announces that coins and bank notes of a new design will be issued from 1993.
The Finance Committee of LegCo approves $6.699 billion for site preparation for the new airport at Chek Lap Kok.
The third meeting of the Hong Kong-Guangdong Environmental Protection Liaison Group is held in Hong Kong from December 14 to 15.