CALENDAR OF EVENTS IN 1994
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October
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Hong Kong is ranked fourth among the world's major economies, ahead of every European country, in the 1994 World Competitiveness Report, published by the World Economic Forum and International Institute for Management Development.
Six people are killed and two injured when a wall collapses at a demolition site in Yau Ma Tei. A government team is set up to investigate the incident and look at how to prevent similar occurrences.
The British Foreign Secretary, Mr Douglas Hurd, arrives in Hong Kong for a two-day update on the territory's developments.
The government announces that agreement has been reached on additional scheduled airline flights between Hong Kong and destinations in China. Hong Kong experiences its strongest earthquake in 76 years. The quake, measuring 6.5 on the Richter Scale, causes no injury or major damage.
A record 693 223 voters, representing 33.1 per cent of the electorate, turn out for the district board elections the first in which all district board members were chosen by direct elections.
The Sino-British Joint Liaison Group holds its 30th meeting in Beijing to discuss arrangements for the smooth transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong in 1997.
Hong Kong and Switzerland sign an agreement on the promotion and reciprocal protection of investments.
Six crew members are killed and another six injured when a Hercules transport plane plunges into Kowloon Bay shortly after takeoff from Hong Kong International Airport.
The British Foreign Secretary, Mr Douglas Hurd, and Chinese Vice-Premier, Mr Qian Qichen, meet in New York to exchange views on issues including those relating to Hong Kong.
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Hong Kong, represented by Financial Secretary Sir Hamish Macleod, and the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) sign a memorandum in Madrid, setting out the territory's obligations in providing services and facilities for the World Bank/IMF annual meetings in Hong Kong in 1997. The Governor delivers his third policy address in the Legislative Council, outlining the government's priorities to meet public aspirations in the years ahead.
The Chief Secretary, Mrs Anson Chan, begins her first official visit to Canada, during which she meets the Prime Minister, Mr Jean Chretien.
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