CALENDAR OF EVENTS IN 1994
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The Legislative Council appoints a select committee to inquire into the Kwun Lung Lau landslip and related issues.
The Sex Discrimination Bill, which outlaws sex discrimination and sexual harassment and provides for the establishment of an Equal Opportunities Commission, is gazetted.
Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra and her husband, the Honourable Sir Angus Ogilvy, arrive in Hong Kong for a week-long visit.
The Broadcasting Authority gives approval for Television Broadcasts Limited to invest in a satellite television broadcasting service.
Hong Kong-USA '94, the biggest business and cultural promotion staged by Hong Kong in the United States, is launched in New York by the Chief Secretary, Mrs Anson Chan. The promotion also covered Chicago and Atlanta.
Hong Kong is rated as the best city in the world for doing business, in Fortune magazine's annual 'Best Cities for Business' survey.
The Governor leaves for a week-long trip to London for another round of regular, stock-taking meetings with the British Prime Minister and other ministers.
Hong Kong's first bi-metal coin, the new $10 coin with an outer ring of cupro-nickel and an inner core of nickel-brass goes into circulation. The government accepts the Boundary and Election Commission's recom- mendations on the Legislative Council geographical constituency boundaries for the September 1995 elections. There will be 20 single-seat constituencies.
The Lok Ma Chau-Huanggang Border Crossing Point opens to goods vehicles 24 hours-a-day. It was previously closed from 10 pm to 7 am.
The Sino-British Airport Committee meets in Hong Kong to sign an agreed minute concerning the overall financing arrangements for the new airport and the airport railway.
The Yuen Long Southern Bypass is opened. The new 3.5-kilometre highway was built at a cost of $396 million.
His Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales, arrives in Hong Kong for a five-day visit.
Government proposals to tackle traffic congestion through measures ranging from tax increases in the short term to electronic road pricing in the long term, are published for public consultation.