CALENDAR OF EVENTS IN 1996
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Hong Kong plays host to the 12th meeting of the Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) Working Group on Regional Energy Co- operation. More than 70 officials from 17 economies exchange views on energy supply and demand in the region.
The Governor meets President Bill Clinton at the White House. Mr Patten argues for unconditional renewal of China's Most Favoured Nation status.
The Director-General of Industry, Mrs Regina Ip, leaves for a two-week visit to the United States in a bid to promote inward investment in local manufacturing industries.
Members of various national parliaments take part in the eighth Commonwealth Parliamentary Seminar in Hong Kong.
The Financial Secretary, Mr Donald Tsang, leads a delegation to Kuala Lumpur, Singapore and Bangkok to strengthen business ties with members of APEC and to identify opportunities for building a strategic business partnership with them.
The Sino-British Land Commission agrees that the 1996/97 Land Disposal Programme should amount to 153.01 hectares.
The Commissioner for Labour, Miss Jacqueline Willis, visits Beijing to meet officials of the Department of Foreign Economic Co-operation and the Ministry of Labour. They discuss the regulation of Chinese imported to work in Hong Kong.
At his second Drugs Summit, the Governor unveils a $30 million package of initiatives to boost a campaign against drug abuse. The 32 proposals cover law enforcement, preventive education, treatment, rehabilitation and research.
The Chief Secretary, Mrs Anson Chan, embarks on a three-week visit to seven US cities. She launches the Hong Kong-USA '96 promotion in New York on June 3.
The Commander British Forces Hong Kong, Major-General Bryan Dutton, goes to Shenzhen to meet the Commander of the future Hong Kong garrison of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), Major-General Liu Zhenwu.
The Governor in Council endorses measures to address the issue of better-off tenants in public rental housing. They will be encouraged to buy their own homes.
The Chief Justice, Sir Ti Liang Yang, pays a three-day visit to Beijing at the invitation of the Chinese Judges' Association.
The Secretary for Recreation and Culture, Mr T H Chau, (retitled Secretary for Broadcasting, Culture and Sport on June 8), visits Singapore at the invitation of the Minister for Information and the Arts, Brigadier-General George Yeo.