CALENDAR OF EVENTS IN 1996
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Senior business executives from 18 member economies of the Asia- Pacific Economic Co-operation forum visit Hong Kong for the third meeting of its Business Advisory Council.
The Chief Secretary unveils the 1996 Progress Report, which shows that the government has completed, on target, 646 out of 692 policy commitments made between 1992 and 1995. This represents a success rate of 93 per cent.
The Governor presents his final policy address to the Legislative Council.
Crown Solicitor Ian Wingfield leads a team to a hearing in Geneva on Hong Kong's initial report on the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority opens its first overseas representative office in New York. The Financial Secretary officiates.
Protesters from Hong Kong and Taiwan break through a cordon of Japanese vessels to land on the Diaoyu Islands.
The Financial Secretary, Mr Donald Tsang, signs an investment promotion and protection agreement with Belgium and another with Luxembourg at Palais d'Egmont.
The Director-General of Industry, Mr Francis Ho, leads a delegation of the Electronics Committee of the Industry and Technology Development Council to Korea to study the development of high-tech industries.
The Financial Secretary, Mr Donald Tsang, meets Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker. The following day he signs the Hong Kong-Italy Air Services Agreement at the Italian Ministry of Transport and meets the Italian Foreign Minister, Mr Lamberto Dini, in Rome.
The Director of Home Affairs, Mrs Shelley Lau, leads a delegation from the Home Affairs Department to Beijing for a four-day visit as part of their normal contacts with Chinese officials.
The Secretary for Economic Services, Mr Stephen Ip, signs an air services agreement with India.
The Financial Secretary, Mr Donald Tsang, signs an investment promotion and protection agreement with the State Secretary of Austria, Mrs Benita Ferrero-Waldner.
Nominations for the post of the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region open. The exercise will end on October 28.
The United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women extends to Hong Kong.