CALENDAR OF EVENTS IN 2001
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The Chief Executive hosts a dinner in honour of the New Zealand Prime Minister, Mrs Helen Clark, at Government House.
A delegation of the Guangdong Customs, led by the Director-General of Guangdong Sub-administration of the Customs General Administration, Mr Liu Wenjie, makes a first-ever visit to the Marine Base of Hong Kong Customs on Stonecutters Island.
The Government issues an invitation for detailed proposals for a 30-year franchise on the basis of a Build-Operate-Transfer arrangement for the finance, design, construction, operation and management of a cable car system linking Tung Chung and Ngong Ping on Lantau Island.
The Government announces the appointment of the Board of the Urban Renewal Authority, effective from May 1, 2001, with Mr Lau Wah-sum as Chairman, to replace the Land Development Corporation and to speed up the rejuvenation of built-up districts.
Hong Kong has enjoyed a happy, successful and positive relationship with the Mainland since 1997, the Secretary for Home Affairs, Mr W K Lam, tells a UN Human Rights Committee hearing in Geneva.
The Chief Executive hosts a Labour Day reception at Government House, and outlines what Hong Kong must do to maintain its economic competitiveness.
The International Telecommunication Union accepts an invitation from China for Hong Kong to host the ITU TELECOM ASIA 2002 from December 2 to 7, 2002.
The Secretary for Information Technology and Broadcasting promulgates the revised information technology strategy 2001 Digital 21 Strategy: Connecting the World' which focuses on promoting further developments in the information economy to improve the overall wealth, economic and social prosperity of Hong Kong.
The Chief Executive begins a series of meetings with invited guests and delegates attending the seventh annual Fortune Global Forum (being held from May 7 to 10).
The Chief Executive attends the opening of the Fortune Global Forum; President Jiang Zemin delivers the keynote address.
The Chief Executive hosts a dinner at Government House in honour of the Prime Minister of Thailand, Dr Thaksin Shinawatra.
The Chief Executive launches Brand Hong Kong -the SAR's new dragon visual identity at the Fortune Global Forum.
The Secretary for Education and Manpower, Mrs Fanny Law, leads a 15-member delegation to Beijing to attend the APEC High Level Meeting on Human Capacity Building.