CALENDAR OF EVENTS IN 2001
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Youth Forum held as part of the conference is opened by the Chief Executive on November 10.
The Chief Executive hosts a dinner for the President of the International Olympic Committee, Dr Jacques Rogge.
The Chief Executive welcomes the World Trade Organisation's formal approval of China's accession to the body given at the Fourth WTO Ministerial Conference in Doha, Qatar saying it ushers in a new era in the development of the international multilateral trading system.
The Chief Executive leads a party of HKSAR officials in a ceremony at the Stonecutters Naval Base welcoming a visit by a People's Liberation Army Navy Fleet; the four-day port call by the two vessels is the first since the establishment of the HKSAR in 1997.
Members of the HKSAR Delegation to the Mainland's 9th National Games, led by the Chief Executive as Honorary Head of the delegation, leave for Guangzhou to attend the opening ceremony that evening. The Chief Executive receives the 2002 Index of Economic Freedom from Mr Edwin Feulner, President of the Heritage Foundation; it is the eighth successive year that Hong Kong is rated the world's freest economy. The Chief Executive meets the President of Rwanda, Mr Paul Kagame. The Chief Secretary for Administration leaves for a visit to the United Kingdom and continental Europe, during which he meets political and business leaders in London, Paris, Brussels and Luxembourg.
The Chief Executive, accompanied by the Director of Immigration, Mr Ambrose Lee, reviews a parade to mark the 40th anniversary of the Immigration Service.
The SAR Government Office in Bejing and the Chongqing Municipal People's Government jointly launch a Chongqing - Hong Kong Week in Chongqing.
The Chief Executive officiates at the opening ceremony of the 14th General Meeting of Pacific Economic Cooperation Council.
The Financial Secretary officiates at the topping-out ceremony of the first office building of the $15.8 billion Cyberport project.
Tai chi enthusiasts gather at the Happy Valley Recreation Ground in a bid to make a Guinness World Record Attempt of 10 425 people performing tai chi exercises for a period of 30 minutes.
The Chief Executive addresses the official launching ceremony of the English-Speaking Union in Hong Kong; the same day, the Chief Secretary for Administration addresses the first presentation ceremony of the Outstanding Educator Award launched by the Hong Kong Institute of Education.
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