Calendar of Events in 2002
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The Chief Executive, Mr Tung Chee Hwa, officiates at the ceremonial issue of two Hongkong Post souvenir stamp covers featuring the winning entries in a youth design contest highlighting 'Asia's world city'.
Nine key planning issues important for Hong Kong's long-term development are put forward in a new round of public consultation on the 'Hong Kong 2030: Planning Vision & Strategy' study launched by the Planning Department.
The Secretary for Security, Mrs Regina Ip, says the Government will take the necessary measures to fully implement, in accordance with the law, the judgment delivered earlier in the day by the Court of Final Appeal in two landmark Right of Abode cases.
The Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Donald Tsang, launches the two-week Serving the Community Festival 2002, in which more than 50 government departments take part to highlight their services to the public.
Invest Hong Kong will sponsor a yacht named Hong Kong Clipper in the Clipper 2002 Round the World Yacht Race that will start from Liverpool in the UK in October and take about 11 months to complete.
A government delegation led by the Financial Secretary, Mr Antony Leung, begins talks at the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation in Beijing on the Chief Executive's proposal to set up a Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA) with the Mainland.
The Chief Secretary for Administration leaves for Beijing for a meeting the next day with Central People's Government (CPG) officials on ways to further enhance coordination and cooperation between the Mainland and Hong Kong in cross-boundary and infrastructure projects.
The Financial Secretary leads a delegation of Hong Kong business leaders at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting being held in New York from January 31 to February 4.
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