iv Calendar of Events in 2006
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The Chief Executive leads a government delegation to Yunnan to attend the Third Pan-Pearl River Delta Regional Cooperation and Development Forum between June 5 and 8.
Astrophysicist Professor Stephen Hawking calls on the Chief Executive at Government House during his visit to Hong Kong.
The Finance Committee of the Legislative Council approves the Government's request for $5.17 billion for the Tamar Development Project.
The Financial Secretary and the Vice Minister of Commerce, Mr Liao Xiaoqi, sign the Supplement III to the Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement.
The Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), Mr Jia Qinglin, arrives in Hong Kong for a three-day visit.
The Chief Executive and Mr Jia Qinglin officiate at the opening ceremony of the Mainland, Hong Kong and Macao Trade and Economic Cooperation Forum organised by the Ministry of Commerce and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government.
The Council for Sustainable Development launches a public engagement process to explore options for a sustainable population policy.
The Heads of Universities Committee announce the general entrance requirements for admission to undergraduate degree programmes of the eight University Grants Committee-funded institutions in the 2012-13 academic year.
Government offices rendering back-end and non-essential services suspend operations for the first time on a Saturday with the introduction. of a five-day working week for the civil service.
The Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works announces the results of the Government's assessment of the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation's investigation into cracks found in the mounting frames underneath some East Rail trains. Eighteen improvements are recommended.
The Financial Reporting Council Ordinance is enacted by the Legislative Council, providing for the establishment of the Financial Reporting Council to investigate irregularities concerning auditors and the reporting of accountants of listed entities and to enquire into non- compliance matters regarding financial statements of listed entities.