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The Financial Secretary, Mr John C Tsang, attends the 14th Finance Ministers' Meeting of APEC in Coolum, Australia.
The Chief Executive officiates at a ceremony in Hong Kong to mark the start of the one-year countdown to the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
A trial run of the 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Equestrian Events, the 'Good Luck Beijing HKSAR 10th Anniversary Cup', is held from August 11 to 13.
The Acting Chief Executive, Mr Henry Tang, and the Shenzhen Mayor, Mr Xu Zongheng, address the Second Hong Kong-Shenzhen Cooperation Forum entitled 'Jointly Developing World-Class
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The Lok Ma Chau Spur Line and Futian Port are declared open.
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The Secretary for Justice, Mr Wong Yan Lung, starts a five-day official visit to Ningxia and Beijing, and attends the 7th Chinese Lawyers' Forum in Yinchuan, Ningxia.
The Chief Executive arrives in Sydney to attend the 15th Economic Leaders' Meeting of APEC.
The Chief Executive arrives in New Zealand on a three-day visit.
The Secretary for Education, Mr Michael Suen, announces that the standard class size for primary schools will be reduced from 37 or 32 to 35 or 30 to improve the working conditions of teachers.
The Government releases the report of the Consultative Committee on the Core Arts and Cultural Facilities of the West Kowloon Cultural District, starting a three-month public engagement exercise to explain the committee's recommendations and seek public views.
The Chief Executive officially opens Phase 2 of the Hong Kong Science
Park at Pak Shek Kok in Sha Tin.
King Yin Lei, on Stubbs Road, built in Chinese Renaissance style in 1937, is declared a proposed monument.
The Department of Justice hosts the 12th Annual Conference and General Meeting of the International Association of Prosecutors with the theme 'Relations with Others: Accountability, Transparency and Independence'.
Hong Kong hosts the Asian Financial Forum under the theme 'Leveraging New Opportunities, Advancing Regional Stability'.
The Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Mr Frederick Ma, leads a business delegation to Russia to promote trade and tourism.