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The Chief Executive appoints the Chief Judge of the High Court, the Honourable Mr Geoffrey Ma Tao-li, as the Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal with effect from September 1.
The Secretary for the Environment, Mr Edward Yau, leaves for Langkawi, Malaysia, to attend the 4th International UNESCO conference on geoparks.
More than 100 government officials, led by the Chief Executive, observe a minute's silence at the Central Government Offices compound to mourn the victims of the earthquake that devastated Yushu, in China's Qinghai Province.
The Secretary for Food and Health, Dr York Chow, leads a Hong Kong delegation to Israel to study the country's successful healthcare and agriculture systems.
The Government introduces the Motor Vehicle Idling (Fixed Penalty) Bill to the Legislative Council to reduce roadside air pollution, heat and noise.
The Chief Executive officiates at the opening of Hong Kong Pavilion and Hong Kong's Urban Best Practices Area Exhibition at Shanghai Expo.
The Secretary for Development, Mrs Carrie Lam, visits Auckland and Wellington to gain an understanding of the cities' efforts on heritage conservation, waterfront planning and green buildings.
The Government signs a design-and-build contract for developing the cruise terminal building at Kai Tak.
The Secretary for Food and Health leaves on a visit to Estonia, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom for a fact-finding visit on healthcare and food safety systems. He will also attend the World Health Assembly in Geneva.
Hong Kong signs two agreements with Kuwait: an Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement and an Economic and Technical Co-operation Agreement.
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A 2010 Legislative Council by-election called as a result of the resignation of five Legislative Council members takes place with a voter turnout of 17 per cent, which is the lowest for a Legislative Council election since the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR).
Hong Kong signs Supplement VII to the Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement with the Mainland to further liberalise trade in services and enhance co-operation in trade and investment facilitation between the two economies.