Calendar of Events
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households, $7,000 for two-person households and $10,000 for three-or-more-person households. An estimated 78,700 households (or over 210,000 persons) will benefit. The Government Laboratory marks its centenary with a four-day international conference.
The first human case of avian influenza A(H7N9) in Hong Kong is confirmed. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's Programme for International Student Assessment 2012 finds that Hong Kong 15-year old students rank second in reading and scientific literacy and third in mathematical literacy among students from the 65 countries/regions participating in the study.
The Hong Kong, China delegation attends the Ninth Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organisation in Bali, Indonesia.
The government launches a five-month public consultation on the methods for selecting the Chief Executive in 2017 and for forming the Legislative Council in 2016. The Chief Executive meets the visiting Queen of the Belgians, Her Majesty Queen Mathilde, and the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and European Affairs of Belgium, Mr Didier Reynders, at Government House. Under a reciprocal arrangement with the Republic of Korea, holders of HKSAR passports can enrol to use automated immigration clearance services in the Republic of Korea.
The Court of Final Appeal declares unconstitutional the seven-year residence requirement imposed since 1 January 2004 on applicants for Comprehensive Social Security Assistance and restores the pre-existing residence requirement of one year. Hong Kong's cycling team performs at the new Hong Kong Velodrome to mark the completion of Hong Kong's first indoor cycling track.
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