Calendar of Events
2014
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An exhibition of the layout designs of popular Japanese animation producer Studio Ghibli opens at the Heritage Museum.
Mr John E Scanlon, the Secretary-General of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), says that the government's destruction of the first tonne of 28 tonnes of confiscated elephant ivory 'sends a powerful message that Hong Kong does not accept and will not tolerate this illegal trade or the devastating impact it is having on the African elephant and on the livelihoods of rural communities!
The government announces the setting up of an Independent Expert Panel, chaired by Mr Justice Hartmann, to review the project delay relating to the Hong Kong section of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link.
The Public Transport Fare Concession Scheme for the Elderly and Eligible Persons with Disabilities is extended to eligible children with disabilities aged below 12, benefiting some 9,000 children.
The International Monetary Fund releases a Financial System Stability Assessment report on Hong Kong, in which it notes that the financial sector is one of the largest and most developed in the world, ranking number one in the World Economic Forum Financial Development Index, and says that the sector is very well regulated, with the capacity to withstand a diversity of shocks.
As a fundraising project for WWF and to raise awareness of the importance of wildlife conservation, 1,600 papier mâché pandas created by French sculptor Paulo Grangeon arrive in Hong Kong, one for each of the 1,600 giant pandas left in the wild. The Central People's Government (CPG) releases a White Paper on 'The Practice of the "One Country, Two Systems" Policy in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region' to systematically set out the practice of the 'One Country, Two Systems' policy in the HKSAR as well as the CPG's review, evaluation and vision of Hong Kong's development.
At its 40th Anniversary Gala Concert, the Chief Executive congratulates the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra on reaching this milestone.
The Hong Kong Cultural Centre hosts the world premiere of Transformers: Age of Extinction, which was partly filmed in Hong Kong and is the latest of the popular 'Transformers' science fiction films.
An agreement between Hong Kong and the United States of America for exchange of information relating to taxes enters into force.
PMQ, a creative industries landmark which was previously the Hollywood Road Police Married Quarters, is officially opened.
With a monthly mean temperature of 29 degrees, June 2014 is the hottest June in Hong Kong since records began in 1884.
The government appeals to the community to forge consensus on constitutional development in a rational and pragmatic manner and on the basis of the Basic Law
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