Calendar of Events 2015
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The Secretary for Justice, Mr Rimsky Yuen, SC, expresses confidence that the Host Country Agreement and related Memorandum of Administrative Arrangements on the Conduct of Dispute Settlement Proceedings by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region will enhance Hong Kong's status as an international arbitration centre in the Asia-Pacific region. Both documents, signed in Beijing today, enable Hong Kong to carry out dispute resolution proceedings administered by the PCA, which was established in 1899 and is located in The Hague in the Netherlands.
The Task Force on Constitutional Development submits its Report on the Recent Community and Political Situation in Hong Kong to the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council. The report reflects events and views related to constitutional development from 31 August to 15 December 2014.
The government launches a two-month public consultation on the method for selecting the Chief Executive by universal suffrage.
The Secretary for Justice speaks at the Ceremonial Opening of the Legal Year 2015, elaborating on the rule of law in Hong Kong and the government's policy to promote Hong Kong as a centre for international legal and dispute resolution services in the Asia-Pacific region.
In his third Policy Address, the Chief Executive of the HKSAR, Mr CY Leung, unveils new policy initiatives to boost the economy and improve the livelihood of Hong Kong people.
Cheung Sha Wan Temporary Wholesale Poultry Market resumes operation, after the government closed the market on 31 December 2014 upon positive tests of H7 avian influenza in imported chickens.
The Heritage Foundation's 2015 Index of Economic Freedom Report ranks Hong Kong as the world's freest economy for the 21st consecutive year.
The Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal, Mr Geoffrey Ma Tao-li, says the rule of law presupposes the existence of laws that respect the dignity, rights (including economic rights) and liberties of the individual and corporations, and the existence of an independent judiciary to enforce these rights and liberties, and to which there is effective access.
In presenting the 2015-16 Budget, the Financial Secretary, Mr John C Tsang, says he seeks to reinforce the foundation for long-term economic development, to continue to care for the disadvantaged and to promote sustainable development, so that