Calendar of Events 2017
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The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government signs a Memorandum of Understanding on Jointly Developing the Lok Ma Chau Loop by Hong Kong and Shenzhen with the Shenzhen Municipal People's Government to develop an 87-hectare Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park.
The Green Hub, the Old Tai Po Police Station restored by Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden under the Revitalising Historic Buildings Through Partnership Scheme, gets an Honourable Mention in the 2016 Unesco Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation, the 17th Hong Kong project honoured by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation since the awards' inception in 2000.
At the ceremonial opening of the legal year, the Secretary for Justice, Mr Rimsky Yuen, SC, says matters that can be properly handled within Hong Kong's legal or judicial system should be left to be dealt with at the Hong Kong level as much as possible, as it is the best way to demonstrate that the 'one country, two systems' policy works robustly and successfully.
The Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal, Mr Geoffrey Ma Tao-li, says at the ceremonial opening of the legal year that the purpose of the law is to facilitate the functioning of a society, and to achieve a sense of mutual respect and harmony. This is the community approach of the courts: for the respect not just of individual rights but respect for everyone's rights and interests.
Tin Shui Wai Hospital offers its first patient services, including specialist outpatient clinics for medicine and geriatrics, family medicine, and orthopaedics and traumatology; renal dialysis; allied health; diagnostic radiology; and community nursing.
The Chief Secretary for Administration, Mrs Carrie Lam, tenders her resignation to the Chief Executive of the HKSAR, Mr CY Leung, who submits it to the Central People's Government (CPG). The Chief Executive announces these appointments on 16 January: Mr Matthew Cheung Kin-chung, Chief Secretary for Administration; and Mr Paul Chan, Financial Secretary; followed by these on 13 February: Mr Eric Ma, Secretary for Development; and Mr Stephen Sui, Secretary for Labour and Welfare.
The Code of Practice for Employment Agencies comes into effect, specifying minimum standards expected of licensees in areas including operational transparency, service agreements with job-seekers and employers, and the provision. of payment receipts.
In his fifth and final Policy Address, the Chief Executive says the National 13th Five- Year Plan and the Belt and Road Initiative will provide new opportunities for Hong
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