Calendar of Events
2018
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Hong Kong's laureate of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics, the third Vice-Chancellor of the CUHK and the 'Father of Fibre Optics, Professor Sir Charles Kao Kuen, dies aged 84.
The Secretary for Security prohibits the operation of Hong Kong National Party under the Societies Ordinance in the interests of national security, public safety, public order, and the protection of the rights and freedoms of others.
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Hong Kong is once again ranked the freest economy in the world by the Canadian- based Fraser Institute, retaining the top position since 1996.
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The minimum monthly wage for foreign domestic helpers rises from $4,410 to $4,520 for contracts signed from this day.
The HKMA launches the Faster Payment System, which allows users to transfer money across different participating banks and stored-value facilities. It supports instant payment in both the HKD and the Renminbi (RMB) round the clock, and the use of a mobile number or email address as the account proxy for receiving funds.
The Observatory signs a Memorandum of Understanding with the World. Meteorological Organisation (WMO) to support global weather information services. for users round the world, after it was designated in June by the WMO as a Regional Specialised Meteorological Centre for Nowcasting for the Asian region, a recognition of the Observatory's significant role in applying nowcasting techniques to predict severe weather.
The Hong Kong team wins a record 48 medals in the Asian Para Games in Jakarta, comprising 11 golds, 16 silvers and 21 bronzes. Swimmer Tang Wai-lok defends his title in the men's 200m freestyle S14. Others bringing gold-medal glory to Hong Kong are wheelchair fencer Yu Chui-yee in the women's foil individual category A; table tennis players Ng Mui-wui in the women's TT11 singles and Li Hiu-tung, Ng Mui-wui and Wong Ka-man in the women's TT11 team; swimmers Hui Ka-chun and Chan Yui- lam in the men's 100m backstroke S14 and women's 100m butterfly S14 respectively; lawn bowls athletes Tang Shun-yee in the mixed B3 open singles, Tang Shun-yee and Kwok Wing in the mixed B4 pairs and Tang Mei-yi and Li Ying-wing in the mixed B8 pairs; badminton player Chu Man-kai in the men's SS6 singles; and boccia athletes. Tsang Ling-yan, Ho Yuen-kei and Tse Tak-wah in the mixed BC3 pairs.
Hong Kong collects its first athletic track medal in the Youth Olympic Games, a bronze by Mr Addis Wong Lok-hei in the men's 110m hurdles in Buenos Aires. Ms Kaylin Hsieh clinches two silvers, in the women's épée individual and mixed continental team fencing events.
The Chief Executive says in her second Policy Address, under the theme 'Striving Ahead, Rekindling Hope, that the government is determined to identify and produce land and build a land reserve, including by launching the 'Lantau Tomorrow Vision, developing brownfield sites, utilising private land and revitalising industrial buildings. The Chief Executive in Council approves granting the second 10-year operating rights of the Peak Tram to the Peak Tramways Company Limited starting on 1 January 2026.
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