6
January 5-9
10
10-11
17 25-29 February
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Calendar of events in 1977
Visit of Dutch Minister of Justice to study narcotics problems. Opening of Ocean Park.
Visit of Conservative Party delegation en route from China. Announcement of extension of Governor's term.
Visit of Parliamentary Under-Secretary Department of Industry.
6
7-11
11
24
1 8-10
21 & 23
21-30
222
23
March
2
5-12
9-12
13-15
April
6-10
8-16
15-17
Visit of Mr. John Page, MP.
16-18
Visit of the Right Hon. Mrs. Thatcher.
21
Silver Jubilee Procession.
21-23
27
May
9
11
June
Visit of Sir Thomas Williams, MP.
Trade Development Council Buying delegation goes to UK.
Opening of Commodity Exchange.
Work started on $280 million Aberdeen Tunnel.
Water restrictions introduced.
Visit of US Secretary of Agriculture.
Arrival of small boats with refugees from Vietnam.
Visit of UK Chinese Chamber of Commerce.
Britain and US reached new Air Agreement.
Hong Kong-US Textile Agreement initialled in Geneva.
Workers' Annual 7-day leave Bill passed.
28 Feb.-4 Mar.
Visit of Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra and the Hon. Angus Ogilvy. Opening of Arts Festival.
PATA Conference.
Contract signed with Tai Tung Industrial Equipment Ltd., for lease of land on Tsing
Yi Island.
TDC Office in Paris opened by Sir Yuet-keung Kan.
Postmaster General's Visit to Canton.
Budget Speech.
Ready-to-Wear Festival.
Visit of Lee Kuan Yew.
Governor visits Japan for Ready-To-Wear Fashion Show.
Visit of New Zealand Parliamentary delegation.
Visit of Master of the Rolls.
29
July
Further water restrictions introduced.
8-11
Visit of Sir Paul Bryan, MP.
14-15
15
20
30
Visit of EEC delegation in transit from China.
Hong Kong Football Team leaves for China to compete in International Tournament. Intermediate Air Agreement reached between British and Thai Governments.
Water supply from China extended for first two weeks of August.
August
1
Visit of Conservative Party delegation en route to China.
7-10
10
Visit of EEC special representative for textile negotiations. Water supply from China further extended.
25
MTR extension to Tsuen Wan gets Legislative Council approval. Three new Legislative Council members appointed.
October
3-8
5
8-17
10
11-24
September
17-24
19-20 Sept. and 14-18 Oct.
20 25-29
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Visit of Mr. John Nott, MP, Mr. Paul Channon, MP, and Mr. David Howell, MP.
·Visit of Royal College of Defence Studies Group.
CS opens TDC office in Dallas.
Governor in Europe for discussions on textiles.
Visit of Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Army. Governor's Address at opening of new Legislative Council session.
Visit of Mr. Ian Wrigglesworth, MP, and Mr. Kenneth Weetch, MP. Third Toy and Gift Fair opened with 2,000 overseas buyers attending. Asian Arts Festival.
13
White Paper on Rehabilitation_published.
14
Opening of Hong Kong Arts Centre.
19
Committee on Diversification of Economy appointed.
23-24
Visit of Dr. Dickson Mabon, Minister of State, Department of Energy.
25-30
28
Visit of Mr. Gerald Kaufman, Minister of State, Department of Trade and Industry. Demonstration against ICAC by Police rank and file.
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November
5
Partial Amnesty for corruption announced.
7
8
9
14
15
Extraordinary meeting of Legislative Council to amend Police Force Ordinance. EEC suspends textiles negotiations with Hong Kong.
Green Paper on Senior Secondary and Tertiary Education published. Green Paper on Social Security published.
Opening of Sugar Market.
20-25
Silver Jubilee Pageant.
28
Green Paper on Personal Social Work for Youths published.
December
3
7
Hong Kong-EEC Textile Agreement initialled in Brussels. Amnesty International set up branch in Hong Kong.
12
15
21
Textile talks between Hong Kong, Sweden and Norway began. First building contracts for Home Ownership Scheme signed. Legislative Council resolved that Hong Kong time should continue to be set at
GMT+8 throughout the year.
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