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CALENDAR OF EVENTS IN 1988
A $4.4-billion contract is awarded for operating container terminal No. 7 at Kwai Chung. The terminal, which can handle 975 000 standardised containers each year, will become fully operational in 1993.
The Governor inaugurates the Council of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, which will admit its first group of students in October 1991.
The President of the Philippines, Mrs Corazon Aquino, arrives for a two-day visit following a trip to China.
A consultative document on the Draft Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China is published. The Basic Law will provide a framework for the administration of Hong Kong after 1997.
The Chief Secretary, Sir David Ford, departs for a visit to Peking and Chengdu, China.
The government publishes the first consultative document on Metroplan, which provides a detailed blueprint for urban renewal for the 1990s and beyond.
The House of Lords debates the Vietnamese boat people problem of Hong Kong.
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China's Vice Premier, Tian Jiyun, arrives from Vancouver for a six-day visit at the invitation of the New China News Agency (Hong Kong Branch).
The Foreign Secretary, Sir Geoffrey Howe, arrives for a three-day visit. In a major speech he emphasises the British Government's commitment to full and faithful implementation of the Joint Declaration on the future of Hong Kong.
The Securities Review Committee publishes its report on Hong Kong's securities industry. Among its many recommendations are the setting up of a statutory Securities Commission and restructuring of the Stock and Futures Exchanges.
The Governor officiates at the opening of World Environment Day and pledges the government's determination to deal with pollution problems by allocating $10 billion in the next 10 years to deal with water treatment and disposal of chemical waste.
A debate on Hong Kong is held in the House of Lords to call attention to recent developments relating to implementation of the Joint Declaration.
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