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CALENDAR OF EVENTS IN 1993

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Twenty-one people are trampled to death during crowd revelry at Lan Kwai Fong, Central, where thousands gathered to welcome in the New Year. The Governor, the Right Honourable Christoper Patten, orders an immediate inquiry and appoints a High Court judge to recommend ways to prevent similar tragedies.

The government announces that the Bank of China will become the third note-issuing bank in Hong Kong in May 1994.

A motion to withdraw the government's political reform proposals is defeated in the Legislative Council.

Cathay Pacific flight attendants strike over a staff deployment and pay adjustment dispute. Air traffic during the Lunar New Year is seriously disrupted before the strike is called off on January 30.

The Governor opens the $400 million Island East Refuse Transfer Station, part of a multi-billion dollar long-term waste management strategy.

A Compendium of Proposals on the 1994-95 elections is published. It includes 65 written submissions received since October 7, 1992, when the Governor announced proposals on constitutional development.

Chief Secretary, Sir David Ford, heads a delegation to promote Hong Kong at the World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland.

A $2.6 billion contract is signed for the West Kowloon Reclamation, one of the major projects in the Airport Core Programme.

A Provisional Governing Council is appointed to prepare for the formal establishment of a new institute of education, the Hong Kong Institute of Education.

Legislative Councillors elect fellow member, Mr John Swaine, as President of the council.

Hong Kong signs a new air services agreement with Sri Lanka.

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