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CALENDAR OF EVENTS IN 1993

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The provisional constituency boundaries drawn up by the Boundary and Election Commission for the 1994 District Board elections are gazetted for public consultation.

Wharf Cable Limited commences broadcasting with eight cable television channels.

A China Airlines Boeing 747 jetliner from Taipei skids off the airport runway at Kai Tak into Victoria Harbour. Among the 296 passengers and crew on board, 23 passengers sustained minor injuries.

Heavy rain from Typhoon Ira causes widespread flooding and mudslips, resulting in two deaths, and disruption of water supply to 400 000 residents in Tuen Mun for four days.

The Governor attends a Cabinet Committee meeting in London to review progress of Sino-British talks held to date on the arrangements for the 1994-95 elections in Hong Kong.

A 'Hong Kong Works' conference organised by the government, in association with the Institute of Directors, is opened in London by Prime Minister, Mr John Major.

Chief Secretary (Designate), Mrs Anson Chan, launches Hong Kong '93-in Europe a major trade and economic promotion in Hong Kong's foremost trading partners in continental Europe: Germany, the Netherlands and France.

Hong Kong and Australia sign an agreement on the surrender of accused and convicted persons that will remain in force after 1997.

A delegation led by the Secretary for Trade and Industry, Mr Chau Tak-hay, attends the three-day annual ministerial meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) in Seattle.

Financial Secretary, Mr Hamish Macleod, joins world leaders at the first APEC Economic Leaders Meeting in Seattle to discuss future economic development in the region.

The seventh annual conference of the Asian Association of Open Universities opens in Hong Kong. The conference attracts participants from 30 countries.

The government announces that it will license three new fixed telecommunications networks, marking an important new stage in the implementation of its pro-competitive telecoms policy.

The Legislative Council passes a resolution to establish a disaster relief fund to help victims outside Hong Kong. The $50 million fund will allow the territory to respond quickly to international appeals for humanitarian aid.

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