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CALENDAR OF EVENTS IN 2000

July

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7

9

18

245

27

28

29

The Chief Secretary for Administration tells an Intercham luncheon that the politically neutral integrity and impartiality of civil servants must be preserved for the civil service. system of Hong Kong to function effectively.

The visiting Commissioner of the US Immigration and Naturalisation Service, Ms Doris Meissner, presents a plaque to the Secretary for Security, Mrs Regina Ip, in recognition of the Government's accomplishments in combating migrant trafficking. An election is held for the Election Committee subsector of the Legislative Council, which will elect six of the 60 LegCo members in September.

An HKSAR delegation led by the Commissioner for Narcotics, Mrs Clarie Lo, begins a series of talks in Washington DC with US authorities on narcotics trafficking and money laundering.

The Financial Secretary takes part in a ground-breaking ceremony for Container Terminal 9 at Tsing Yi. The first berth is expected to be ready in May 2002.

The Secretary for Home Affairs, Mr W K Lam, leaves for Germany to officiate at the opening of the 'Festival of Vision Hong Kong in Berlin'-a cultural exchange programme between Germany and Hong Kong.

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The Financial Secretary opens the Cheung Sha Wan Government Offices building, marking the completion of a $1.1 billion project that provides a new and modernised working environment for 3 000 government staff.

The Financial Secretary leaves for a six-day visit to Australia for meetings with business and political leaders in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide.

August

2

3

4

18

25

31

September

9

A total of 46 persons, including 23 staff members of the Immigration Department, are injured in a fire at the Immigration Tower in Wan Chai. A senior immigration officer and a right of abode claimant die nine days later. Police classify the case as homicide and arson, and subsequently lay charges against 22 persons.

The Government reaches agreement with Cyber-Port Limited, a special purpose vehicle set up under Pacific Century CyberWorks to perform the role of Cyberport developer, on the Residential Portion Land Value for the Cyberport project. The agreed figure is $7.80098 billion.

The Hong Kong Police Force and the Guangdong Border Defence Bureau hold a meeting to discuss the works of the two forces in maintaining law and order at both sides of the boundary and to review the results of a joint exercise conducted in April, The North Block and West Block of St Joseph's College at 7 Kennedy Road, Hong Kong are gazetted as historical buildings under the Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance. On December 29, Waglan Island Lighthouse and Tang Lung Chau Lighthouse are also gazetted as historical buildings.

The Secretary for Works, Mr Lee Shing-see, leads a 45-member delegation to Guiyang, Chengdu and Chongqing for a week-long study mission; the delegation comprises developers and contractors as well as works consultants and banking officials. The Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence is officially opened, marking a new era of Hong Kong's museum services. Located in Shau Kei Wan, the museum is developed from an old fort built in 1887.

The Secretary for Financial Services, Mr Stephen Ip, underscores at the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) Finance Ministers meeting the importance of international joint forces in implementing the recommendations of the Financial

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