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CALENDAR OF EVENTS IN 2002

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The Chief Secretary for Administration leads a government delegation on a four-day visit to inspect infrastructure in major cities in Guangdong.

The Financial Secretary meets the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, Mr An Min, in Hong Kong for the second High Level Consultations on the CEPA.

The Hong Kong Police Force introduces new arrangements for the daily flag-raising ceremony at the Golden Bauhinia Square in order to make the occasion more attractive to tourists and residents.

The Secretary for Justice gives a keynote address at the Hong Kong Legal Services Promotion Conference in Shenzhen.

The Chief Executive speaks on Asia's Competitiveness in the Knowledge Economy Era at the Boao Forum for Asia 2002 Annual Conference in Hainan.

In the first public auction of government land in the new financial year, four lots at the West Kowloon Reclamation, Kowloon Tong, Sha Tin and Chung Hom Kok - are sold for a total of $2,970 million; two smaller land auctions, in June and September, bring in $795 million.

The Chief Executive addresses the Legislative Council on the introduction of the Accountability System for Principal Officials, which he had proposed in his 2000 Policy Address.

The Governments of the HKSAR and Guangdong Province issue a joint statement on a consensus they have reached to improve air quality in the Pearl River Delta region.

The Government announces it will develop the Tamar Site into a new Central Government Complex, together with a Legislative Council building and other compatible community facilities.

The Chief Secretary for Administration addresses the Hong Kong Association in London, at the beginning of a nine-day visit to Europe aimed at strengthening its links with the HKSAR; the mission also takes him to Rome, Milan, Brussels and Vienna.

The Avian Flu Investigation Team appointed to look into the outbreak of avian influenza at chicken farms earlier in the year puts forward a package of measures aimed at reducing the likelihood of a further outbreak of the disease among poultry.

The Financial Secretary launches the Shandong - Hong Kong Week in Jinan to promote cooperation in the areas of financial services, tourism and services industries between Hong Kong and Shandong Province.

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