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iv Calendar of Events in 2005

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The Executive Council gives the MTR Corporation Limited the go-ahead to proceed with preliminary planning for the West Island Line.

The Chief Executive announces the appointment of Mr Rafael Hui as the Chief Secretary for Administration.

The public consultation on the proposed West Kowloon Cultural District (WKCD) wraps up after more than six months.

July

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August

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A range of festivities marks the eighth anniversary of the founding of the HKSAR. The Chief Executive gives awards to 273 people in the annual Honours List.

The International Olympic Committee accepts the Beijing Organising Committee for the Games of the 29th Olympiad's proposal to stage the 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Equestrian Events in Hong Kong.

International Olympic Committee President, Count Jacques Rogge, unveils Olympic Square, a new landmark in Hong Kong Park symbolising the Olympic spirit. The square will be a focal point for activities promoting the 2009 Hong Kong East Asian Games.

The European Commission President, Mr Jose Manuel Barroso, arrives for talks with the Chief Executive and business leaders.

The Court of Final Appeal rules that the Housing Authority's sale of parking and retail assets is lawful, clearing the way for the authority to relaunch The Link Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) public offering.

The Chief Executive leads a government delegation to Chengdu for the second Pan-Pearl River Delta Regional Cooperation and Development Forum held from July 25-28.

The Government announces new measures to guard against the spread of the Streptococcus suis infection in the wake of an outbreak in Sichuan Province.

The Government amends the law to effectively ban the sale of all food, including live fish, containing malachite green.

The Prosecutions Division of the Department of Justice is awarded a Certificate of Merit by the International Association of Prosecutors for its contribution to the work of the organisation.