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to exchange views on the latest development in green building technology and sustainable built environments.
The Harmful Substances in Food (Amendment) Regulation 2008 comes into effect to prohibit inappropriate level of melamine in food.
The Third Asia Pacific Regional Conference of the Hague Conference on Private International Law opens in Hong Kong.
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development reaffirms Hong Kong as Asia's leading city for international business.
The Government agrees to finance the building of an international cruise terminal on the site of the old Kai Tak airport.
The Chief Executive's National Day address describes 2008 as a year of joy and sorrow for the country with the happiness of the Olympic Games tempered by the sorrow of the Sichuan earthquake tragedy.
The International Internet Treaties take effect in Hong Kong to improve the protection of copyright and related rights associated with digital technologies.
Hong Kong continues to be a prime hub in Asia for overseas and Mainland companies managing their regional business operations, according to an annual survey released jointly by Invest Hong Kong and the Census and Statistics Department.
The Government announces two new measures to shore up confidence in Hong Kong's banking system. It will use the Exchange Fund to guarantee repayment of all deposits held in authorised institutions in Hong Kong; and set up a contingent bank capital facility to make capital available to locally incorporated banks.
Mr Lau Kong-wah is appointed to the Executive Council.
The Chief Executive delivers his annual Policy Address in which he says Hong Kong will face the global economic turmoil squarely and seize new opportunities to turn the crisis into opportunities.
Hong Kong's Office of the Commissioner of Insurance and the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority of Germany sign a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen supervisory co-operation and exchange of information between the two regulators.
The Government appoints members to the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority Board to help promote long-term art and cultural development in Hong Kong.
The Government increases to $1,000 the monthly Old Age Allowance paid to Hong Kong's senior citizens.
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