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A Hong Kong film, 'Echoes of the Rainbow' directed by Alex Law and produced by Mabel Cheung, wins the Crystal Bear award for the Best Feature Film in the Generation Section of the 60th Berlinale 2010 in Berlin.

The Financial Secretary, Mr John C Tsang, unveils the 2010-11 Budget with promoting a 'caring society' as the main theme.

The Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Mrs Rita Lau, leaves for Tokyo to promote stronger ties with Japan in the creative industry, tourism and business sectors.

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The Hong Kong Canada Working Holiday Scheme for young people goes into effect.

The Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Professor KC Chan, starts a five-day visit to the United States and Canada to promote Hong Kong as an international financial centre.

A 'Shared Care Programme' is launched to enhance primary care services for the chronically ill through a public-private partnership arrangement.

The Government accepts in principle the key recommendations of a consultancy study on developing football in Hong Kong and on allocating more resources to promote the sport.

The Financial Secretary leaves for Malaysia, Brunei and Indonesia to foster closer economic ties with the three countries.

A revamped GovHK portal (www.gov.hk) with enhanced design and functions is launched.

A revitalised Brand Hong Kong, the communications platform for promoting Hong Kong globally, is unveiled with the updated core values of Free, Enterprising, Excellence, Innovative and Quality Living and a more contemporary looking dragon logo.

Hong Kong and New Zealand sign a Closer Economic Partnership Agreement, the first Hong Kong free trade agreement with a foreign economy.

A Hong Kong-Taiwan Business Co-operation Committee is established to foster co-operation in trade, investment and tourism between the two places at the corporate level.

The Chief Executive and the Governor of Guangdong Province, Mr. Huang Huahua, sign a Framework Agreement on Hong Kong/ Guangdong Co-operation in Beijing.