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The Chief Executive leaves for Russia as head of a 30-member business delegation to boost Hong Kong as a sourcing hub and a fund-raising platform for Russian firms.

The Secretary for Transport and Housing leaves for London and Brussels to exchange views with officials on high-speed rail development.

September

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6

12-19

15

15-17

20

22-24

October

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Hong Kong and Ukraine sign a visa-free agreement and a Customs Co-operative Arrangement.

The Chief Executive leads a Government delegation to Shenzhen to attend celebrations marking the city's 30th anniversary as a Special Economic Zone.

The Secretary for the Civil Service, Miss Denise Yue, leads a delegation of HKSAR Government Permanent Secretaries to Beijing and Shanghai for a national studies course and visit.

Creative and quality projects proposed by non-profit organisations are selected for the preservation and revitalisation of the Old Tai Po Police Station, the Blue House Cluster and the Stone Houses under the second batch of the Revitalising Historic Buildings Through Partnership Scheme.

The first INTERPOL Information Security Conference, 'Global Co-operation Today for InfoSec Risks Tomorrow', is held in Hong Kong.

The Government receives a copy of the first Philippine Government report on the Hong Kong hostage siege in Manila.

The Secretary for Development leads an official delegation to Oslo to gain a deeper understanding of Norway's extensive use of underground space.

The Chief Executive hails the Mainland's remarkable achievements in a speech in Hong Kong marking the 61st anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

The Financial Secretary leaves for the United Kingdom and the United States to strengthen Hong Kong's economic ties with the two countries and to attend the Annual Meeting of the International Monetary Fund/ World Bank in Washington as a member of the People's Republic of China delegation.

The Food and Health Bureau publishes the second stage public consultation document on healthcare reform 'My Health My Choice', which proposes the creation of a government-regulated, voluntary 'Health Protection Scheme' to enhance the long-term sustainability of the healthcare system.