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The Secretary for Food and Health leads a delegation of senior Government health officials to the 61st session of the World Health Organisation Regional Committee for the Western Pacific, in Putrajaya, Malaysia.

The Chief Executive delivers his annual Policy Address in which he lays. out strategies for stabilising the property market, supporting low- income families, coping with an aging population and protecting the environment. He also announces a new type of subsidised housing, the 'My Home Purchase Plan', to assist the sandwich class to buy 'no-frills' small- to medium-sized flats.

Hong Kong Week opens at the Shanghai Expo with a dazzling array of performances and activities highlighting the city's creativity, vibrancy and cosmopolitan lifestyle.

The Financial Secretary leaves for Paris to strengthen Hong Kong's economic ties with France.

The Secretary for Justice and the Vice Chairman of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, Mr Dong Songgen, sign a 'Co-operation Arrangement on Legal Services for Commercial Matters and Arbitration'.

The Chief Executive leads a business delegation to India to promote government and economic relations.

The Chief Executive joins state leaders and VIPs from around the world at the closing ceremony of Shanghai Expo.

Hong Kong's two Expo pavilions close after welcoming more than 3.3 million visitors during the six-month Expo period.

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A senior Government health official, Dr Leung Pak-yin, is appointed the new Chief Executive of the Hospital Authority.

The Financial Secretary leaves for Japan to attend the 17th APEC Finance Ministers' Meeting in Kyoto.

The Chief Executive officiates at the opening of an international climate. change forum held in Hong Kong under the auspices of the C40, an international alliance of 40 major cities committed to reducing carbon emissions.

The Chief Executive in Council approves in principle the applications of Metro Broadcast Corporation Limited, Phoenix U Radio Limited and Wave Media Limited for 12-year sound broadcasting licences to provide territory-wide, 24-hour digital audio broadcasting services in Hong Kong.

A 120-metre-long, animated version of the historical painting Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival goes on display in Hong Kong showing life