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The Government launches an inflation-linked retail bond, the iBond, under the Government Bond Programme for subscription by Hong Kong residents.

The 'Hong Kong, China' team in the Special Olympics World Summer Games in Athens returns with 115 medals 58 gold, 27 silver and 30 bronze.

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The Financial Secretary starts a five-day visit to Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal to foster closer economic and trade ties between Hong Kong and Canada.

The Government announces its action plan to take forward the Health Protection Scheme to enhance the long-term sustainability of Hong Kong's healthcare system, following the release of the second stage public consultation report on healthcare reform.

Hong Kong film director and producer, Mr Tsui Hark, is presented the 'Star Asia Lifetime Achievement Award' at the 10th New York Asian Film Festival. He goes on to be named the Asian Filmmaker of the Year at the 16th Busan International Film Festival in October.

The Education Bureau hosts its first International Education Forum and Expo a three-day event comprising a Ministerial Roundtable, an International Conference and an Education Expo under the theme 'Learning Journey for the Globalised World'.

The Secretary for Development visits Paris and Nice to learn about the cities' urban planning, heritage conservation and green building initiatives.

More than 140 incumbent and former Legislative Council members bid farewell to the Legislative Council Building in Jackson Road where their meetings have been held since 1985. A time capsule was also unearthed. The new Legislative Council Complex is located at the Tamar site.

The Government issues a consultation paper on Arrangements for Filling Vacancies in the Legislative Council for a two-month public consultation.

The US Secretary of State, Mrs Hillary Rodham Clinton, arrives for an official visit and meets the Chief Executive at Government House. The World Investment Report 2011 by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development ranks Hong Kong as the world's third largest recipient of Foreign Direct Investment flows in 2010.

The Hong Kong-Taiwan Economic and Cultural Co-operation and Promotion Council and the Taiwan-Hong Kong Economic and Cultural Co-operation Council hold their second joint meeting in Hong Kong. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority and the Taiwan Financial Supervisory Commission sign a Memorandum of Understanding for banking supervisory co-operation between the two authorities.