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The People's Bank of China and the Ministry of Commerce promulgate the Administrative Rules on Settlement Business of Foreign Direct Investment Denominated in RMB to expand the use of RMB funds in Hong Kong and to promote the development of the RMB bond market and financing activities in Hong Kong.

The Secretary for Development leads a Hong Kong delegation to the World Sustainable Building Conference 2011 in Helsinki.

The Secretary for Justice attends the Ninth China Lawyers' Forum in Qingdao.

The Hong Kong Police and their Canadian counterparts sign a Memorandum of Understanding in Ottawa on faculty exchange and training partnership.

The Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Stephen Lam, visits Berlin and Warsaw to promote business opportunities and bilateral exchanges with the two European cities.

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The minimum income level for making Mandatory Provident Fund contributions is increased from $5,000 to $6,500 per month.

Serbia grants HKSAR passport holders visa-free access to the republic.

The Financial Secretary attends the G20 Summit in Cannes after which he travels to Los Angeles to promote trading opportunities in Hong Kong before attending the APEC Finance Ministers' Meeting in Honolulu on November 9 and 10.

A ceremony is held by the Government to welcome home Hong Kong athletes who won a record six medals two gold, two silver and two bronze at the 7th National Intercity Games in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province.

The Government endorses the University Grants Committee's strategies and directions recommended in its report 'Aspirations for the Higher Education System in Hong Kong'.

More than 1.2 million people, or 41 per cent of registered voters, cast their ballots in the 4th term District Council election.

The Chief Executive meets US political and business leaders in New York and Washington before travelling to Honolulu for the APEC CEO Summit and APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting.

The Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development attends the 23rd APEC Ministerial Meeting in Honolulu.

The Secretary for Security, Mr Ambrose Lee, leaves for Seoul and Tokyo to update counterparts on the latest developments in Hong Kong. The Secretary for Education leads 800 students and teachers from 54 secondary schools on an exchange tour to Sichuan carried out under

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