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The Chief Secretary for Administration, the Secretary for Justice, Mr Rimsky Yuen, SC, the Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, Mr Raymond Tam, the Director of the CE's Office, Mr Edward Yau, and the Under Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, Mr Lau Kong Wah, hold discussions on constitutional development with representatives of the Hong Kong Federation of Students, broadcast live on television.

The government announces that the Antiquities Authority has declared Lin Fa Temple in Tai Hang, Hung Shing Temple in Ap Lei Chau and Hau Wong Temple in Kowloon City as monuments under the Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance. The World Bank Group's report Doing Business 2015 ranks Hong Kong third for ease of doing business out of 189 economies surveyed.

The Hong Kong Tourism Board launches the first Hong Kong Pulse 3D Light Show on the façade of the Hong Kong Cultural Centre and the Clock Tower in Tsim Sha Tsui. The carriage used for the coronation of Emperor Alexander II in Moscow in 1856 is one of the highlights of the 'Treasures from Tsarskoye Selo, Residence of the Russian Monarchs' exhibition which opens at the Hong Kong Museum of History. The Ko Shan Theatre New Wing is officially opened, incorporating a 600-seat auditorium with facilities tailor-made for Cantonese opera productions.

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The Hong Kong Cultural Centre in Tsim Sha Tsui celebrates the 25th anniversary of its opening.

The Shanghai - Hong Kong Stock Connect is launched, allowing investors in Hong Kong and overseas to invest directly in 570 Shanghai-listed shares while Mainland investors can invest directly in 270 Hong Kong-listed shares. At the same time, the daily conversion limit of RMB20,000 for Hong Kong residents is lifted.

Bailiffs assist the plaintiff in a civil case to enforce an interim injunction order by removing protest barricades outside Citic Tower, Admiralty.

The China Maritime Arbitration Commission sets up its first arbitration centre outside the Mainland in Hong Kong to provide arbitration services for maritime disputes. Police, together with bailiffs, assist the plaintiff in a civil case to enforce an interim injunction order by removing protest barricades from certain streets in Mong Kok.

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Hong Kong is ranked 17th least corrupt in Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index 2014, a survey of the perceived level of public sector corruption in 175 countries and territories.

The three co-founders of the 'Occupy Central' movement, along with 21 others, turn themselves in to the police at Central Police Station for their role in a civil disobedience movement and unlawful demonstrations.

The Hong Kong Observation Wheel, a 60-metre high Ferris wheel, opens on the Central harbour front.

The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Mr Roberto Azevedo, congratulates Hong Kong on being the first of the WTO's 160 members to join the

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