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Calendar of Events

2016

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8-9

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All 11 private hospitals take part in a pilot programme for price transparency, enabling patients to obtain more comprehensive information on hospital fees. The Community Care Fund launches a three-year pilot scheme to provide free cervical cancer vaccination for teenage girls from eligible low-income families. The FIA Formula E Championship Hong Kong ePrix debuts at the Central Harbourfront

The ICAC lays a third charge, of 'chief executive accepting an advantage, against former Chief Executive Mr Donald Tsang Yam-kuen over the refurbishment and redecoration of a three-storey Shenzhen residence he leased.

The government denounces the behaviour of some LegCo members-elect who, during their oath-taking the day before, acted in violation of the dignity expected of the legislature's members and spoke or acted in a manner that harmed the feelings of compatriots.

Jia Jia, the world's oldest giant panda to have lived under human care, dies at Ocean Park aged 38.

The MTR Kwun Tong Line extends to Ho Man Tin and Whampoa.

A six-month public engagement is launched for 'Hong Kong 2030+: Towards a Planning Vision and Strategy Transcending 2030' to update the city's territorial development strategy.

October swelters under record-breaking mean temperatures despite a succession of tropical cyclones and more than 20 per cent less sunshine than usual. The mean maximum temperature of 29.1 degrees, mean temperature of 26.8 degrees and mean minimum temperature of 25 degrees are all 1.3 degrees above their respective norms and are the highest in any October. Total rainfall is 624.4mm, six times more than the October average of 100.9mm.

November

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The RMB1.3 million Clearwater Bay Open golf tournament debuts as the first event in the PGA Tour China Series taking place outside the Mainland of China.

Ad valorem stamp duty on residential property transactions is increased to a new flat rate of 15 per cent to address the overheated housing market.

The NPCSC issues an interpretation and clear explanations about oath-taking by public officers specified in Article 104 of the Basic Law. The interpretation clarifies that a person who takes an oath in a manner which is not sincere or solemn is considered to have declined to take the oath. The oath is thus rendered invalid and the oath- taker is regarded as having lost the qualification for the corresponding public office. The new MTR Academy opens in Hung Hom with the aim of training railway professionals from Hong Kong, the Mainland of China, the Belt and Road region and around the world. Its first accredited programme is an Advanced Diploma in Railway Engineering.

Actor Jackie Chan receives an honorary Governors Award in Los Angeles from the Oscars organiser, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, in recognition of his lifetime achievements in the film industry.

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