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Calendar of Events

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Kong in financial and professional services, innovation and technology and other sectors. The government will take forward measures on the sustainable development of Hong Kong's financial market and financial services sector in areas including taxation, legislation and nurturing talent, he says.

The Climate Action Plan 2030+ is unveiled, targeting a 65 to 70 per cent cut in Hong Kong's carbon intensity by 2030 compared with the 2005 level. It also aims to reduce coal-fired electricity generation, apply renewable energy more widely, and make infrastructure and buildings more energy efficient.

Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital in Tai Po is the first public hospital to use landfill gas to produce electricity. Its new heat and power plant also supplies steam. and hot water for hospital facilities.

Food trucks start business in tourism spots.

Ms Sarah Lee Wai-sze is the best female cyclist at the Asian Track Cycling Championship in India, winning three individual gold medals and a silver with Ms Ma Wing-yu in the women's team sprint. Mr Leung Chun-wing and the team of Ms Meng Zhaojuan and Ms Pang Yao also clinch gold, among 11 medals won by Hong Kong. An arson incident occurs at Tsim Sha Tsui MTR station. Nineteen people are injured or feel unwell. The MTR Corporation later submits a report to the government with recommendations to enhance the corporation's response in emergencies.

A Washington-based think tank, the Heritage Foundation, ranks Hong Kong as the world's freest economy for the 23rd consecutive year.

A former Chief Executive, Mr Donald Tsang Yam-kuen, is convicted in the Court of First Instance of one count of misconduct in public office (charge 2), for failing to declare to the Executive Council his dealings with the major shareholder of a company over a residential property in Shenzhen while he was involved in decision making related to applications made by that company. He is later sentenced to 20 months' imprisonment and is granted bail pending an appeal. The jury acquits him of another charge of misconduct in public office (charge 3), and is unable to reach a verdict on a charge of Chief Executive accepting an advantage (charge 1). A retrial is ordered. on charge 1, which ends on 3 November with a hung jury. This charge is left on the court's file, not to be taken further without the leave of the court.

The Financial Secretary delivers his maiden Budget for the 2017-18 financial year, aiming to enhance the competitiveness of pillar industries, promote diversified economic development, and make good use of the wealth Hong Kong has accumulated to invest for the future and build a caring and sharing society.

An electronic database, Hong Kong e-Legislation, is rolled out to provide free and convenient public access to the laws of Hong Kong. The database contains current and past versions of consolidated legislation dating back to 30 June 1997 and copies of legislation marked 'verified copy' have legal status.

Summary results of the 2016 Population By-census show the Hong Kong resident population was 7,336,585 at end-June 2016.

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