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Calendar of Events

2019

30-Oct 1 The Chief Executive leads a delegation to participate in activities to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the PRC in Beijing, where the HKSAR takes part in the National Day Parade with a float themed 'Hong Kong In

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The Arrangement between Hong Kong and the Mainland Concerning Mutual Assistance in Court-ordered Interim Measures in Aid of Arbitral Proceedings comes into operation. It is a game-changing, ground-breaking arrangement that makes Hong Kong the first and only jurisdiction outside the Mainland where, as a seat of arbitration, it allows parties to arbitral proceedings administered by eligible arbitral institutions to apply to Mainland courts for interim measures.

The Employees Retraining Board launches the Love Upgrading Special Scheme to provide employees affected by the economic downturn with training and an allowance.

The Chief Executive in Council puts in place the Prohibition on Face Covering Regulation under the Emergency Regulations Ordinance, prohibiting the use of facial covering in riots, unlawful assembly, unauthorised assembly, and public meetings and processions regulated under the Public Order Ordinance. The constitutionality of the ordinance and regulation is later challenged in a judicial review.

Swimmers Chan Long-tin, Hui Ka-chun and Chan Yui-lam collect a total of seven individual golds for Hong Kong in the International Sports Federation for Persons. with Intellectual Disability's Global Games in Brisbane, Australia, while the table tennis pair of Fan Ka-ho and Ng Mui-wui win a mixed doubles gold. Altogether, Hong Kong swimmers take home nine golds, 10 silvers and six bronzes and the table tennis players capture one gold, two silvers and three bronzes.

Protesters set off a radio-controlled improvised explosive device in Mong Kok, the first time such a device is used during the ongoing social unrest.

The Secretary for Justice and the Commissioner of Police obtain an interim injunction order from the High Court to restrain people from trespassing and interfering with Police Officers' and their family members' use and enjoyment of Disciplined Services Quarters and Police Married Quarters. By a second court order on 25 October, the interim injunction is continued until the matter comes to trial or the court makes a further order.

Tai Kwun - Centre for Heritage and Arts, the former Central Police Station compound revitalised in a partnership between the government and the Hong Kong Jockey Club, receives the top honour of Award of Excellence at the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation, Hong Kong's second built heritage conservation project to be so honoured after the Viva Blue House in 2017.

The Office of the Communications Authority starts auctioning a total of 380 MHz of spectrum in the 3.3 GHz, 3.5 GHz and 4.9 GHz bands to four mobile network operators for the provision of 5G services over 15 years, concluding the exercise at total spectrum utilisation fees of more than $1.9 billion.

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