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Calendar of Events

2020

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The government requests consultations with the US on the new requirement on origin marking for Hong Kong products announced by the US Customs and Border Protection on 11 August in accordance with the World Trade Organisation Dispute Settlement Mechanism.

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The Hong Kong Legal Hub, comprising the heritage buildings of the former Central Government Offices and former French Mission Building as well as part of Two Exchange Square in the heart of Central, opens to accommodate offices of local, regional and international law-related organisations. It also marks the launch of 'Vision 2030 for Rule of Law, a 10-year initiative to promote the rule of law.

The Chief Executive visits Beijing, Guangzhou and Shenzhen to discuss with Central authorities and leaders of Guangdong and Shenzhen policy initiatives that will support Hong Kong's development.

The police's National Security Department sets up a hotline for people to report national security-related matters through various platforms, including WeChat, SMS and email.

In accordance with the instructions of the CPG, the government issues notices to Finland, France, Germany, Ireland and the Netherlands to suspend the agreements on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters with these five countries and also the agreements on surrender of fugitive offenders with Ireland and the Netherlands, in response to these countries' earlier unilateral suspension of/indication not to ratify the surrender of fugitive offenders agreements with Hong Kong using the national security law as an excuse.

Following a decision the same day by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, the government announces the immediate disqualification of four members of the sixth-term Legislative Council: Mr Kenneth Leung, Mr Kwok Ka-ki, Mr Dennis Kwok Wing-hang and Mr Alvin Yeung. Subsequent to the disqualification, 15 other members resign from the council.

Measures come into effect requiring all incoming travellers, except those from Mainland China, Taiwan and Macao, to undergo 14 days' quarantine in a hotel.

The Prevention and Control of Disease (Compulsory Testing for Certain Persons) Regulation is gazetted to provide the legal framework for mandatory COVID-19 testing.

The government sets up the first four longer-term community testing centres across the territory. By end-December, a total of 19 community testing centres have been set up, with a total daily capacity of more than 20,000 tests.

Eight people die and 10 others are seriously injured in a blaze at an unlicensed restaurant in Yau Ma Tei, the worst fire tragedy in Hong Kong in nearly a decade.

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