3

The Chief Executive briefs President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao on latest developments in Hong Kong during a duty visit to Beijing.

7

The West Kowloon Heliport, a temporary facility located at the southern tip of the reclamation, opens for domestic helicopter services.

11

The Secretary for Justice visits Nanjing and Shanghai, where she signs cooperation agreements on legal services between the Department of Justice and the respective Justice Bureaux.

13

The Secretary for Economic Development and Labour, Mr Stephen Ip, signs the Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Tourism Cooperation Agreement with the Chairman of the Chinese National Tourism Administration, Mr He Guangwei.

18

The Financial Secretary welcomes the decline — from 8 per cent to 7.5 per cent — in the unemployment rate during the September-November quarter.

20

The Chief Executive officiates at the opening of the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation's West Rail that links Kowloon and the north-west New Territories.

23

The Secretary for Housing, Planning and Lands, Mr Michael Suen, in his capacity of Chairman of the Housing Authority, leads celebrations held at the Shek Kip Mei Estate to mark the 50th anniversary of Hong Kong's public housing programme.