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Ceremonies marking the HKSAR's sixth anniversary begin with
a flag-raising ceremony at the Golden Bauhinia Square, attended
by Premier Wen Jiabao and the Chief Executive, and some 3
000 guests. Afterwards, Premier Wen attends a reception hosted
by the Chief Executive in the Grand Hall of the Hong Kong
Convention and Exhibition Centre. |
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The Chief Executive issues a statement expressing concern
at the large number of people taking part in a march on Hong
Kong Island, and also expressing his understanding of their
aspirations. |
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The Financial Secretary welcomes Hong Kong's continued rating as
the world's freest economy in the Economic Freedom of the World
2003 Annual Report by the Cato Institute of the United States in
conjunction with the Fraser Institute of Canada and some 50 other
research institutes around the world. |
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The Executive Council decides to defer the resumption of
the second reading of the National Secruity (Legislative Provisions)
Bill in the Legislative Council. |
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The Chief Executive accepts the resignation of Mr James Tien
from the Executive Council; he subsequently appoints Mrs Selina
Chow to the council on September 22. |
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A KMB double-deck bus plunges off an elevated section of Tuen Mun
Road near Ting Kau, reportedly after a collision with a container
lorry; the tragedy claims the lives of 20 passengers and the bus
driver. Police subsequently charge a lorry driver with dangerous
driving causing death. |
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Voting begins in the 2003 Village Representatives Elections and
will continue every weekend until August 17; the elections are being
conducted under a statutory framework for the first time. |
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Officiating at the naming and launching ceremony of 'Team Hong
Kong Express', the Chief Secretary for Administration stresses the
importance of public education and community support in keeping
Hong Kong clean and hygienic. |
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The Chief Executive announces that he has accepted the resignations
of Mr Antony Leung as Financial Secretary and Mrs Regina Ip as Secretary
for Security. |
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The Chief Executive makes a duty visit to Beijing to brief Central
People's Government leaders on the latest situation in Hong Kong;
he meets President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao. |
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Government Flying Services helicopters rescue 16 Mainland seamen
from a container vessel adrift 30 miles northeast of Waglan Island,
south of Daya Bay, during the passage of Typhoon Imbudo. |
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The Chief Secretary for Administration leads a government delegation
to Beijing for a working session of the Mainland/Hong Kong SAR Conference
on Coordination of Major Infrastructure Projects. |
