| 1 |
The Chief Executive
heads to London to update political
and business leaders on Hong Kong's
latest economic, political and social
developments. |
| 4 |
The Secretary
for Justice, Mr Wong Yan Lung, attends
the Fifth China Lawyers Forum in Tianjin
and delivers a speech at the opening
ceremony. |
| 6 |
The Chief
Executive receives the flag of the
East Asian Games Association from
Macao at Olympic Square in Hong Kong
Park. It signifies the transfer of
the hosting rights of the 2009 East
Asian Games to Hong Kong.
Hong Kong athletes take home a total
of 13 medals from the 4th East Asian
Games in Macao. |
| 14 |
The first
large-scale health survey by the Department
of Health and the University of Hong
Kong reveals that 40 per cent of the
population is overweight and 31.8
per cent physically inactive. |
| 15 |
The Chief
Executive announces the membership
of the expanded Commission on Strategic
Development. |
| 16 |
The Chief
Executive arrives in Busan, Korea,
to attend the 13th Economic Leaders'
Meeting of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation. |
| 20 |
The Hong Kong
delegation to the Inaugural Asian
Indoor Games in Bangkok returns home
with 12 gold, nine silver and five
bronze medals. |
| 21 |
Guinness World
Records names 'A Symphony of Lights',
the nightly spectacle developed by
the Tourism Commission, the world's
largest permanent light and sound
show. |
| 24 |
An interdepartmental
communication exercise entitled Exercise
Poplar is held to review contingency
plans for managing outbreaks of avian
flu. More than 250 people from over
30 bureaux and departments take part. |
| 25 |
The Financial
Secretary, Mr Henry Tang, hosts The
Link REIT Listing Ceremony at the
Stock Exchange of Hong Kong after
the successful listing of the initial
public offering, the first REIT listed
in Hong Kong. |
| 27 |
Astronauts
Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng and the
Delegation of Shenzhou-6 Manned Space
Flight Mission arrive in Hong Kong
for a
the three-day visit. |