| 4 |
A large number
of people take part in a rally calling
for a timetable for introducing universal
suffrage. The Chief Executive says
the Administration and Central Government
are clearly aware of the community's
aspirations and are actively leading
the community towards universal suffrage
in accordance with the Basic Law. |
| 5 |
The Administration
accepts the report submitted by the
Education Commission on the medium
of instruction for secondary schools
and secondary school places allocation
review. |
| 9 |
The Secretary
for Justice, Mr Wong Yan Lung, attends
the Asia-Europe Meeting Prosecutors-General
Conference in Shenzhen. |
| 13 |
At the opening
session of the World Trade Organisation
(WTO) Hong Kong Ministerial Conference,
the chairman of the conference and
Secretary for Commerce, Industry and
Technology, Mr John Tsang, urges members
to agree on a clear roadmap to push
forward the Doha Development Agenda. |
| 17 |
Disturbances
break out in Wan Chai despite the
ample arrangements to facilitate demonstrations
during the WTO Hong Kong Ministerial
Conference. The Police have to take
enforcement action to restore law
and order. |
| 18 |
The WTO Hong
Kong Ministerial Conference closes
and, at a press conference, the chairman,
Mr John Tsang, outlines the major
achievements of the Hong Kong Ministerial
Declaration. |
| 21 |
Government's
proposed package on 2007-08 electoral
arrangements is put to the Legislative
Council for a vote. Thirty-four members
vote in support of the package, 24
against, with one abstention. Although
more than half of the members support
the package, it falls short of the
two-thirds majority support required
in the Basic Law.
AsiaWorld-Expo at Hong Kong International
Airport, Hong Kong's largest exhibition
and events complex, is officially
opened. |
| 22 |
In a 1 am
press briefing, the Chief Executive
says he regrets that the Government
has failed to secure the required
two-thirds majority support from lawmakers
even though the majority of the public
supports the electoral package. As
a result, the existing electoral arrangements
will continue to apply in the 2007-08
elections. He also says that the Commission
on Strategic Development will follow
up the issue of setting a timetable
for universal suffrage. |
| 27 |
The Chief
Executive pays a two-day duty visit
to Beijing during which he briefs
President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen
Jiabao on the latest social, economic
and political developments in Hong
Kong. |