February 2005 in Hong Kong and Macao

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Events in Hong Kong and Macau

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aturday, February 26 2005

*The 6 last bottles of whisky produced in 1937 will be sold at HK International Airport. There were 61 bottles started being sold 4 years ago. They were sold at GBP£10 000. [http://www2.8819o3.com/apps/news/html/news/20050226/2005022601365852400.htm CRHK]

Friday, February 25 2005

*HK Government says an undersea tunnel will not be possible for the proposed Central-Wan Chai Bypass, leaving reclamation the only option. [http://www2.8819o3.com/apps/news/html/news/20050225/2005022523142400800.htm CRHK]
*The Town Planning Board of HK votes down again on "Mega Tower", an office tower and hotel plan by Hopewell Holdings Limited. [http://www2.8819o3.com/apps/news/html/news/20050225/2005022517043176300.htm CRHK]
*The 4th Conference of the East Asia Airports Association held in Macau. [http://www.tdm.com.mo/radio/news/content.phtml?id=51472 TDM]
*Light rail system in Macau will be a combination of viaducts and underground tunnels. It will be 27km long, with an estimated cost at MOP10.8b to 12b. The study was conducted by MTR Corporation Limited of HK. [http://www.tdm.com.mo/radio/news/content.phtml?id=51446 TDM]
*Investigation to the accident of China Airlines Flight 611 concluded by the Aviation Safety Commission of the Executive Yuan, Republic of China. [http://www2.8819o3.com/apps/news/html/news/20050225/2005022517203594100.htm CRHK]
*MTRCL says portion of the proposed West Island Line between Sheung Wan and Kennedy Town can be built before the rest of the projects. [http://www2.8819o3.com/apps/news/html/news/20050225/2005022512581869700.htm CRHK]
*USS Kitty Hawk visits HK. [http://www2.8819o3.com/apps/news/html/news/20050225/2005022512224394100.htm CRHK]

Thursday, February 24 2005

*Democratic Party of HK accepts Alex HO withdrawal from the party. HO was kept "láojiào" in Dongguan, Guangdong, mainland China for six months for prostitution, which he denied. [http://www2.8819o3.com/apps/news/html/news/20050224/2005022421025226000.htm CRHK]

aturday, February 19 2005

*Two cases of meningitis are reported in Jiangmen, Guangdong, mainland China. [http://www2.8819o3.com/apps/news/html/news/20050219/2005021921145741200.htm CRHK]

Wednesday, February 16 2005

*Macau's membership of FIFA is suspended. [http://pshweb02.8819o3.com/apps/news/html/news/20050216/2005021620544640000.htm CRHK] [http://www.tdm.com.mo/radio/news/content.phtml?id=51247 TDM]

unday, February 13 2005

*The International Red Cross will have a meeting in HK in March on reconstruction of regions affected by the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami. More than HK$500 million has been collected by Hong Kong Red Cross. [http://www2.8819o3.com/apps/news/pda/html/news/20050213/2005021310403673400.htm CRHK]

Wednesday, February 9 2005

*Japanese government announces it will take over a lighthouse set up by a right-wing youth group on Diaoyu Tai / Tiaoyutai / Senkaku Islands. [http://www2.8819o3.com/apps/news/html/news/20050209/2005020920330712800.htm CRHK]
*PRC premier WEN Jiabao visited a village with many AIDS patients in Henan province. [http://www2.8819o3.com/apps/news/html/news/20050209/2005020919431107100.htm CRHK]
*Hong Kong's football team defeated by Brazil at 7:1. [http://www2.8819o3.com/apps/news/html/news/20050209/2005020919303019700.htm CRHK] [http://www2.8819o3.com/apps/news/html/news/20050209/2005020919242334800.htm CRHK]
*HK chief secretary Donald TSANG talks of West Kowloon Cultural District development and his career after CE TUNG Chee Hwa ends in 2007. [http://www2.8819o3.com/apps/news/html/news/20050209/2005020912274659800.htm CRHK] [http://www2.8819o3.com/apps/news/html/news/20050209/2005020912264823500.htm CRHK] [http://www2.8819o3.com/apps/news/html/news/20050209/2005020911484573700.htm CRHK]

Monday, February 7 2005

*Portuguese minister of education visits Macau. [http://www.tdm.com.mo/radio/news/content.phtml?id=50952 TDM]

aturday, February 5 2005

*HK government reviews the policy of instruction language used in secondary school classrooms [http://www2.8819o3.com/apps/news/html/news/20050205/2005020512222709800.htm CRHK]

Friday, February 4 2005

*Alan LEONG elected chairman of the HK LegCo select committee on West Kowloon Cultural District development. [http://www2.8819o3.com/apps/news/html/news/20050204/2005020415180847500.htm CRHK] [http://www2.8819o3.com/apps/news/html/news/20050204/2005020416552864300.htm CRHK]
*HK$500m has been collected by the Red Cross Hong Kong for the Indian Ocean tsunami. See also Impact of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake on Hong Kong. [http://www2.8819o3.com/apps/news/html/news/20050204/2005020415044660800.htm CRHK]
*HK government loses in a ligitation on civil services pay cut. [http://www2.8819o3.com/apps/news/html/news/20050204/2005020414455946800.htm CRHK] [http://www2.8819o3.com/apps/news/html/news/20050204/2005020415114856800.htm CRHK] [http://www2.8819o3.com/apps/news/html/news/20050204/2005020415283220300.htm CRHK] [http://www2.8819o3.com/apps/news/html/news/20050204/2005020418563489500.htm CRHK]
*Commissioner of PRC's MoFA in HK YANG Wenchang said the government in Beijing wants political parties in HK to seek common ground. [http://www2.8819o3.com/apps/news/html/news/20050204/2005020414054065600.htm CRHK]
*The first Kaohsiung-Guangzhou of TransAsia Airways arrived in Guangzhou, detouring HK's airspace. [http://www2.8819o3.com/apps/news/html/news/20050204/2005020413583982200.htm CRHK]
*HK Government to convert a former church into a museum for Dr SUN Yat Sen. [http://www2.8819o3.com/apps/news/html/news/20050204/2005020413152156900.htm CRHK]

Thursday, February 3 2005

*CDMA licences in Macau will be extended. [http://www.tdm.com.mo/radio/news/content.phtml?id=50834 TDM]
*HK LegCo voted down a motion in opposing collusion between business and the government. [http://www2.8819o3.com/apps/news/html/news/20050203/2005020300490333600.htm CRHK]
*Former chairman of equal opportunity committee Anna WU commented on the report by investigation committee. [http://www2.8819o3.com/apps/news/html/news/20050202/2005020223590352400.htm CRHK]
*HK Democratic Party accepted Alex HO quit. [http://www2.8819o3.com/apps/news/html/news/20050203/2005020323535560600.htm CRHK]

Wednesday, February 2 2005

*A total of 500 nests of red fire ants has been found in HK. [http://www2.8819o3.com/apps/news/html/news/20050202/2005020217455447000.htm CRHK]
*A HK eight-month-old infant is suspected with meningitis and hospitalised at Prince of Wales Hospital. She has been travelled to Guangzhou, Guangdong. [http://www2.8819o3.com/apps/news/html/news/20050202/2005020223010487800.htm CRHK]
*HK constitution affairs secretary declines to comment whether a memorial of former PRC leader ZHAO Ziyang contradicted with the Basic Law. [http://www2.8819o3.com/apps/news/html/news/20050202/2005020216183769900.htm CRHK]
*Plans of the MTR South and West Island lines will be revealed by first quarter this year. [http://www2.8819o3.com/apps/news/html/news/20050202/2005020215553003200.htm CRHK]
*Hospital authority will reuse some of the apparatus. [http://www2.8819o3.com/apps/news/html/news/20050202/2005020215275313100.htm CRHK]
*HK economic services secretary Stephen IP talks of replacing Town Gas with natural gas. [http://www2.8819o3.com/apps/news/html/news/20050202/2005020214572782500.htm CRHK]
*HK government makes 23 documents relating to Cyberport public. [http://www2.8819o3.com/apps/news/html/news/20050202/2005020213072274100.htm CRHK] [http://www2.8819o3.com/apps/news/html/news/20050202/2005020219080651600.htm CRHK] [http://www2.8819o3.com/apps/news/html/news/20050202/2005020219304089700.htm CRHK]
*The report of the independent investigation committee on the Equal Opportunity Committee fiasco shows the fire of Patrick YU was reasonable [http://www2.8819o3.com/apps/news/html/news/20050202/2005020212380650100.htm CRHK] [http://www2.8819o3.com/apps/news/html/news/20050202/2005020216205911100.htm CRHK] [http://www2.8819o3.com/apps/news/html/news/20050202/2005020216262552200.htm CRHK] [http://www2.8819o3.com/apps/news/html/news/20050202/2005020216360651800.htm CRHK] [http://www2.8819o3.com/apps/news/html/news/20050202/2005020217403019400.htm CRHK] [http://www2.8819o3.com/apps/news/html/news/20050202/2005020219002754400.htm CRHK]
*Phillips moves most operations in the Asia-Pacific to Hong Kong. The global headquarters of mobile infortainment and display system will be set up at Science Park. The Asia-Pacific Chairman and CEO said HK has good location, legal and financial systems. Offices in Singapore will be shut down. [http://www2.8819o3.com/apps/news/html/news/20050202/2005020209542974400.htm CRHK]
*HK Monetary Authority has bought HK$1.1b in the market. [http://www2.8819o3.com/apps/news/html/news/20050202/2005020207561686100.htm CRHK]
*Kung Fu Hustle has 15 nominations in 24th Hong Kong Film Awards. [http://www2.8819o3.com/apps/news/html/news/20050202/2005020202491955700.htm CRHK]
*HK Housing Department pauses planting trees and flowers to prevent the spread of red fire ants. [http://www2.8819o3.com/apps/news/html/news/20050202/2005020200041465500.htm CRHK]
*Guangdong government says preventive measures to meningitis has been taken. [http://www2.8819o3.com/apps/news/html/news/20050202/2005020200021322300.htm CRHK]
*Export of Macau has been increased by 9% in 2004. [http://www.tdm.com.mo/radio/news/content.phtml?id=50786 TDM]

Tuesday, February 1 2005

* PRC government has issued an emergency order to stop a meningitis outbreak that has killed 16 people in several mainland provinces. [http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-01/31/content_2532392.htm Xinhua]
*Macau Legislative Council voted against reading a letter in memory of former PRC and CPC leader ZHAO Ziyang. The motion was moved by NG Kuok Cheong and AU Kam Sun. [http://www.tdm.com.mo/radio/news/content.phtml?id=50761 TDM]
* Central government liaison office in Macau support the way Macau government deals with affairs relating to Taiwan [http://www.tdm.com.mo/radio/news/content.phtml?id=50742 TDM]
* Eleven cases of meningitis are reported in Guangdong province. [http://www2.8819o3.com/apps/news/html/news/20050201/2005020108372360200.htm CRHK] Nine cases are reported in northern city of Beijing. [http://www2.8819o3.com/apps/news/html/news/20050201/2005020110512084200.htm CRHK]
*Two investors of Link Reit stop demanding a compensation from two lawmakers. [http://www2.8819o3.com/apps/news/html/news/20050201/2005020109491818500.htm CRHK] The Court of Appeal turns down a request to shorten the appeal period of LO Siu Lan. [http://www2.8819o3.com/apps/news/html/news/20050201/2005020110350185300.htm CRHK]
*HK government considering plans to check all imported plants. [http://www2.8819o3.com/apps/news/html/news/20050201/2005020112580629300.htm CRHK]
*Dongguan officials pledge to keep Dongjiang River clean. [http://www2.8819o3.com/apps/news/html/news/20050201/2005020113580178000.htm CRHK]
*Students of the HKIEd rally in opposing a proposed cut of subsidy. [http://www2.8819o3.com/apps/news/html/news/20050201/2005020115200248500.htm CRHK]
*HK government says the rejection of visa application of Taipei mayor MA Ying Jeou is "according to guidelines". [http://www2.8819o3.com/apps/news/html/news/20050201/2005020116025895100.htm CRHK] Previous month

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