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Saturday, 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. 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. CRHK
• The Town Planning Board of HK votes down again on "Mega Tower", a office tower and hotel plan by Hopewell Holdings Limited. CRHK
• The 4th Conference of the East Asia Airports Association held in Macao. TDM
• Light rail system in Macao 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. TDM
• Investigation to the accident of China Airlines Flight 611 concluded by the Aviation Safety Commission of the Executive Yuan, Republic of China. 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. CRHK
• USS Kitty Hawk visits HK. 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. CRHK

Saturday, February 19 2005

• Two cases of meningitis are reported in Jiangmen, Guangdong, mainland China. CRHK

Wednesday, February 16 2005

• Macao's membership of FIFA is suspended. CRHK TDM

Sunday, 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. 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. CRHK
• PRC premier WEN Jiabao visited a village with many AIDS patients in Henan province. CRHK
• Hong Kong's football team defeated by Brazil at 7:1. CRHK CRHK
• HK chief secretary Donald TSANG talks of West Kowloon Cultural District development and his career after CE TUNG Chee Hwa ends in 2007. CRHK CRHK CRHK

Monday, February 7 2005

• Portuguese minister of education visits Macao. TDM

Saturday, February 5 2005

• HK government reviews the policy of instruction language used in secondary school classrooms CRHK

Friday, February 4 2005

• Alan LEONG elected chairman of the HK LegCo select committee on West Kowloon Cultural District development. CRHK 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. CRHK
• HK government loses in a ligitation on civil services pay cut. CRHK CRHK CRHK CRHK
• Commissioner of PRC's MoFA in HK YANG Wenchang said the government in Beijing wants political parties in HK to seek common ground. CRHK
• The first Kaohsiung-Guangzhou of TransAsia Airways arrived in Guangzhou, detouring HK's airspace. CRHK
• HK Government to convert a former church into a museum for Dr SUN Yat Sen. CRHK

Thursday, February 3 2005

• CDMA licences in Macao will be extended. TDM
• HK LegCo voted down a motion in opposing collusion between business and the government. CRHK
• Former chairman of equal opportunity committee Anna WU commented on the report by investigation committee. CRHK
• HK Democratic Party accepted Alex HO quit. CRHK

Wednesday, February 2 2005

• A total of 500 nests of red fire ants has been found in HK. 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. CRHK
• HK constitution affairs secretary declines to comment whether a memorial of former PRC leader ZHAO Ziyang contradicted with the Basic Law. CRHK
• Plans of the MTR South and West Island lines will be revealed by first quarter this year. CRHK
• Hospital authority will reuse some of the apparatus. CRHK
• HK economic services secretary Stephen IP talks of replacing Town Gas with natural gas. CRHK
• HK government makes 23 documents relating to Cyberport public. CRHK CRHK CRHK
• The report of the independent investigation committee on the Equal Opportunity Committee fiasco shows the fire of Patrick YU was reasonable CRHK CRHK CRHK CRHK CRHK CRHK
• Phillips moves most operations in the Asia-Pacific to HK. 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. CRHK
• HK Monetary Authority has bought HK$1.1b in the market. CRHK
• Kung Fu Hustle has 15 nominations in 24th Hong Kong Film Awards. CRHK
• HK Housing Department pauses planting trees and flowers to prevent the spread of red fire ants. CRHK
• Guangdong government says preventive measures to meningitis has been taken. CRHK
• Export of Macao has been increased by 9% in 2004. TDM

Tuesday, February 1 2005

• PRC government has issued an emergency orders to stop a meningitis outbreak that has killed 16 people in several mainland provinces. Xinhua
• Macao 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. TDM
• Central government liaison office in Macao support the way Macao government deals with affairs relating to Taiwan TDM
• Eleven cases of meningitis are reported in Guangdong province. CRHK Nine cases are reported in northern city of Beijing. CRHK
• Two investors of Link Reit stop demanding a compensation from two lawmakers. CRHK The Court of Appeal turns down a request to shorten the appeal period of LO Siu Lan . CRHK
• HK government considering plans to check all imported plants. CRHK
• Dongguan officials pledge to keep Dongjiang River clean. CRHK
• Students of the HKIEd rally in opposing a proposed cut of subsidy. CRHK
• HK government says the rejection of visa application of Taipei mayor MA Ying Jeou is "according to guidelines". CRHK

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Past Hong Kong and Macao events by month

2005 in HK and Macao : January

2004 in HK and Macao : December

(For earlier events in HK and Macao, see November 2004 and preceding months)

See also

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• Macao
• Hong Kong wikipedians' notice board

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