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Monday, January 31 2005

• A total of 282 nests of red fire ants have been found. CRHK Agricultural department of mainland said the situation is controlled. CRHK
• HK fiscal deficit of the first 9 months of the FY04/05 is HK$2.8b. CRHK
• HK health, welfare and food secretary says Avian Flu is still a threat. CRHK
• A commission on discipline of Macao police forces will be set up. TDM
• A government investigation shows that a connection between two electricity networks in HK would be expensive. CRHK, CRHK
• Salinity of water supply in Macao is reduced to 300 units. TDM
• Democratic Party HK is worried One Country, Two Systems would be undermined by frequent comment from Beijing officials. CRHK
• Meningitis cases are reported in several mainland provinces. CRHK
• CEO of HK's Hospital Authority said the central list of medicines is not for saving money. CRHK
• HK government is planning to review the legal responsibility of tenant owners committee. CRHK

Sunday, January 30 2005

• 7 enquiries are received on tsunami. CRHK
• PRC Vice President ZENG Qinghong commented on ZHAO Ziyang. CRHK, CRHK
• HK CE TUNG Chee Hwa receives criticism from PRC Vice President ZENG Qinghong, who called Tung's policy address "lacking". CRHK, CRHK, CRHK
• HK Secretary for the Environment Sarah LIAO said red fire ants would not spread in the community. CRHK A staff of the Agricultural, Fisheries and Conservation Department was injured by red fire ants.
• CHEN Shui Bian talks of a security pact between the United States, Japan and Taiwan. CRHK, CRHK, CRHK, CRHK, [1]
• HK education secretary Arthur LI said a review on Liberal Studies is possible. CRHK
• Tickets of the football match between Hong Kong and Brazil are run out. CRHK
• A total of 1999 nests of red fire ants are found. CRHK

Saturday, January 29 2005

• ZHAO Ziyang's body cremated at Babaoshan Revolution Cemetery, Beijing. TDM A Xinhua article says ZHAO made a severe mistake in 1989. CRHK
• First cross-strait flights without landing at a third location take off. Planes are required to fly over Hong Kong's airspace. CRHK, CRHK
• Previously suspected red fire ants cases are confirmed. CRHK Ants are found in the site of West Kowloon Cultural District and Tai Kok Tsui. CRHK
• Vice premier HUANG Ju says yuan will be floated freely eventually. CRHK

Friday, January 28 2005

• HK Chief secretary Donald TSANG announced secret land use information will now be made public, reacting to concern regarding the Cyberport and West Kowloon Cultural District projects The Standard.
• The HK Tourism Board reports the hotel occupancy rate reached 91 percent in December and 88 percent for the whole of 2004 - the highest since 1996.
• Macao CE Edmund HO continues his visit to Guangxi, visits companies in Liuzhou. TDM, TDM
• Guangdong's population, including mobile population, has exceeded 100 million. TDM
• Alex HO laojiao in Dongguan for prostitution, back to Hong Kong, with health problem CRHK
• Nina WONG arrested for forge document CRHK
• Suspected red fire ants found in Sheung Shui and at Airport, in addition to Wetland Park and Yuen Long CRHK
• TUNG says no interest of conflict on Cyber Port CRHK

Thursday, January 27 2005

Wednesday, January 26 2005

• Red fire ants are found in Wetland Park, Tin Shui Wai, said Agricultural, Fisheries and Conservation Department . TVB, CRHK
• 28 Hongkongers are still missing in countries affected by the tsunami. Death toll remains at 12. CRHK See also Hong Kong Government - Tsunami Help Info and Impact of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake on Hong Kong.
• Olympic diving medalist TIAN Liang was dismissed from the national team for joining an entertainment company in Hong Kong. [2], CRHK
• Kidnapped Chinese workers from Fujian are on the way back via Hong Kong. CRHK, RTHK
• HK Constitutional affairs secretary Stephen LAM refuses to make a decision on schedule to universal suffrage CRHK
• HK Commerce and industry secretary John TSANG wrote about the controversies of Cyberport on several local newspapers. CRHK It is estimated the government earnings will be up to HK$17.6b between 2004 and 2010. CRHK, RTHK
• HK Environment secretary Sarah LIAO announces 33 rivers or streams are listed as sites with ecology-value. CRHK, RTHK
• LO Siu Lan refuses subsidy from Housing Authority for the litigation on The Link REIT. CRHK The Housing Authority applies to shortened the grace period to appeal. CRHK, RTHK
• HSBC was permitted to set up branches in Chongqing and Chengdu. RTHK
• XIAO Weiyun 's body is moved from Macau to Zhuhai, Guangdong. CRHK
• Macau Jockey Club offers betting on horseraces held in Hong Kong. CRHK

Tuesday, January 25, 2005

• Red fire ants are found in Zhanjiang and Shenzhen, Guangdong. TVB
• Office of the Telecommunications Authority releases figures showing that Hong Kong has the highest infiltration of cellular phones. There are more than 8 million cellular phone subscribers, of a 6.8 million population. The penetration rate is 118%. There are 3.77 million fixed line subscribers. There are 1.47 million subscribers of broadband internet service. CNA
• Macau International Airport awarded the best airport in Asia Pacific by the Centre of Asia-Pacific Aviation. TDM

Monday, January 24, 2005

• The Harbour-front Enhance Committee releases three prelimery plans on Wanchai reclamation. Public opinion are welcome. SCMP Committee website

Saturday, January 22, 2005

• Canadian Prime Minister Paul MARTIN continues his trip in Asia, making a final stop in Hong Kong, meeting with business leaders and HK CE TUNG Chee Hwa. Martin said Canadians will not necessarily have to go to the polls if his same-sex legislation is voted down. (CTV.ca)

Friday, January 21, 2005

• 15,000 people attended a memorial service for former CPC leader and premier ZHAO Ziyang at Victoria Park, Causeway Bay. The memorial service was organised by the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Democratic Patriotic Movements in China. Wikinews

Monday, January 17, 2005

• A 38-year-old was arrested by the Customs and Excise Department of Hong Kong for sharing files through BitTorrent. It is the world's first filesharing arrest case. Wikinews

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Past Hong Kong and Macao events by month

2005 in Hong Kong and Macao : January

2004 in Hong Kong and Macao : December

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

See also

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• Macau
• Hong Kong wikipedians' notice board

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