March 2005 in Hong Kong and Macao

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Events in Hong Kong and Macau

"This page deals with current events in or relating to Hong Kong and Macau."

March 28, 2005

*Macau's unemployment rate at 10-year low. [http://www2.881903.com/apps/news/html/news/20050328/2005032817585717400.htm CRHK]
*Vice chairman of Kuomintang CHIANG Pin Kung visits mainland China via Hong Kong. [http://www2.881903.com/apps/news/html/news/20050328/2005032812481261000.htm CRHK]

March 26, 2005

*Xinhua comments on the mass rally in Taipei. [http://www.tdm.com.mo/radio/news/content.phtml?id=52341 TDM] [http://www.tdm.com.mo/radio/news/content.phtml?id=52340 TDM]
*ZHU Zengzhong elected party secretary general of Guangzhou city. [http://www.tdm.com.mo/radio/news/content.phtml?id=52335 TDM]
*Mass rally in Mongolia seek greater democracy. [http://www2.881903.com/apps/news/html/news/20050326/2005032617314520300.htm CRHK]
*Democratic Progressive Party of the Republic of China (Taiwan) launches a mass rally in Taipei. [http://www2.881903.com/apps/news/html/news/20050326/2005032612500488300.htm CRHK]

March 25, 2005

*Tiger Airways to launch a MOP48 route between Macau and Singapore. [http://www.tdm.com.mo/radio/news/content.phtml?id=52297 TDM]
*HK LegCo Alan LEONG said the Basic Law will have to be revised if new content is added to local laws. [http://www2.881903.com/apps/news/html/news/20050326/2005032610481147000.htm CRHK]
*Residents of Hong Kong and Macau will have to pay NT$200 for landing visas to visit the Republic of China, starting from April. [http://www2.881903.com/apps/news/html/news/20050325/2005032519534791600.htm CRHK]
*The largest outdoor screen in Asia is erected at Tamar site for the Hong Kong International Film Festival. [http://www2.881903.com/apps/news/html/news/20050325/2005032515345357200.htm CRHK]

March 24, 2005

*Member of HK LegCo Albert CHAN admits he is considering judicial review over the term of the next CE [http://pshweb02.881903.com/apps/news/html/news/20050324/2005032413320575400.htm CRHK]

March 23, 2005

*WANG Rudeng, assistant director of Central People's Government Liaison Office in HK, says the central government will not let the debate over the term of HK's next CE carries on. He commented that many well-educated people have shown their support to an NPCSC interpretation of the Basic Law. [http://www2.881903.com/apps/news/html/news/20050323/2005032322100724800.htm CRHK]
*JIANG Yanyong, the medical doctor who disclosed the hiding of SARS in Beijing, was reportedly released from house arrest. [http://www2.881903.com/apps/news/html/news/20050323/2005032323371429700.htm CRHK]
*Arthur LI, HK's education secretary, says he has no plan to join the coming CE election. [http://www2.881903.com/apps/news/html/news/20050323/2005032321594599500.htm CRHK]

March 22, 2005

*Singapore denies military drill with the Republic of China (Taiwan). [http://www.tdm.com.mo/radio/news/content.phtml?id=52222 TDM]

March 21, 2005

*HK International Airport named the best airport worldwide by business and leisure travellers among 48 participating airports, according to an AETRA survey, jointly run by IATA (International Air Transport Association) and ACI (Airports Council International). [http://www.hongkongairport.com/eng/pr/pr_775b.html AA]
*More than 1.5 million tourists visited Macau in February. [http://www.tdm.com.mo/radio/news/content.phtml?id=52183 TDM]
*Henry TANG tells the press he will not join the CE election. [http://pshweb02.881903.com/apps/news/html/news/20050321/2005032117191584600.htm CRHK]

March 18, 2005

*Cape Verde delegations visit Macau. [http://www.tdm.com.mo/radio/news/content.phtml?id=52097 TDM]
*Sands to build Golden Avenue in Cotai. [http://www.tdm.com.mo/radio/news/content.phtml?id=52078 TDM]

March 15, 2005

*Cayman Islands Invest Bureau set up an office in HK, the third one in the world after London and New York City. [http://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/200503/15/03150168.htm HK Govt]

March 12, 2005

*Donald TSANG assumed duty as acting chief executive following Tung's resignation endorsed by Central People's Government of the PRC.

March 10, 2005

* HK Chief Executive TUNG Chee Hwa announces he is to resign. He blames his poor health for the decision, while others believe that he may have been sacked by the PRC government. His resignation is pending to approval by the Central People's Government. Chief Secretary Donald TSANG will serve as acting CE. [http://hk.news.yahoo.com/tung/index.html Yahoo! Hong Kong] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4335061.stm BBC]

March 2, 2005

* HK Chief Executive TUNG Chee Hwa has reportedly resigned, with reluctant approval from Beijing. [http://www.thestandard.com.hk/stdn/std/Front_Page/GC02Aa01.html The Standard] , [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4310235.stm (BBC)] , [http://www.cbc.ca/storyview/MSN/world/national/2005/03/02/hongkong-tung050302.html (CBC)] , [http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20050302.wchtung0302/BNStory/International/ (Globe&Mail)] , [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=7782051 (Reuters)] , [http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/03/02/hongkong.tung/ (CNN)] . China's leaders may worry that the unpopular Tung's resignation sends a signal to HK people that if they complain long and hard enough, they could force the resignation of other leaders too. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4310407.stm (BBC)] .

March 1, 2005

*Xybernaut Corporation, a US-based provider of mobile and wearable computing hardware, opens its Asia-Pacific regional office in HK. [http://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/200503/01/03010168.htm HK Govt]

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