Hong Kong Timeline, Year 2005
Mikhail Sidorin
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Event of the Year:
Dec. 18 2005 WTO seals farms deal
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SUMMARY:
Mar. 1 Chief executive 'is stepping down'
Mar. 10 Tung Chee-hwa resigns
Jun. 4 Hong Kong marks Tiananmen deaths
Jun. 23 BEIJING. New Hong Kong leader inaugurated
Aug. 4 CHINA. China charges HK reporter as spy
Sep. 9 Report: SARS link to Chinese bats
Dec. 12 WTO meeting starts
Dec. 13 US and EU differ at trade talks
Dec. 16 WTO deadlocked over agriculture
Dec. 17 Police clash with anti-WTO protesters
Dec. 17 WTO nears deal amid protests
Dec. 18 WTO seals farms deal
Dec. 20 Reforms face key vote
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DETAILS:
(See more at Hong Kong Timeline:
http://www.mapreport.com/countries/hong_kong.html)
Mar. 1
Chief executive 'is stepping down'
Tung Chee-hwa, 67, has decided to resign for personal reasons. His term
is due to end in 2007:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4310235.stm
Mar. 10
Tung Chee-hwa resigns
Hong Kong's first leader since the former British colony was handed over
has tendered his resignation:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/03/10/hongkong.tung
Jun. 4
Hong Kong marks Tiananmen deaths
Tens of thousands have held a vigil on the 16th anniversary of the
crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4608763.stm
Jun. 23
BEIJING. New Hong Kong leader inaugurated
Donald Tsang, 60, has been sworn at a ceremony in Beijing's Great Hall
of the People
Aug. 4
CHINA. China charges HK reporter as spy
China has formally charged Ching Cheong, 55, with spying for its rival
Taiwan
Sep. 9
Report: SARS link to Chinese bats
Bats are carry a virus very similar to the SARS virus and might be able
to spread it
Dec. 12
WTO meeting starts
6 days of world trade talks have started against a background of low
expectations, protests
Dec. 13
US and EU differ at trade talks
Disagreement continued to dominate the second day of global trade talks
Dec. 16
WTO deadlocked over agriculture
The talks have failed to agree on a firm date for ending export
subsidies for agriculture
Dec. 17
Police clash with anti-WTO protesters
Hundreds of protesters have clashed with police outside convention
center. 900 are rounded up:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/BUSINESS/12/17/wto.protests
Dec. 17
WTO nears deal amid protests
One issue remained unresolved as negotiators worked to reach a series of
agreements to end trade barriers:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/BUSINESS/12/17/wto.protests
Dec. 18
WTO seals farms deal
Ministers from 149 states saved long-running talks with an interim deal
to end farm export subsidies by 2013:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/BUSINESS/12/18/wto.deal
Dec. 20
Reforms face key vote
Lawmakers look set to veto plans to change the way the territory's
leader and legislature are elected
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Mikhail Sidorin
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