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Extract from the Briefing covering the period 03/03/2005-14/04/2005
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| Political Uncertainty for the Next Few Months
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| The territory's chief executive, Tung Chee-hwa broke days of silence and announced his official resignation on March 3rd. "Fellow citizens, dear friends, an hour ago I tendered my resignation...
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Extract from the Briefing covering the period 17/01/2005-02/03/2005
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| HK Chief to Quit Early
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| Protesters demonstrated in Hong Kong to demand democratic reform, but failed to attract as many people as previous rallies. Pro-democracy politicians estimated about 2,000 people demanded democratic e...
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Extract from the Briefing covering the period 25/11/2004-16/01/2005
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| Government Defers HK$3 Billion REIT at Last Minute
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| The Housing Authority announced that it would not proceed with the US$3bn planned REIT due to continued legal uncertainties. The decision came only hours before the proposal was to be launched on the ...
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Extract from the Briefing covering the period 14/10/2004-24/11/2004
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| IMF: Economy Growing on Strong Domestic Demand
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| Hong Kong chief executive Tung Chee Hwa is planning to create an Independent Committee of Experts to review the management, planning and conduct of elections and will also be tasked with making recomm...
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Extract from the Briefing covering the period 24/08/2004-13/10/2004
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| GDP Revised Upwards after Fastest Expansion in Four Years
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| Pro-business legislators rejected a motion to implement laws to define a minimum wage and maximum working hours. Union advocate and legislator Chan Yuen-han, who initiated the motion, said that wages ...
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Extract from the Briefing covering the period 17/07/2004-23/08/2004
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| Boom in Economic Growth Anticipated
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| Hong Kong's main pro-democratic party has announced it is concerned that a recent scandal involving one of its candidates could affect the party's vote at the September 12th elections. Democra...
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Extract from the Briefing covering the period 28/05/2004-16/07/2004
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| Thousands Join Rally Demanding Democracy
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| Approximately 530,000 people protested to demand greater democracy, less than three months after Beijing ruled out direct elections for the next chief executive. The rally was held on the one-year ann...
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Extract from the Briefing covering the period 14/04/2004-27/05/2004
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| China Rules Out Direct Chief Executive Vote in 2007
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| The country's democracy movement regrouped following China's decision to rule out direct elections for the next chief executive in 2007 and entire legislature in 2008. Pro-democracy politician...
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