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The World Health Organisation (WHO) issues a travel advisory concerning
non-essential travel to Hong Kong; the tourism industry and related
sectors are increasingly hard hit by the SARS outbreak. |
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9 |
The Government introduces the Betting Duty (Amendment) Bill 2003
into the Legislative Council to amend the Betting Duty Ordinance
and give effect to the authorisation and regulation of football
betting in Hong Kong; the council passes the bill on July 10. |
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The Government announces a proposal to construct a new two-lane
boundary bridge beside the existing Lok Ma Chau boundary bridge
to meet the growth in cross-boundary traffic between Lok Ma
Chau and Huanggang. |
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The Hong Kong Government reaches a consensus with the Guangdong
Government on SARS-related matters regarding the exchange
of information, medical cooperation, notification mechanism
and boundary quarantine arrangements. An expert group is established
to take forward the agreement. |
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12 |
The Chief Executive meets President Hu Jintao in Shenzhen, and
reports on what Hong Kong is doing to combat SARS. |
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17 |
With the toll rising to some 1 300 infections and 65 deaths, the
Prevention of the Spread of Infectious Disease (Amendment) Regulation
2003 is gazetted to empower authorised persons to take the body
temperature of persons arriving or leaving Hong Kong, and to prohibit
persons who have been exposed to the risk of SARS from leaving Hong
Kong. Meanwhile, the Government announces the investigation findings
of the Amoy Gardens outbreak. |
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23 |
The Government proposes a $11.8 billion package of relief measures
to help the community tide over the difficulties caused by the SARS
outbreak. |
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29 |
The Chief Executive attends the Special ASEAN-China Leaders' Meeting
on SARS held in Bangkok, during which he reports to Premier Wen
Jiabao on the situation in Hong Kong. |
