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Hong Kong is getting ready for the Olympic Equestrian events which will be held in Hong Kong this summer. To check the progress of construction works in relation to the competition venue and supporting facilities, Hong Kong Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr. Henry Tang, and members of the committee toured the Hong Kong Olympic and Paralympic Village and core equestrian venue in Sha Tin in March.
The committee visited the Royal Park Hotel in Sha Tin, which will serve as the Olympic and Paralympic Village for athletes and officials of participating Games teams. 
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The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in San Francisco participated in an exclusive reception welcoming the Olympic torch to San Francisco.
The Olympic torch passed through San Francisco - the only stop in North America on April 9. Joining San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom; Consul General of The People’s Republic of China in San Francisco, Gao Zhansheng; the San Francisco torch relay honorary community task force co-chairs, Jim Scherr, CEO of United States Olympic Committee and Lloyd Dean, CEO of Catholic Healthcare West...
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The Financial Secretary, John C. Tsang, unveiled a package of initiatives and concessions to help the disadvantaged, enhance Hong Kong's competitiveness and ensure sustainable development in late February.
The Financial Secretary forecast a record budget surplus in the Consolidated Account of US$14.8 billion and a surplus of US$8.2 billion in the Operating Account for 2007-08.
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Hong Kong has been ranked as the world's freest economy for the 14th consecutive year in the 2008 Index of Economic Freedom, jointly published by The Heritage Foundation and Wall Street Journal.
The 2008 Index of Economic Freedom measures the degree of economic freedom of 157 economies across 10 specific factors: business freedom, trade freedom, fiscal freedom, government size, monetary freedom...
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