March 2005 in Hong Kong and Macao

__NOTOC__ March 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December

Deaths in March

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Chinese calendar

  • 驚蟄 – 5 (Sa)
  • 春分 – 20 (Su)
  • 二月初一 – 10 (Th)
  • 二月十五 – 24 (Th)

Events

  • 6 (Su) - Byelection of Fort Street constituency of Eastern District, and Nam Cheong Central constituency of Sham Shui Po District, HK
  • 20 (Su) - Byelection of Ap Lei Chau North constituency, Southern District, HK
  • 22 (Tu) - April 6 (We) - The 29th Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF)

Holidays

  • 25 (Fr) - Good Friday
  • 26 (Sa) - The day following Good Friday
  • 28 (Mo) - Easter Monday

Sports events

Horseracing

  • Hong Kong Derby
  • 18–20 Mar: Rugby union: Hong Kong Sevens

Episodes

TVB

ATV

  • The Great Empress

Others

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Concerts

Classical

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Pop

  • March - Andy Lau - HK Coliseum

Musical

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Drama

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2005 in HK 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

  • Macao's unemployment rate at 10-year low. CRHK
  • Vice chairman of Kuomintang CHIANG Pin Kung visits mainland China via Hong Kong. CRHK

March 26, 2005

  • Xinhua comments on the mass rally in Taipei. TDM TDM
  • ZHU Zengzhong elected party secretary general of Guangzhou city. TDM
  • Mass rally in Mongolia seek greater democracy. CRHK
  • Democratic Progressive Party of the Republic of China (Taiwan) launches a mass rally in Taipei. CRHK

March 25, 2005

  • Tiger Airways to launch a MOP48 route between Macao and Singapore. TDM
  • HK LegCo Alan LEONG said the Basic Law will have to be revised if new content is added to local laws. CRHK
  • Residents of Hong Kong and Macao will have to pay NT$200 for landing visas to visit the Republic of China, starting from April. CRHK
  • The largest outdoor screen in Asia is erected at Tamar site for the Hong Kong International Film Festival. CRHK

March 24, 2005

  • Member of HK LegCo Albert CHAN admits he is considering judicial review over the term of the next CE 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. CRHK
  • JIANG Yanyong, the medical doctor who disclosed the hiding of SARS in Beijing, was reportedly released from house arrest. CRHK
  • Arthur LI, HK's education secretary, says he has no plan to join the coming CE election. CRHK

March 22, 2005

  • Singapore denies military drill with the Republic of China (Taiwan). 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). AA
  • More than 1.5 million tourists visited Macao in February. TDM
  • Henry TANG tells the press he will not join the CE election. CRHK

March 18, 2005

  • Cape Verde delegations visit Macao. TDM
  • Sands to build Golden Avenue in Cotai. 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. 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. Yahoo! Hong Kong BBC

March 2, 2005

  • HK Chief Executive TUNG Chee Hwa has reportedly resigned, with reluctant approval from Beijing. The Standard, (BBC),(CBC), (Globe&Mail), (Reuters), (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. (BBC).

March 1, 2005

  • Xybernaut Corporation, a US-based provider of mobile and wearable computing hardware, opens its Asia-Pacific regional office in HK. HK Govt

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Past Hong Kong and Macao events by month

2005 in HK and Macao: January February

2004 in HK and Macao: December

(For earlier events in HK and Macao, see November 2004 and preceding months)

See also

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  • Macao
  • Hong Kong wikipedians' notice board

News collections and sources

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