Hong Kong wins 110 medals at East Asian Games
Local athletes achieved their best-ever result during the recent Hong Kong 2009 East Asian Games (EAG) by winning a total of 110 medals.

IMF: Economic recovery underway in Hong Kong
The International Monetary Fund (IMF), in its Staff Report on Hong Kong released December 3, recognized the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government’s efforts to aid economic recovery and reiterated its support for the Linked Exchange Rate system (LERS).

Chief Executive puts his weight behind arts development initiatives
On November 25, Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang visited the former Police Married Quarters on Hollywood Road in Central, Hong Kong, and the art galleries in the vicinity to see the development of the area as a base for art and creative industries.

Joint Hong Kong-Guangdong Working Group celebrates fruits of collaboration
The Hong Kong-Guangdong Joint Working Group (JWG) on Sustainable Development and Environmental Protection held its 10th meeting in Guangzhou on December 7 to review the progress of various environmental cooperation initiatives.

Hong Kong/Shenzhen meeting sets stage for key development initiatives
Hong Kong Chief Secretary for Administration Henry Tang and the Acting Mayor of the Shenzhen Municipal Government Wang Rong, co-chaired the Hong Kong/Shenzhen Co-operation Meeting in Hong Kong on November 30.

Agreement reached on wine exports to Mainland
Hong Kong Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Rita Lau met the Vice Minister of the General Administration of Customs Lu Bin in Beijing on November 23 to discuss details of the facilitation measures for wine exported from Hong Kong to mainland China, including agreement signing and implementation arrangements.