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May 12 - Week in Review

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May 12 - Week in Review

See the week's main Government news in pictures.

Patent pact: Intellectual Property Director Peter Cheung (left) signs an agreement aimed at bolstering co-operation in trademarks with International Trademark Association President Mei-lan Stark (right). (May 12, 2014)

Trading pleasantries: Secretary for Commerce & Economic Development Gregory So (right) meets Malaysia's Minister of International Trade & Industry Mustapa Mohamed in Myanmar. (May 12, 2014)

Safeguarding copyright: Financial Secretary John Tsang speaks at the International Trademark Association 136th Annual Meeting opening ceremony. (May 12, 2014)

Fair handling: Secretary for Education Eddie Ng briefs reporters on the vacant kindergarten premises in Tin Shing Court. (May 13, 2014)

Ripple effect: Secretary for Food & Health Dr Ko Wing-man responds to the legislative filibuster on Queen Mary Hospital's reconstruction. (May 13, 2014)

Flat response: Secretary for Financial Services & the Treasury Prof KC Chan discusses property measures in the Legislative Council. (May 13, 2014)

Building consensus: Acting Chief Executive Carrie Lam says she hopes society can narrow differences over constitutional development. (May 13, 2014)

Open expo: Chief Secretary Carrie Lam opens the second edition of Art Basel in Hong Kong. (May 14, 2014)

Audit update: Chief Secretary Carrie Lam speaks on the Government Minute in response to the Report of the Public Accounts Committee No. 61 at the Legislative Council. (May 14, 2014)

Report expected: Secretary for Justice Rimsky Yuen briefs reporters after meeting the families of the Lamma ferry tragedy victims. (May 15, 2014)

Burning message: Secretary for the Environment KS Wong announces the Government's disposal of a tonne of seized ivory - a signal that it does not tolerate the slaughter of elephants for their tusks. (May 15, 2014)

No time to waste: Secretary for the Environment KS Wong calls for an urgent public decision on landfill extensions and the construction of a waste incinerator. (May 15, 2014)

Just for kicks: Secretary for Home Affairs Tsang Tak-sing presents awards at a Manchester United Soccer School training session in Mong Kok. (May 15, 2014)

Contingency plan: Financial Secretary John Tsang briefs reporters on measures to maintain public services in the event that interim funding runs out, while lawmakers continue filibustering over the Appropriation Bill. (May 15, 2014)

Fiscal figures: Government Economist Helen Chan briefs reporters on Hong Kong’s first quarter economic report. (May 16, 2014)

Independent probe: Acting Chief Secretary Carrie Lam announces the appointment of Justice Michael Hartmann, a non-permanent judge of the Court of Final Appeal, to head an expert group to look into the construction delay in the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link's Hong Kong section. (May 16, 2014)

Medical meeting: Secretary for Food & Health Dr Ko Wing-man (left) meets General Medical Council Chair Prof Sir Peter Rubin in London. (May 16, 2014)

Regional relations: Secretary for Commerce & Economic Development Gregory So (right) meets Indonesian Trade Minister Muhammad Lutfi in Qingdao. (May 16, 2014)

Use less: Secretary for Development Paul Chan appeals for community-wide participation in the ‘Let's Save 10L Water’ campaign. (May 17, 2014)

Centenary celebration: Chief Executive CY Leung speaks at a reception to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Hong Kong Chinese Civil Servants' Association. (May 17, 2014)

Trade summit: Secretary for Commerce & Economic Development Gregory So attends the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation Ministers Responsible for Trade Meeting in Qingdao. (May 17, 2014)

Poll stroll: Electoral Affairs Commission Chairman Justice Barnabas Fung (left) visits the Eastern District Council Nam Fung Constituency by-election polling station in Quarry Bay Community Hall. (May 18, 2014)

Patent pactTrading pleasantriesSafeguarding copyrightFair handlingRipple effectFlat responseBuilding consensusOpen expoAudit updateReport expectedBurning messageNo time to wasteJust for kicksContingency planFiscal figuresIndependent probeMedical meetingRegional relationsUse lessCentenary celebrationTrade summitPoll stroll