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March 14, 2011 - Week in Review

See the week's main Government news in pictures.

Energising event: Financial Secretary John Tsang (centre) officiates at a ceremony to officially launch citywide electric-vehicle charging points. (March 15, 2011)
 
Monitoring fallout: Officers from the Hong Kong Observatory brief Chief Executive Donald Tsang (left) on how they measure the level of radiation in Hong Kong, after the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan. (March 16, 2011)
 
Voluntary check: Auxiliary Medical Services staff speak with a passenger arriving from Japan at a health desk the Goverment set up at Hong Kong International Airport. (March 16, 2011)
 
Boeing towing: Disciplinary and security forces staff pull a Cathay Pacific 747 aircraft - weighing more than 217 tonnes - at Hong Kong International Airport, as part of the festivities to mark 100 years of aviation in Hong Kong.  (March 17, 2011)
 
Heavy load: Another team pulls a Hong Kong Airlines Airbus A330, attempting to help set a world record. (March 17, 2011)
 
World beaters: Altogether, 260 volunteers pulled four aircraft - a Cathay Pacific Boeing 747, two Airbus A330s from Dragonair and Hong Kong Airlines, and a Government Flying Service Zlin Z242L - to set the Guinness World Record for "heaviest amount of aircraft pulled simultaneously".
 
Moniker meeting: Chief Secretary Henry Tang delivers a speech at the naming ceremony for the Run Run Shaw Creative Media Centre. (March 17, 2011)
 
One-stop chop: Secretary for Financial Services & the Treasury Prof KC Chan speaks at the Companies Registry electronic incorporation service launching ceremony. (March 18, 2011)
 
Security boost: A Hong Kong Government support team of 26 officers arrives in Tokyo to help Hong Kong residents return home in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear crisis. (March 18, 2011)
 
Rest in peace: Chief Executive Donald Tsang signs a book of condolences at Japan's Consulate-General in Hong Kong to mourn victims of last week's earthquake and tsunami.  (March 18, 2011)
 
Support offer: Chief Executive Donald Tsang met Japan’s Consul-General in Hong Kong, Yuji Kumamaru, and assured him Hong Kong stands ready to render every possible assistance to Japan. Mr Tsang also expressed hopes that the nuclear crisis in Fukushima can be resolved as soon as possible. (March 18, 2011)
 
Safer skies: Director-General of Civil Aviation Norman Lo and European Aviation Safety Agency Aviation Safety Officer Sylvette Chollet sign a working arrangement. (March 18, 2011)
 
Flying high: Chief Executive Donald Tsang addresses the 100th Anniversary of Aviation Development in Hong Kong dinner at the Regal Airport Hotel. (March 18, 2011)
 
Flower power: Tai Lo-chi, the champion of the Hong Kong Flower Show student drawing competition in the Junior Section in Primary School category, shows her winning entry. (March 19, 2011)
 
Garden party: More than 80 children and their family members from the Little Life Warrior Society tour the gardens at Government House, where they enjoyed a concert and drama performance. (March 19, 2011)