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Donald Tsang, Guangdong chief lead talks
Chief Executive Donald Tsang Yam-kuen and Guangdong Governor Huang Huahua (pictured) lead delegations to the 14th plenary session of the Hong Kong-Guangdong Co-operation Joint Conference, to discuss measures to enhance co-operation. Agreements covering several areas of co-operation will be signed.
Mapping centre opens in Beijing
A national innovation hub in Beijing for surveying and mapping opens to the media tomorrow. Experts will give briefings on surveying and mapping work in China's west, as well as the updating of the 1:50,000 geomatic database. China will launch its first high-definition civilian survey satellite at the end of the year, which will help map its western region.
Foxconn to report on second quarter
Foxconn Technology Group, maker of the iPhone, reports second-quarter earnings. The Taiwanese company, which also controls Hon Hai, makes most of Apple's products - including the iPad - at its Shenzhen factories.