United Kingdom: 04 February 2012, 07:44pm

RTHK RADIO 4 FEATURES NEW BRITISH TALENT MARA CARLYLE ON 15 SEPTEMBER (08/08/2005): The British Consulate-General, the British Council and RTHK Radio 4 are bringing an exciting new British performer to Hong Kong for two performances next month. Mara Carlyle's ethereal voice and contemporary instrumentals have led to rave reviews in the British music press for her debut album The Lovely. Her live broadcast performance on Thursday 15 September will be the highlight of RTHK Radio 4's British music month as part of its 2005 Music Beyond Borders series. Ms Caryle will also perform at the Fringe Club on Friday 16 September. More...

PUBLIC INVITED TO REMEMBER THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF HONG KONG'S LIBERATION (05/08/2005): A memorial ceremony will take place at the Cenotaph in Chater Road, Central on Sunday 14 August 2005. More...

This month on i-uk.com - your essential guide to the UK for business, study or pleasure (01/08/2005)

New film academies for UK film industry: The creation of a new network of film academies to educate and train new filmmaking talent has been announced by Skillset, the Sector Skills Council for the Audio Visual Industries. View article

More overseas students are choosing the UK: According to the latest official statistics published by the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service UCAS, overseas students applying for UK-based courses is up by nearly 8 per cent. View article

NEW NEW RULES ON UK STATE PENSIONS (27/07/2005): Changes to the United Kingdom State Pension provisions now provide more choice for people reaching State Pension age. More...

SIX MONTHLY REPORT TO PARLIAMENT ON HONG KONG (19/07/2005): In the latest Six-Monthly Report to Parliament on Hong Kong, published today, the British Foreign Secretary said he looked forward to working closely with Donald Tsang following his election as Chief Executive. More...

MANCHESTER UNITED LEADS BUSINESS TEAM TO HONG KONG AND MACAO (19/07/2005): UK businesses from the North West of England visit Hong Kong and Macao to explore trade and investment opportunities, along side Manchester United's tour of Asia. More...

All non-European Economic Area (EEA) nationals intending to stay in the UK for more than six months will need entry clearance before they travel to the UK from 13 November 2005 (12/07/2005). More...

LONDON TO HOST OLYMPIC GAMES IN 2012 (07/07/05): London has won its bid to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2012. The International Olympic Committee in Singapore made the announcement on 6 July.

London won a two-way fight with Paris by 54 votes to 50 at the IOC meeting in Singapore, after the elimination of Moscow, New York and Madrid from the original shortlist of five cities. Speaking at the G8 Summit in Gleneagles, the Prime Minister, Tony Blair, described the decision as 'tremendous and momentous' for London.'

Reaction from the Prime Minister on London's successful bid to host the 2012 Olympics (Number 10 website).

NEW COLLECTION TIME FOR BN(O) PASSPORTS (07/07/2005): From 11 July 2005, the collection time for BN(O) passports will be from 8:45am to 4:30pm.

UK TAKES ON SIX-MONTH EU PRESIDENCY (30/06/2005): The United Kingdom will take over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU) tomorrow. More...

UK MINISTER FOR TRADE AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS VISITS HONG KONG (30/06/2005): UK Minister for Trade and Foreign Affairs, Ian Pearson MP, starts a two-day visit to Hong Kong on Monday 4 July. More...

VISA-FREE TRAVEL TO THE USA FOR BRITISH CITIZENS EXTENDED TO 26 OCTOBER 2006 (29/06/2005). More...

ASIA PACIFIC INVESTMENT INTO UK SURGES NEARLY 50%, HIGHLIGHTING ITS POSITION AS EUROPE'S NO 1 DESTINATION FOR ASIA BUSINESSES (29/06/2005): UK Trade & Investment releases its 2004-05 investment review report. More...

HM THE QUEEN RECOGNISES OUTSTANDING HONG KONG RESIDENTS IN THE QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY HONOURS LIST 2005 (11/06/2005). More...

TUESDAY 17 MAY 2005: British passport holders will need a machine-readable passport to enter the United States without a visa from 26 June 2005. While all British passports issued in Hong Kong and the UK have been machine readable since 1992, the British Consulate-General urges all British passport holders to check that they have machine readable passports before planning to travel to the US. More...

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