Events in the year 2024 in Hong Kong.
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Incumbents
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John Lee | Chief Executive | 30 June 2022 – present |
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Eric Chan | Chief Secretary for Administration | 1 July 2022 – present |
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Paul Mo-po Chan | Financial Secretary | 16 January 2017 – present |
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Paul Ting-Kok Lam | Secretary for Justice | 1 July 2022 – present |
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| Photo | Name | Position | Term |
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Andrew Leung | President of the Legislative Council | 12 October 2016 – present |
| Judicial branch | |||
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Andrew Cheung | Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal | 11 January 2021 – present |
Executive branch
editLegislative branch
editJudicial branch
editEvents
editJanuary
edit- 1 January: Members of seventh District Councils assume office.[1]
- 9 January: The government formally grant Caritas Institute of Higher Education university status and rename to Saint Francis University, this will be the first catholic university in Hong Kong.[2]
- 29 January: The High Court of Hong Kong orders Evergrande Group into liquidation after the real estate developer fails to restructure a debt amount in excess of US$300 billion.[3]
February
edit- 4 February: Hong Kong XI lose 4-1 to Inter Miami at Hong Kong Stadium.[4]
March
edit- 16 March: A court sentences 12 people to prison terms ranging from four to seven years in prison for storming LegCo in July 2019. The defendants included actor Gregory Wong and activists Ventus Lau and Owen Chow.[5]
- 19 March: The Hong Kong Legislative Council passes the Safeguarding National Security Bill, obligated by Article 23 of HKSAR Basic Law.[6]
- 26 March: The Executive Council of Hong Kong approves the construction of the Hung Shui Kiu MTR station, which is expected to be completed by 2030.[7]
April
edit- 10 April: A fire at the New Lucky House in Jordan, Kowloon, kills five people and injures 35 others.[8]
- 22 April : Hong Kong bans restaurants from providing single-use plastic tableware.[9][10]
May
edit- 8 May: The Court of Appeal rules in favor of the Department of Justice, banning the protest song Glory to Hong Kong on national security grounds.[11][12]
- 30 May: The High Court of Hong Kong convicts 14 pro-democracy activists in the biggest trial in Hong Kong involving the 2020 Hong Kong national security law.[13]
June
edit- 6 June: British judges Jonathan Sumption and Lawrence Collins resign from the Court of Final Appeal, with Collins attributing his departure to the “political situation in Hong Kong”.[14]
- 18 June: Chief Executive John Lee announces that the Hong Kong Stock Exchange would end its practice of shutting trading during typhoons and other extreme weather.[15]
July
edit- 3 July: The Hong Kong Legislative Council passes a bill to reform the Social Workers Registration Board, increasing the number of members from 15 to 27, with the number of appointees rising from eight to 17.[16]
- 25 July: The Digital Policy Office is established through a merger of the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO) with the Efficiency Office (EffO).[17]
August
edit- 6 August: The national security exhibition gallery officially opens at the Hong Kong Museum of History in Tsim Sha Tsui.[18][19][20]
- 29 August:
- The pro-democracy news outlet Stand News and its former chief editors Chung Pui-kuen and Patrick Lam become the first defendants to be convicted of sedition in Hong Kong since its handover to China in 1997,[21] which Chung sentenced to 21 months' imprisonment on 26 September.[22]
- Lai Chun-pong is convicted by a jury of planning to stage bomb attacks during the 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests. Six other defendants are acquitted.[23]
September
edit- 2 September: Cathay Pacific grounds 48 of its Airbus aircraft following an engine fire on a flight heading to Zurich.[24]
- 10–15 September: The Hong Kong Open Badminton competition is held.[25]
October
edit- 13-14 October: Nine monkeys die at the Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens following an outbreak of melioidosis.[26]
- 22 October: The Digital Policy Office orders a ban on the usage of WhatsApp, WeChat and Google Drive on government computers, citing cybersecurity concerns.[27]
- 23 October: Experts announce the discovery of the first dinosaur fossils in Hong Kong after bones embedded in a Cretaceous-era rock in Port Island in the Hong Kong UNESCO Global Geopark are recovered.[28]
November
edit- 14 November: Ng Chi-hung, who pled guilty to leading a bombing plot against police officers during the 2019 Hong Kong protests, is sentenced to 23 years and 10 months imprisonment.[29]
- 19 November: Benny Tai, Joshua Wong and 43 other pro-democracy activists are convicted of subversion for organising the 2020 Hong Kong pro-democracy primaries and are sentenced to up to ten years' imprisonment. Two defendants are acquitted.[30]
Holidays
edit- 1 January, Monday – New Year's Day
- 10 February, Saturday – Lunar New Year's Day
- 12 February, Monday – The third day of Lunar New Year
- 13 February, Tuesday – The fourth day of Lunar New Year
- 29 March, Friday – Good Friday
- 30 March, Saturday – The day following Good Friday
- 1 April, Monday – Easter Monday
- 4 April, Thursday – Ching Ming Festival
- 1 May, Wednesday – Labour Day
- 15 May, Wednesday – Buddha's Birthday
- 10 June, Monday – Tuen of The Festival
- 1 July, Monday – Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day
- 18 September, Wednesday – The day following the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival
- 1 October, Tuesday – National Day
- 11 October, Friday – Chung Yeung Festival
- 25 December, Wednesday – Christmas Day
- 26 December, Thursday – The first weekday after Christmas Day
Arts and entertainment
editDeaths
edit- 2 February – Gregory Charles Rivers, Australian-born actor (b. 1965)[33]
References
edit- ^ "Members of seventh term District Councils take oaths and assume office (with photos/video)". HK Government Press Release.
- ^ "Hong Kong gets its own Catholic university, Saint Francis University". Asia News. 2024-01-09.
- ^ "China Evergrande has been ordered to liquidate. The real estate giant owes over $300 billion". AP News. 2024-01-29. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
- ^ "Fans unhappy at not seeing injured Messi play as Inter Miami cruises past Hong Kong XI 4-1". AP News. 2024-02-04. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
- ^ "Jail terms of up to 7 years for 12 who stormed Hong Kong legislature". Reuters. March 16, 2024.
- ^ "Hong Kong legislature unanimously passes new national security law". Reuters. March 19, 2024.
- ^ "ExCo approves the Hung Shui Kiu MTR station project, expected to be completed in 2030". The Standard. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
- ^ "Fire in packed Hong Kong building kills five, dozens in hospital". Reuters. April 10, 2024.
- ^ "Hong Kong's single-use plastics ban: suppliers of eco-friendly tableware urge patience amid concerns over quality". SCMP.
- ^ "Hong Kong ban on throwaway plastic tableware to come into force on April 22 next year, but some lawmakers say move too close to introduction of plastic waste bag charges". SCMP. 2023-10-18.
- ^ Wu, Willa (2024-05-08). "Popular protest song 'Glory to Hong Kong' banned after previous court ruling overturned". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
- ^ Leung, Hillary (8 May 2024). "Gov't bid to ban 'Glory to Hong Kong' protest song approved by appeals court". Hong Kong Free Press. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ "Hong Kong convicts 14 activists of subversion". BBC. 2024-05-30. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
- ^ "Two British judges resign from Hong Kong court. One cites the city's 'political situation'". Associated Press. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "Hong Kong to keep stock market open during typhoons". Al Jazeera. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ "Legco passes bill to reform social worker board". RTHK. 2024-07-03.
- ^ "Digital Policy Office established today". Press Release of the HKSAR Government. 2024-07-25.
- ^ "Hong Kong unveils new national security exhibition as officials urge vigilance against risks". Hong Kong Free Press. 2024-08-06.
- ^ "Dozens queue to visit new national security gallery". RTHK. 2024-08-06.
- ^ "CE urges visits to new national security gallery". RTHK. 2024-08-06.
- ^ "Hong Kong journalists found guilty of sedition in landmark case". France 24. 2024-08-29.
- ^ "Hong Kong outlet Stand News editor jailed for sedition". France 24. 2024-09-26.
- ^ "Hong Kong court convicts 1 person and acquits 6 others in landmark terrorism trial". Associated Press. 2024-08-29.
- ^ "EU orders Airbus A350 inspections after Cathay engine fire". France 24. 2024-09-06.
- ^ C, Paul (22 September 2023). "2024 BWF Tour Schedule". All About Badminton. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
- ^ "9 monkeys who died in Hong Kong's zoo in 2 days had been infected with melioidosis, officials say". Associated Press. 2024-10-19.
- ^ "Hong Kong bars services like WhatsApp and Google Drive from government computers". Associated Press. 2024-10-23.
- ^ "Hong Kong discovers dinosaur fossils for the first time". Associated Press. 2024-10-23.
- ^ "Mastermind of foiled Hong Kong bomb plot to target police is jailed for nearly 24 years". Associated Press. 2024-11-14.
- ^ "Top Hong Kong pro-democracy leaders jailed for years". BBC. 2024-11-19.
- ^ "Hong Kong Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ^ "General Holidays". Govt HK. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ^ "Household Hong Kong actor Gregory Charles Rivers dead at 58". Lifestyle Asia Hong Kong. 4 February 2024.