2024 in Hong Kong
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Events in the year 2024 in Hong Kong.
Incumbents[edit]
| Executive branch | |||
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| Photo | Name | Position | Term |
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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 |
| Legislative branch | |||
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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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| Photo | Name | Position | Term |
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Andrew Cheung | Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal | 11 January 2021 – present |
Executive branch[edit]
Legislative branch[edit]
Judicial branch[edit]
Events[edit]
- 1 January: Members of seventh District Councils assume office.[1]
- 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.[2]
- 4 February: Hong Kong XI lose 4-1 to Inter Miami at Hong Kong Stadium.
- 16 March: A court in Hong Kong 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.[3]
- 19 March: The Hong Kong Legislative Council passes the Safeguarding National Security Bill, obligated by Article 23 of HKSAR Basic Law.[4]
- 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.[5]
Scheduled events[edit]
- 22 April : Hong Kong will ban restaurants from providing single-use plastic tableware.[6]
- 1 August : Hong Kong will start to implement the municipal solid waste charging scheme, after it was postponed from 1 April.[7]
- 10 to 15 September – The Hong Kong Open Badminton competition will be held.[8]
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[edit]
- List of Hong Kong films of 2024
- List of 2024 box office number-one films in Hong Kong
- List of Hong Kong submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
Deaths[edit]
- 2 February – Gregory Charles Rivers, Australian-born actor (b. 1965)[11]
References[edit]
- ^ "Members of seventh term District Councils take oaths and assume office (with photos/video)". HK Government Press Release.
- ^ "China Evergrande has been ordered to liquidate. The real estate giant owes over $300 billion". AP News. 2024-01-29. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Standard, The. "ExCo approves the Hung Shui Kiu MTR station project, expected to be completed in 2030". The Standard. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "What you need to know about Hong Kong's coming waste-charging scheme, from getting bags to saving money". South China Morning Post. 2024-01-18.
- ^ C, Paul (22 September 2023). "2024 BWF Tour Schedule". All About Badminton. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
- ^ "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.
External links[edit]
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