2024 in Hong Kong

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Events in the year 2024 in Hong Kong.

Incumbents[edit]

Executive branch
Photo	Name	Position	Term
	John Lee	Chief Executive	30 June 2022 – present
	Eric Chan	Chief Secretary for Administration	1 July 2022 – present
	Paul Mo-po Chan	Financial Secretary	16 January 2017 – present
	Paul Ting-Kok Lam	Secretary for Justice	1 July 2022 – present

Legislative branch
Photo	Name	Position	Term
	Andrew Leung	President of the Legislative Council	12 October 2016 – present

Judicial branch
Photo	Name	Position	Term
	Andrew Cheung	Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal	11 January 2021 – present

Events[edit]

January[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]

February[edit]

4 February: Hong Kong XI lose 4-1 to Inter Miami at Hong Kong Stadium.^[3]

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.^[4]
19 March: The Hong Kong Legislative Council passes the Safeguarding National Security Bill, obligated by Article 23 of HKSAR Basic Law.^[5]
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.^[6]

April[edit]

10 April: A fire at the New Lucky House in Jordan, Kowloon, kills five people and injures 35 others.^[7]
22 April : Hong Kong bans restaurants from providing single-use plastic tableware.^[8]^[9]

May[edit]

8 May: The Court of Appeal rules in favour of the Department of Justice, approve banning the protest song Glory to Hong Kong on national security grounds.^[10]^[11]
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.^[12]

Scheduled events[edit]

1 August : Hong Kong will start to implement the municipal solid waste charging scheme, after it was postponed from 1 April.^[13]
10 to 15 September – The Hong Kong Open Badminton competition will be held.^[14]

Holidays[edit]

Source:^[15]^[16]

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]

Deaths[edit]

2 February – Gregory Charles Rivers, Australian-born actor (b. 1965)^[17]

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.
^ "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.
^ "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]

[1] "Members of seventh term District Councils take oaths and assume office (with photos/video)". HK Government Press Release.

[2] "China Evergrande has been ordered to liquidate. The real estate giant owes over $300 billion". AP News. 2024-01-29. Retrieved 2024-01-29.

[3] "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.

[4] "Jail terms of up to 7 years for 12 who stormed Hong Kong legislature". Reuters. March 16, 2024.

[5] "Hong Kong legislature unanimously passes new national security law". Reuters. March 19, 2024.

[6] "ExCo approves the Hung Shui Kiu MTR station project, expected to be completed in 2030". The Standard. Retrieved 2024-03-29.

[7] "Fire in packed Hong Kong building kills five, dozens in hospital". Reuters. April 10, 2024.

[8] "Hong Kong's single-use plastics ban: suppliers of eco-friendly tableware urge patience amid concerns over quality". SCMP.

[9] "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.

[10] 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.

[11] 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.

[12] "Hong Kong convicts 14 activists of subversion". BBC. 2024-05-30. Retrieved 2024-05-30.

[13] "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.

[14] C, Paul (22 September 2023). "2024 BWF Tour Schedule". All About Badminton. Retrieved November 3, 2023.

[15] "Hong Kong Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 3 November 2023.

[16] "General Holidays". Govt HK. Retrieved 3 November 2023.

[17] "Household Hong Kong actor Gregory Charles Rivers dead at 58". Lifestyle Asia Hong Kong. 4 February 2024.

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Events[edit]

January[edit]

February[edit]

March[edit]

April[edit]

May[edit]

Scheduled events[edit]

Holidays[edit]

Arts and entertainment[edit]

Deaths[edit]

References[edit]

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