2023 in Hong Kong
Events in the year 2023 in Hong Kong.
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See also: | Other events of 2023 History of Hong Kong • Timeline • Years |
Incumbents
Executive branch | |||
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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 | |||
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Photo | Name | Position | Term |
Andrew Leung | President of the Legislative Council | 12 October 2016 – present | |
Judicial branch | |||
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Photo | Name | Position | Term |
Andrew Cheung | Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal | 11 January 2021 – present |
Executive branch
Legislative branch
Judicial branch
Events
- 6 January: The largest trial for the national security law against 47 pro-democracy activists begins in Hong Kong two years after their arrest.[1]
- 23 Feb : All SIM Card users (including old SIM card registered before 1 March 2022) requires real name registration. [2]
- 1 Mar : The Hong Kong Government lifts all mandatory mask-wearing requirements, and dropped all COVID-19 Restriction Law. [3][4]
- 2 May : The government propose 2023 Hong Kong electoral changes. Direct elected seats decreased from 452 out of 479 (94%) to 88 out of 470 (19%), and will establish the District Council Eligibility Review Committee for review the eligibility of every District Council Candidates.
- 3 July : The police reward 1 million Hong Kong Dollars for arrest of 8 people who violate the Hong Kong National Security Law.[5]
- 6 July : The 2023 Hong Kong electoral changes confirmed and approved by Legislative Council. [6]
- 10 July: The final version of 2023 Hong Kong electoral changes officially published and effective. [7][8]
- 1 September: Hong Kong raises its typhoon warning signal to level 10, the highest level, as Super Typhoon Saola approaches.[9]
- 8 September: After Typhon Haikui makes landfall Hong Kong, flooding reaches record levels, the heaviest since meteorological records began when measured by one hour rainfall.[10]
- 13 October : The Government published gazette notice to announce 1 April 2024 as the day to implement municipal solid waste (MSW) charging. [11]
- 18 October : Hong Kong Legislative Council passed a bill banning restaurants from providing single-use plastic tableware, tentative effective on 22 April 2024. [12]
- 25 October: Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu announces plans for the semi-autonomous city to formulate its own national security law by 2024.[13]
Arts and entertainment
- List of Hong Kong films of 2023
- List of 2023 box office number-one films in Hong Kong
- Hong Kong International Film Festival — 30 March to 10 April 2023[14]
- 16th Asian Film Awards - 12 March 2023
- 41st Hong Kong Film Awards — 16 April 2023
- Ultimate Song Chart Awards Presentation 2022 - 1 January 2023
Deaths
- 3 January – Joseph Koo, composer (b. 1931)[15]
- 11 January – Doming Lam, Macanese-born Hong Kong classical composer (b. 1926)[16]
- 13 January – Ray Cordeiro, broadcaster and disc jockey (b. 1924)[17]
- 21 February – Abby Choi, socialite and model (b. 1994)[18]
- 23 February – José Lei, Olympic sport shooter (1968) and civil servant (b. 1930)[19]
- 26 March – Peter Mak, film director (The Wicked City) and actor (Happy Sixteen, Lai Shi, China's Last Eunuch) (b. 1957)[20]
- 9 April – Richard Ng, actor (The Private Eyes, Winners and Sinners, Beyond the Sunset) (b. 1939)[21]
- 24 June – Sir Ti-liang Yang, jurist, chief justice (1988–1996) (b. 1929)[22]
- 5 July – Coco Lee, Hong Kong-American singer-songwriter (Singer) (b. 1975)[23]
- 18 August – Balltze, Shiba Inu dog and Internet meme (b. 2011)[24]
References
- "Hong Kong: Landmark national security trial begins – DW – 02/06/2023". dw.com. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
- "Real-name Registration for SIM Cards has been fully implemented!". Office of the Communications Authority, Hong Kong Government.
- "Government lifts all mandatory mask-wearing requirements". HKSAR Government Press Release.
- Ho-Him, Chan (28 December 2022). "Hong Kong abandons last Covid curbs to revive economy". Financial Times.
- "8 wanted for NSL offences". news.gov.hk.
- "Hong Kong cuts directly elected District Council seats as overhaul unanimously approved". Hong Kong Free Press.
- "Ordinance passed and promulgated" (PDF). Hong Kong Gazette. 2023-07-10. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-07-10.
- "District Councils (Amendment) Ordinance 2023--Ordinance No. 19 of 2023" (PDF). Hong Kong Government Gazette. 2023-07-10. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-07-10.
- "Typhoon Saola slams southern China after battering Hong Kong". France 24. 2023-09-01. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
- Siu, Tyrone; Master, Farah; Siu, Tyrone; Master, Farah (2023-09-08). "Hong Kong, Shenzhen deluged by heaviest rain on record". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
- "Waste charging starts Apr 1". RTHK News. 2023-10-13.
- "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.
- "Hong Kong's leader says to create new national security law in 2024". France 24. 2023-10-25. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
- "47th Hong Kong International Film Festival – Programme 2023". Filmitalia. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- "Renowned composer Joseph Koo dies at the age of 92 - RTHK". news.rthk.hk. 4 January 2023.
- "作曲家林樂培逝世享年96歲 曾為港台製古典音樂節目 - RTHK". news.rthk.hk (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2023-09-02.
- "RTHK's 'Uncle Ray' Cordeiro dies aged 98 - RTHK". news.rthk.hk. 14 January 2023.
- LeeCorrespondent, Amanda (2023-02-25). "HK socialite's headless body found: 6 other gruesome murders that shocked the city". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
- "Olympedia – José Lei". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
- "《流星花園2》導演麥大傑過世! 柴智屏哀悼:去年7月還活力充沛". www.mirrormedia.mg. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
- "Iconic Hong Kong comedian Richard Ng dies aged 83". AsiaOne. 2023-04-10. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
- "消息:前最高法院首席大法官楊鐵樑逝世 終年93歲 - RTHK". news.rthk.hk (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2023-09-02.
- TVBS. "快訊/李玟驚傳過世!享年48歲 親姊姊發文證實噩耗│TVBS新聞網". TVBS (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2023-09-02.
- Ray, Shiladitya. "Viral meme dog Cheems dies during surgery; tributes pour in". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
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