2013 in Hong Kong explained

Events in the year 2013 in Hong Kong.

Incumbents

• Chief Executive - Leung Chun-ying^[1]

Events

March

• 25 March - Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal rules that foreign domestic workers are not allowed to become Hong Kong permanent residents.^{[2] [3] [4]}

April

• 3 April - In cricket, United Arab Emirates defeats Hong Kong by 32 runs for the third place.^[5]

May

• 3 May - The world's largest rubber duck is moved to Hong Kong. ^[6]

June

• 23 June - After a failed U.S. extradition request Hong Kong says does not fully comply with the law, U.S. whistleblower Edward Snowden leaves Hong Kong for Moscow. ^{[7] [8]}

September

• 23 September - At least 25 people are dead in Hong Kong and southern China after Typhoon Usagi passes through with the storm having killed eight people in the Philippines.^{[9] [10]}

See also

• List of Hong Kong films of 2013

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hong Kong profile . BBC News . 2 January 2020 . 6 April 2017.
2. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-21920811 (BBC)
3. https://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/25/us-hongkong-maids-idUSBRE92O04520130325 (Reuters)
4. http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia-pacific/2013/03/20133254315486835.html (Al Jazeera)
5. http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/624070.html (ESPN Cricinfo)
6. http://abcnews.go.com/Weird/wireStory/giant-rubber-duck-makes-splash-hong-kong-harbor-19098462 (ABC News)
7. http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia-pacific/2013/06/2013623852190647.html (Al Jazeera)
8. http://www.guardian.co.uk/global/2013/jun/23/edward-snowden-leaves-hong-kong-moscow-live (The Guardian)
9. http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/09/22/20638844-twenty-dead-after-powerful-typhoon-lashes-hong-kong?lite?ocid=twitter (NBC News)
10. Web site: (AP) . 2022-08-07 . 2013-09-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130926162237/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/hong-kong-braces-years-most-powerful-typhoon . dead .