2015 in Hong Kong explained

The following lists events from 2015 in Hong Kong.

Incumbents

• Chief Executive - Leung Chun-ying

Events

January

• 14, 19 and 21 January - 6th Hong Kong International Chamber Music Festival
• 19–22 January - HKTDC Hong Kong Fashion Week for fall and winter.

February

• 1 February - Pro-democracy protesters peaceful return to the streets of Hong Kong for the first time since the end of Occupy Central protests in December.^{[1] [2]}

April

• 1 April - The Executive Council of Hong Kong announced that Asia Television's television licence will not be renewed, the first time this has happened. Meanwhile HK Television Entertainment is awarded a new television licence.^{[3] [4]}

Deaths

May

• 9 May - Lo Wing-lok, 60, Hong Kong politician, member of the Legislative Council for Medical (2000–2004), lung cancer. (b. 1954)^[5]
• 16 May - Yeung Kwong, 89, Hong Kong pro-communist activist.^[6]

See also

• List of Hong Kong films of 2015

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pro-democracy protesters to return to Hong Kong streets. 1 February 2015. France 24. AFP. https://web.archive.org/web/20150208092247/http://www.france24.com/en/20150201-pro-democracy-protesters-return-hong-kong-streets/?aef_campaign_date=2015-02-01&aef_campaign_ref=partage_aef&ns_campaign=reseaux_sociaux&ns_linkname=editorial&ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter. 8 February 2015. dead. 18 February 2015. dmy-all.
2. Web site: Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters return to streets. 1 February 2015. BBC.
3. Web site: Chief Executive in Council's decisions on free TV licence applications of ATV and HKTVE . GovHK . 10 October 2021 . 1 April 2015.
4. Web site: Nip . Amy . Cheung . Tony . Hong Kong's ATV denied new free-to-air licence as Exco pulls the plug on ailing broadcaster . South China Morning Post . 10 October 2021 . 1 April 2015.
5. Web site: 信報即時新聞 -- 勞永樂據報今早病逝 終年60歲. 信報即時新聞. 2015-06-07. 2015-06-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20150624030050/http://www2.hkej.com/instantnews/current/article/1049289/%E5%8B%9E%E6%B0%B8%E6%A8%82%E6%93%9A%E5%A0%B1%E4%BB%8A%E6%97%A9%E7%97%85%E9%80%9D+%E7%B5%82%E5%B9%B460%E6%AD%B2. dead.
6. Web site: Veteran unionist Yeung Kwong, ringleader in 1967 Hong Kong riots, dies at 89. 16 May 2015. South China Morning Post.