2024 in Hong Kong explained

Events in the year 2024 in Hong Kong.

Incumbents

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

Executive branch

• Chief Executive: John Lee
  • Chief Secretary for Administration: Eric Chan
  • Financial Secretary: Paul Mo-po Chan
  • Secretary for Justice: Paul Lam

Legislative branch

• President of the Legislative Council: Andrew Leung

Judicial branch

• Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal: Andrew Cheung

Events

January

• 1 January: Members of seventh District Councils assume office.^[1]
• 9 January: The government formally grant Caritas Institute of Higher Education university status and rename to Saint Francis University, this will be the first catholic university in Hong Kong.^[2]
• 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.^[3]

February

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

March

• 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.^[5]
• 19 March: The Hong Kong Legislative Council passes the Safeguarding National Security Bill, obligated by Article 23 of HKSAR Basic Law.^[6]
• 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.^[7]

April

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

May

• 8 May: The Court of Appeal rules in favor of the Department of Justice, banning the protest song Glory to Hong Kong on national security grounds.^{[11] [12]}
• 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.^[13]

June

• 6 June: British judges Jonathan Sumption and Lawrence Collins resign from the Court of Final Appeal, with Collins attributing his departure to the “political situation in Hong Kong”.^[14]
• 18 June: Chief Executive John Lee announces that the Hong Kong Stock Exchange would end its practice of shutting trading during typhoons and other extreme weather.^[15]

July

• 3 July: The Hong Kong Legislative Council passes a bill to reform the Social Workers Registration Board, increasing the number of members from 15 to 27, with the number of appointees rising from eight to 17.^[16]
• 25 July: The Digital Policy Office established through a merger of the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO) with the Efficiency Office (EffO).^[17]

August

• 6 August: The national security exhibition gallery officially open at the Museum of History in Tsim Sha Tsui. ^{[18] [19] [20]}

Scheduled events

• 10 to 15 September – The Hong Kong Open Badminton competition will be held.^[21]

Holidays

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• 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

• 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

• 2 February – Gregory Charles Rivers, Australian-born actor (b. 1965)^[24]

External links

• Official website
• Online calendar

Notes and References

1. News: Members of seventh term District Councils take oaths and assume office (with photos/video) . HK Government Press Release.
2. News: Hong Kong gets its own Catholic university, Saint Francis University. Asia News. 2024-01-09.
3. Web site: 2024-01-29 . China Evergrande has been ordered to liquidate. The real estate giant owes over $300 billion . 2024-01-29 . AP News . en.
4. Web site: 2024-02-04 . Fans unhappy at not seeing injured Messi play as Inter Miami cruises past Hong Kong XI 4-1 . 2024-04-11 . AP News . en.
5. Web site: March 16, 2024 . Jail terms of up to 7 years for 12 who stormed Hong Kong legislature . .
6. Web site: March 19, 2024 . Hong Kong legislature unanimously passes new national security law . .
7. Web site: ExCo approves the Hung Shui Kiu MTR station project, expected to be completed in 2030 . 2024-03-29 . The Standard . en.
8. Web site: April 10, 2024 . Fire in packed Hong Kong building kills five, dozens in hospital . .
9. News: Hong Kong's single-use plastics ban: suppliers of eco-friendly tableware urge patience amid concerns over quality. SCMP.
10. News: 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. 2023-10-18. SCMP.
11. Web site: Wu . Willa . 2024-05-08 . Popular protest song 'Glory to Hong Kong' banned after previous court ruling overturned . 2024-05-08 . . en.
12. Web site: Leung . Hillary . 8 May 2024 . Gov't bid to ban 'Glory to Hong Kong' protest song approved by appeals court . 14 May 2024 . Hong Kong Free Press.
13. Web site: 2024-05-30 . Hong Kong convicts 14 activists of subversion . 2024-05-30 . . en.
14. Web site: 7 June 2024 . Two British judges resign from Hong Kong court. One cites the city's 'political situation' . 7 June 2024 . . en.
15. Web site: 18 June 2024. Hong Kong to keep stock market open during typhoons . 18 June 2024. Al Jazeera. en.
16. News: Legco passes bill to reform social worker board. 2024-07-03. RTHK.
17. News: Digital Policy Office established today. 2024-07-25. Press Release of the HKSAR Government.
18. News: Hong Kong unveils new national security exhibition as officials urge vigilance against risks. Hong Kong Free Press. 2024-08-06.
19. News: Dozens queue to visit new national security gallery. RTHK. 2024-08-06.
20. News: CE urges visits to new national security gallery. RTHK. 2024-08-06.
21. Web site: 2024 BWF Tour Schedule . Paul . C . 22 September 2023. November 3, 2023 . All About Badminton . en.
22. Web site: Hong Kong Public Holidays 2024. 3 November 2023 . Public Holidays Global.
23. Web site: General Holidays . 3 November 2023 . Govt HK. en.
24. Web site: Household Hong Kong actor Gregory Charles Rivers dead at 58. Lifestyle Asia Hong Kong. 4 February 2024.