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List of events
Events in the year 2023 in
Hong Kong .
Incumbents
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 February : All SIM Card users (including old SIM card registered before 1 March 2022) requires real name registration.
[2]
1 March : 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]
7 – 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. (Recorded 158mm rainfall on
Hong Kong Observatory headquarter between 7 September 23:00 and 8 September 00:00).
[10]
8 September:
MTR awards the contract for the design and construction of
Kwu Tung station on the MTR
Northern Link of the
East Rail line to
Bouygues .
[11]
13 October : The Government published gazette notice to announce 1 April 2024 as the day to implement municipal solid waste (MSW) charging.
[12]
18 October : Hong Kong Legislative Council passed a bill banning restaurants from providing single-use plastic tableware, tentative effective on 22 April 2024.
[13]
25 October:
Hong Kong Chief Executive
John Lee Ka-chiu announces plans to formulate
a new local version national security law by implementing basic law article 23 to supplement existing
Hong Kong national security law in 2024, making two national security law co-exists together once the new law pass.
[14]
10 December: The
2023 Hong Kong District Council elections were held.
14 December:
Hong Kong police announce
HK$ 1 million (
US$ 128,000)
bounties for five
activists residing overseas, including
Simon Cheng , charging them with
inciting
secession under the
national security law .
[15]
28 December:
SMS Sender Registration Scheme will start implement. Under the SMS Registration scheme, SMS sender who have officially registered will have a prefix "#" in the sender IDs, while non-register sender ID will not have prefix "#".
[16]
[17]
Arts and entertainment
Deaths
3 January –
Joseph Koo , composer (b. 1931)
[19]
11 January –
Doming Lam , Macanese-born Hong Kong classical composer (b. 1926)
[20]
13 January –
Ray Cordeiro , broadcaster and disc jockey (b. 1924)
[21]
21 February –
Abby Choi , socialite and model (b. 1994)
[22]
23 February –
José Lei , Olympic sport shooter (
1968 ) and civil servant (b. 1930)
[23]
26 March –
Peter Mak , film director (
The Wicked City ) and actor (
Happy Sixteen ,
Lai Shi, China's Last Eunuch ) (b. 1957)
[24]
9 April –
Richard Ng , actor (
The Private Eyes ,
Winners and Sinners ,
Beyond the Sunset ) (b. 1939)
[25]
24 June –
Sir Ti-liang Yang , jurist,
chief justice (1988–1996) (b. 1929)
[26]
5 July –
Coco Lee , Hong Kong-American singer-songwriter (
Singer ) (b. 1975)
[27]
18 August –
Balltze ,
Shiba Inu dog and
Internet meme (b. 2011)
[28]
11 December –
Kathy Chow , actress (
The Breaking Point ,
Time Before Time ,
The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber ) (b. 1966)
[29]
References
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"Hong Kong: Landmark national security trial begins – DW – 02/06/2023" . dw.com . Retrieved 2023-02-06 .
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"Real-name Registration for SIM Cards has been fully implemented!" . Office of the Communications Authority, Hong Kong Government.
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"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 .
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"8 wanted for NSL offences" . news.gov.hk.
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"Hong Kong cuts directly elected District Council seats as overhaul unanimously approved" . Hong Kong Free Press.
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"Ordinance passed and promulgated" (PDF) . Hong Kong Gazette. 2023-07-10.
Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-07-10.
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"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.
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"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 .
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"港鐵 > 招標及合約公告" . www.mtr.com.hk (in Chinese). Retrieved 2024-03-26 .
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"Waste charging starts Apr 1" . RTHK News. 2023-10-13.
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"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.
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"Hong Kong's leader says to create new national security law in 2024" . France 24 . 2023-10-25. Retrieved 2023-10-25 .
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"Hong Kong Offers Bounties for 5 Activists Accused of Security Crimes" . News18 . 2023-12-14. Retrieved 2023-12-15 .
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"Short Message Service (SMS) Sender Registration Scheme" . Office of the Communications Authority, HKSAR Government.
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"短訊發放人登記制月底實施 獲認證電訊商名稱將以「#」號開頭" (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). RTHK, Yahoo News.
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"47th Hong Kong International Film Festival – Programme 2023" . Filmitalia . Retrieved 10 December 2022 .
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"Renowned composer Joseph Koo dies at the age of 92 - RTHK" . news.rthk.hk . 4 January 2023.
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"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 .
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"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 .
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"Olympedia – José Lei" . www.olympedia.org . Retrieved 2023-09-02 .
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"《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 .
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"Iconic Hong Kong comedian Richard Ng dies aged 83" . AsiaOne . 2023-04-10. Retrieved 2023-09-02 .
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"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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"Actress Kathy Chow, 57, dies" . RTHK . 2023-12-13. Retrieved 2023-12-13 .
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