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 Happy Sixteen Lai Shi, China's Last Eunuch [ 24]
9 April – Richard Ng , actor (The Private Eyes Winners and Sinners Beyond the Sunset [ 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 [ 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 [ 29]
References
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