2023 in Hong Kong
Events in the year 2023 in Hong Kong. Incumbents

Executive branch 
 Chief Executive: John Lee
 Chief Secretary for Administration: Eric Chan
 Financial Secretary: Paul Mo-po Chan
 Secretary for Justice: Teresa Cheng

Legislative branch 
 President of the Legislative Council: Andrew Leung

Judicial branch 
 Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal: Andrew Cheung

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. 23 Feb : All SIM Card users (including old SIM card registered before 1 March 2022) requires real name registration. 1 Mar : The Hong Kong Government lifts all mandatory mask-wearing requirements, and dropped all COVID-19 Restriction Law. 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. 6 July : The 2023 Hong Kong electoral changes confirmed and approved by Legislative Council. 10 July: The final version of 2023 Hong Kong electoral changes officially published and effective. 1 September: Hong Kong raises its typhoon warning signal to level 10, the highest level, as Super Typhoon Saola approaches. 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. 13 October : The Government published gazette notice to announce 1 April 2024 as the day to implement municipal solid waste (MSW) charging. 18 October : Hong Kong Legislative Council passed a bill banning restaurants from providing single-use plastic tableware, tentative effective on 22 April 2024. 25 October: Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu announces plans for the semi-autonomous city to formulate its own national security law by 2024. Arts and entertainment
 List of Hong Kong films of 2023
 List of 2023 box office number-one films in Hong Kong
 Hong Kong International Film Festival — 30 March to 10 April 2023
 16th Asian Film Awards - 12 March 2023
 41st Hong Kong Film Awards  — 16 April 2023
 Ultimate Song Chart Awards Presentation 2022 - 1 January 2023

Deaths
3 January – Joseph Koo, composer (b. 1931)
11 January – Doming Lam, Macanese-born Hong Kong classical composer (b. 1926)
13 January – Ray Cordeiro, broadcaster and disc jockey (b. 1924)
21 February – Abby Choi, socialite and model (b. 1994)
23 February – José Lei, Olympic sport shooter (1968) and civil servant (b. 1930)
26 March – Peter Mak, film director (The Wicked City) and actor (Happy Sixteen, Lai Shi, China's Last Eunuch) (b. 1957)
9 April – Richard Ng, actor (The Private Eyes, Winners and Sinners, Beyond the Sunset) (b. 1939)
24 June – Sir Ti-liang Yang, jurist, chief justice (1988–1996) (b. 1929)
5 July – Coco Lee, Hong Kong-American singer-songwriter (Singer) (b. 1975)
18 August – Balltze, Shiba Inu dog and Internet meme (b. 2011)

References

External links
Official website

 
Years of the 21st century in Hong Kong
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