2021 in Hong Kong
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Events in the year 2021 in Hong Kong.
Incumbents
Executive branch
Legislative branch
Judicial branch
Events
- 1 January - The Hong Kong Observatory recorded the low temperature of 8.6°C, lowest recorded on New Years Day since 2005.
- 6 January - The police arrested over 50 people who have openly addressed their support towards democratic movements in Hong Kong. They are said to have offended the National Security Law.
- 11 January - Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal Geoffrey Ma resigned and Justice Andrew Cheung took his place.
- 15 January - The government issued a COVID-19 test mandate for buildings within the area of Jordan Road, Nathan Road, Kansu Street and Canton Road.
- 16 January - The U.S. Treasury announced sanctions against 6 pro-Beijing politicians in accordance to Hong Kong situations.
- 19 January - The government announced that the unemployment rate reached 6.6%, highest in 16 years, with around 246,000 currently unemployed.
- 26 January - 180th anniversary of the opening of Hong Kong
Predicted and scheduled events
- 31 January - Holders of British National (Overseas) in Hong Kong will be eligible for UK residence visas for themselves and their immediate family members, for either a period of 30 months (renewable once for a further 30 months) or five years.[1]
Deaths
- 4 January - Lee Heung-Kam, actress (b. 1932) [2]
See also
References
- ^ "Hong Kong British National (Overseas) (BN(O)) visa". gov.uk. Government of the United Kingdom. Archived from the original on 2 November 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ "Veteran HK actress Lee Heung-kam passes away at age 88". The Standard. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
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