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Events in the year 2025 in Hong Kong.

Incumbents

Further information: Hong Kong order of precedence
Executive branch
Photo Name Position Term
John Lee Chief Executive 1 July 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
Legislative branch
Photo Name Position Term
Andrew Leung President of the Legislative Council 12 October 2016 – present
Judicial branch
Photo Name Position Term
Andrew Cheung Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal 11 January 2021 – present

Events

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

  • 20 July – Tropical Storm Wipha hits Hong Kong, causing flight cancellations, fallen trees, and displacement of over 250 people.[10]
  • 23 July – High Court Judge Russell Coleman orders the suspension of regulations criminalizing the use of bathrooms designated for the opposite sex following a petition by a transgender applicant.[11]
  • 25 July – The government places a HK$200,000 bounty on 19 members of the overseas pro-democracy organization Hong Kong Parliament.[12]

August

  • 4 August – Hong Kong cancels passports and bans financial support for 16 overseas activists under the national security law.[13]
  • 13 August – A court in Hong Kong convicts former J-pop idol Kenshin Kamimura for sexually molesting a female interpreter and related incidents during a fan meeting in the territory in March.[14]

September

Holidays

Further information: Public holidays in Hong Kong

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Arts and entertainment

Deaths

References

  1. ^ "Hong Kong taxi driver arrested after 3 die in horror road crash". South China Morning Post. 1 January 2025. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  2. ^ "USPS has suspended parcels from Hong Kong and China. Here's what it means for Shein and Temu". AP News. February 5, 2025. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  3. ^ "Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmaker jailed over 2019 mob attack". France 24. February 27, 2025. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
  4. ^ "A social worker who tried to mediate during the 2019 protests in Hong Kong is convicted of rioting". AP News. 2025-03-11. Retrieved 2025-03-20.
  5. ^ "US sanctions 6 Chinese and Hong Kong officials, drawing backlash from the city's government". AP News. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  6. ^ "British parliamentarian refused entry to Hong Kong". AP News. 2025-04-13. Retrieved 2025-04-13.
  7. ^ "China sets up international body in Hong Kong to rival World Court". Al Jazeera. 30 May 2025. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
  8. ^ "China and Hong Kong national security authorities launch 1st publicly known joint operation". AP News. 13 June 2025. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  9. ^ "The last Hong Kong pro-democracy party that held street protests disbands". AP News. 29 June 2025. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  10. ^ "Typhoon Wipha topples trees and causes major flight disruptions in Hong Kong and southern China". AP News. 2025-07-20. Retrieved 2025-07-22.
  11. ^ "Hong Kong judge rules in favor of transgender bathroom access". AP News. 2025-07-20. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
  12. ^ Kapoor, Mahima (2025-07-25). "Hong Kong places bounty on 19 pro-democracy activists". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 2025-07-26.
  13. ^ "Hong Kong cancels passports and bans financial support for 16 overseas activists". AP News. 2025-08-04. Retrieved 2025-08-07.
  14. ^ "Former Japanese idol convicted of molesting interpreter in Hong Kong". Kyodo News. 2025-08-13. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
  15. ^ "Hong Kong Open 2025". Badminton World Federation. 22 October 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  16. ^ "Hong Kong Public Holidays 2025". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  17. ^ "General holidays for 2025". Govt HK. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  18. ^ "港前立法會議員邵家臻因胃癌病逝 終年55歲". Radio Free Asia (in Chinese). 9 January 2025. Archived from the original on 9 January 2025. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  19. ^ Lim, Kolette (2025-03-01). "HK singer-songwriter Khalil Fong dies at 41 after battling illness for five years". The Straits Times.
  20. ^ "Henderson Land founder Lee Shau-kee dies at 97". RTHK. 17 March 2025. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  21. ^ "Veronica Chan, 'the mother of Asian women's football' dies, aged 102". South China Morning Post. 1 June 2025. Archived from the original on 2 June 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  22. ^ "Businessman Charles Ho dies at 75". RTHK. 12 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  23. ^ "Renowned food critic Chua Lam dies at 83". BBC. 27 June 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  24. ^ a b "Hong Kong mourns loss of 2 stars of film and television, Chow Chung and Suet Nei". South China Morning Post. 5 July 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  25. ^ "黃泰來導演離世享年75歲 曾執導《如來神掌》及《法內情》等電影 田啟文證實因喉癌病逝". stheadline.com (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 16 July 2025. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  26. ^ "Henry Hu, co-founder of Hong Kong Shue Yan University, dies at 105". SCMP. 28 July 2025.
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