Events in the year 2022 in Hong Kong.

Incumbents

Executive branch

* Chief Executive: Carrie Lam ** Chief Secretary for Administration: John Lee ** Financial Secretary: Paul Mo-po Chan ** Secretary for Justice:

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Legislative branch

* President of the Legislative Council: Andrew Leung

Judicial branch

Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal The chief justice of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal, sometimes informally known as the chief justice of Hong Kong, is the head of the Judiciary of Hong Kong and the chief judge of the Court of Final Appeal. The chief justice is one of t ...

: Andrew Cheung

Events

January

* 3 January – The Seventh Legislative Council members take oath. It would be the inaugural Legislative Council after

2021 Hong Kong electoral changes The 2021 Hong Kong electoral changes were initiated by the National People's Congress (NPC) on 11 March 2021 to "amend electoral rules and improve the electoral system" of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) for its Chief Executive ...

. * 7 January – Witman Hung partygate scandal emerges * 12 January – The first meeting of Seventh Legislative Council held.

February

* 9 February - The first time that Hong Kong recorded more than 1,000 COVID-19 infections in one day. * 10 February - Vaccine Pass scheme launched. * 15 February - Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping stressed to the Hong Kong government which must take the “main responsibility” in containing coronavirus pandemic and placing top priority on stability and people’s lives. * 25 February - The first time that Hong Kong recorded more than 10,000 COVID-19 infections in one day.

March

* 1 March – New Subscriber Identification Module ( SIM Card) require real-name registration by the government. * 2 March - The first time that Hong Kong recorded more than 50,000 COVID-19 infections in one day.

May

* 8 May –

2022 Hong Kong Chief Executive election The 2022 Hong Kong Chief Executive election was held on 8 May 2022 for the 6th term of the Chief Executive (CE), the highest office of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). Incumbent Carrie Lam, who was elected in 2017, declined ...

* May 15 -

MTR The Mass Transit Railway (MTR) is a major public transport network serving :Hong Kong. Operated by the MTR Corporation Limited (MTRCL), it consists of heavy rail, light rail, and feeder bus service centred on a 10-line rapid transit network ...

East Rail line extended from

Hung Hom Hung Hom () is an area in the southeast of Kowloon Peninsula, Hong Kong. Including the area of Whampoa, Tai Wan, Hok Yuen, Lo Lung Hang and No. 12 Hill are administratively part of the Kowloon City District, with a portion west of Hung Ho ...

to Admiralty.

July

* 1 July – The new Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu take office.

Predicted and scheduled events

November

* 30 November – The Small Unmanned Aircraft Order Enforced. Small unmanned aircraft (including small unmanned aerial photography aircraft) over 200 gram and remote pilots proceeds officially registration. Remote pilots who drive over 7 kg unmanned aircraft (including aerial photography aircraft) need to take training and pass the formal assessment accepted by the government. *

Arts and entertainment

List of Hong Kong films of 2022 Hong Kong cinemas have been ordered to close by the government due to the COVID-19 from 7 January until 20 April 2022. This article lists feature-length Hong Kong films released in 2022 after 20 April. Box office The highest-grossing Hong Kong ...

* List of 2022 box office number-one films in Hong Kong *

40th Hong Kong Film Awards The 40th Hong Kong Film Awards presentation ceremony took place at The Star Hall at Kowloonbay International Trade & Exhibition Centre (KITEC) on 17 July 2022. Earlier it was scheduled for April 17 but it was postponed thrice due to COVID-19. No ...

— 17 July 2022 * Hong Kong International Film Festival — 15 August to 31 August 2022 *

Ultimate Song Chart Awards Presentation 2021 The Ultimate Song Chart Awards Presentation 2021 () was held at the AsiaWorld–Expo on 1 January 2022. It recognized the best Cantopop Cantopop (a contraction of "Cantonese pop music") or HK-pop (short for "Hong Kong pop music") is a g ...

- 1 January 2022 *

2022 Hong Kong Masters The 2022 Hong Kong Masters was an invitational professional snooker tournament that took place from 6 to 9 October 2022 at the Hong Kong Coliseum in Hong Kong. Organised by the Hong Kong Billiard Sports Control Council and the World Snooker Tou ...

- 6 - 9 October 2022

Deaths

*4 January – Hilton Cheong-Leen, politician (b. 1922)

References

External links

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