2014 in Hong Kong

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Hong Kong skyline viewed from Victoria Peak

The following lists events from 2014 in Hong Kong .

Incumbents

• Chief Executive - Leung Chun-ying

Events

Main article: 2014

February

• February 14 - The 2014 Hong Kong Marathon took place. Feyera Gemeda and Rehima Kedir won the men's and women's races in 2:15:05 and 2:34:53 hours, respectively. ^[1]

March

• March - Hongkonger and Hong Kongese were officially added to the Oxford English Dictionary . ^[2]
• March 28-30 - 2014 Hong Kong Sevens, a rugby tournament, took place. There were four knockout stages in the tournament and each team that won its knockout stage was declared a champion. ^[3]

April

• April 13 - 33rd Hong Kong Film Awards took place.

July

• July 1 - An annual Hong Kong March took place. The march featured protest that demanded rights of citizens: democracy, universal suffrage, freedom of speech, etc. Organizers of the march said over 500,000 protesters participated. ^{[4] [5] [6]}
• July - Occupy Central with Love and Peace is a proposed nonviolent occupation protest for universal suffrage. Its date is unknown, but it is scheduled for July. ^[7]

September

• September 22-26 - Student groups initiated large-scale class boycott campaigns. ^{[8] [9]}
• September 27 - Occupy Central with Love and Peace officially started. ^[10]

November

• November 11 - Following a court injunction authorising the clearance of protest sites, pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong are warned they could face arrest if they do not leave the sites.
• November 18 - Hong Kong authorities start dismantling a protest site in Admiralty following a court order.
• November 25 - Hong Kong authorities start clearing away barricades in the district of Mong Kok.
• November 26 - More than 80 people are arrested as police dismantle a protest camp in the Mong Kok commercial district. Student leaders Joshua Wong and Lester Shum are amongst those arrested.
• November 27 - The Hong Kong Police Force arrests eleven more people in a second night of violence after removal of a camp in Mong Kok and seven police officers are arrested for alleged assault of a protester on October 15.
• November 29 - Thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators clash with police in the Mong Kok district as they try to reclaim their former protest site.

December

• December 1 - Pro-democracy demonstrators and the Hong Kong Police Force clash outside the headquarters of the Government of Hong Kong. Dozens of people are arrested.
• December 2 - C. Y. Leung, the Chief Executive of Hong Kong, warns pro-democracy activists not to return to the streets after yesterday's clashes.

Deaths

January

• 5 January - Peter Rull Sr., 91, Hong Kong Olympic sport shooter. ^[11]
• 7 January - Run Run Shaw, Hong Kong filmmaker and entrepreneur (b. 1907) ^{[12] [13]}

February

• 4 February - Wu Ma, 71, Chinese-born Hong Kong actor and director, lung cancer. ^[14]

May

• 25 May - Tang Yuhan, 101, Hong Kong oncologist. ^[15]
• 30 May - Joan Lorring, 88, British Hong Kong-born American actress ( The Corn Is Green , Three Strangers ). ^[16]

June

• 4 June - George Ho, 94, American-born Chinese Hong Kong media owner (Commercial Television and Radio), recipient of the Gold Bauhinia Star (2001). ^[17]

July

• 4 July - Li Fook-wo, 97, Hong Kong politician and banker (Bank of East Asia). ^[18]
• 14 July - Sir Jimmy McGregor, 90, British colonial politician, member of the Hong Kong Executive Council (1995–1997) and Legislative Council (1988–1995). ^[19]
• 24 July - Ian Rees Davies, 72, British dentist and university administrator, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hong Kong (2000–2002). ^[20]
• 25 July - Cheng Yang-ping, 84, Hong Kong simultaneous interpreter, Chief Interpreter (1972–1986) and Chief Conference Interpreter (1986–1987) of the Hong Kong Government. ^[21]

August

• 16 August - Tsang Shu-ki, 64, Hong Kong economist and social activist (Meeting Point). ^[22]

September

• 13 September - Marvin Cheung, 67, Hong Kong accountant and politician, Chairman of the AAHK (2008–2014), unofficial member of the Executive Council (2005–2012), leukemia. ^[23]

November

• 16 November - Sik Kok Kwong, 95, Hong Kong Buddhist monk, President of the Hong Kong Buddhist Association (1966–2014). ^[24]
• 20 November - Jimmy Heung, 64, Hong Kong film producer and director, cancer. ^[25]

December

• 27 December - Ronald Li, 85, Chinese stockbroker, Chairman of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (1986–1987), cancer. ^[26]
• 29 December
  • Hari Harilela, 92, Indian-born Hong Kong hotelier. ^[27]
  • Jenny Pat, 33, Hong Kong art dealer, accidental drug overdose. ^[28]

See also

• List of Hong Kong films of 2014
• 2014 Hong Kong electoral reform consultation
• Hong Kong at the 2014 Winter Olympics
• 2013–14 Hong Kong First Division League
• 2013–14 Hong Kong FA Cup

References

1. Butcher, Pat (2014-02-16). Ethiopian enterprise pays dividends in Hong Kong. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-02-23.
2. "New words list March 2014 | Oxford English Dictionary". Archived from the original on 2014-06-28. Retrieved 2014-07-09.
3. Official HSBC Sevens World Series ^{[ usurped ]}
4. "Hundreds arrested at sit-in following huge pro-democracy rally in Hong Kong". CNN . July 2014.
5. Hong Kong police arrest democracy protesters at sit-in
6. H.K. Police Clear Protesters After Decade's Biggest Rally
7. "Hot talk swirls on 'occupy Central' idea - The Standard". Archived from the original on 2014-01-06. Retrieved 2014-07-09.
8. "Hong Kong students to boycott class to protest China curbs on democracy". 路透社. 2014-09-19. Retrieved 2014-09-22.
9. "Hong Kong students kick off class boycott". Digital Journal. 2014-09-22. Retrieved 2014-09-22.
10. "The Associated Press on Twitter: "BREAKING: Hong Kong pro-democracy leaders kick off 'Occupy Central' protest in big challenge to Beijing."" . Retrieved 28 September 2014.
11. Peter A Rull
12. "HK Movie Mogul Run Run Shaw Has Died". abc news. 7 January 2014.
13. Hong Kong movie tycoon Sir Run Run Shaw dies, aged 107
14. Veteran Hong Kong actor and director Wu Ma dies
15. OBITUARY: Dr Hans Tang (湯于翰醫生)
16. Joan Lorring, Oscar Nominated 'Corn Is Green' Actress, Dies at 88
17. Commercial Radio's founder George Ho Ho-chi dies aged 95
18. 曾赴英參與香港前途談判　任東亞主席至97年 縱橫政商界40載　李福和病逝 (in Chinese)
19. In Memory of Jimmy McGregor - Founding Member of HKDF Archived 2014-08-05 at archive.today
20. Former HKU chief Ian Davies dies of kidney failure at 72
21. OBITUARY: Cheng Yang-ping 1929-2014
22. 浸大經濟系退休教授曾澍基辭世 享年64歲 Archived 2014-08-19 at the Wayback Machine (in Chinese)
23. CE saddened by death of Dr Marvin Cheung
24. 覺光法師圓寂終年 95 歲 ^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}(in Chinese)
25. Jimmy Heung, legendary movie mogul with alleged triad links, dies in Beijing
26. Ronald Li, former Hong Kong stock exchange chief who was jailed for graft, dies aged 85
27. Tributes flow in after hotelier and philanthropist Hari Harilela dies, aged 92
28. 傅抱石外孫女　誤服過量藥物猝死 (in Chinese)