2023 in Hong Kong

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2023
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Hong Kong
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See also: Other events of 2023
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Events in the year 2023 in Hong Kong .

Incumbents

Executive branch
PhotoNamePositionTerm
Lee Ka-chiu 20210826.png John Lee Chief Executive 30 June 2022 present
Te Shou Ban Zhu Ren Chen Guo Ji 5.jpg Eric Chan Chief Secretary for Administration 1 July 2022 present
Cai Zheng Si Si Chang Chen Mao Bo 17.jpg Paul Mo-po Chan Financial Secretary 16 January 2017 present
Paul Lam 2023.jpg Paul Ting-Kok Lam Secretary for Justice 1 July 2022 present
Legislative branch
PhotoNamePositionTerm
Andrew Leung 2017.jpg Andrew Leung President of the Legislative Council 12 October 2016 present
Judicial branch
PhotoNamePositionTerm
Andrew Cheung Kui-nung meet with press 20210111 (cropped).png Andrew Cheung Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal 11 January 2021 present

Executive branch

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Events

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

September

October

December

Arts and entertainment

Deaths

References

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