2025 in Hong Kong

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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

• 1 January – A crash involving five vehicles along the West Kowloon Highway near the Olympian City complex leaves three people dead and four others injured. ^[1]

February

• 4 February – The United States Postal Service indefinitely suspends its acceptance of parcels from China and Hong Kong. ^[2]
• 27 February – Former Legislative Council member Lam Cheuk-ting is sentenced to three years' imprisonment on charges of inciting violence during the 2019 Yuen Long attack. ^[3]

March

• 11 March – Social worker Jackie Chen is convicted of rioting during the 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests. ^[4]
• 31 March – The United States imposes sanctions on Justice Secretary Paul Lam, security office director Dong Jingwei, police commissioner Raymond Siu and two deputies, and Committee for Safeguarding National Security secretary-general Sonny Au, for their role in persecuting exiled pro-democracy activists. ^[5]

April

• 10 April – British MP Wera Hobhouse, a member of the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China, is denied entry to Hong Kong for undisclosed reasons. ^[6]

May

• 30 May – Signing of the Convention on the Establishment of the International Organisation for Mediation (IOMed). ^[7]

June

• 12 June – The homes of six people are raided in the first publicly known joint operation by Hong Kong and mainland Chinese authorities under the 2020 Hong Kong national security law. ^[8]
• 29 June – The pro-democracy League of Social Democrats announces its dissolution. ^[9]

July

• 16 July – The government introduces the Registration of Same-sex Partnerships Bill, which proposes to grant limited legal rights to same-sex couples who have entered into marriages or civil unions overseas. ^[10]
• 20 July – Tropical Storm Wipha hits Hong Kong, causing flight cancellations, fallen trees, and displacement of over 250 people. ^[11]
• 23 July – High Court Judge Russell Coleman orders the suspension of regulations criminalising the use of bathrooms designated for the opposite sex following a petition by a transgender applicant. ^[12]
• 25 July – The government places a HK$200,000 bounty on 19 members of the overseas pro-democracy organization Hong Kong Parliament. ^[13]

August

• 4 August – Hong Kong cancels passports and bans financial support for 16 overseas activists under the national security law. ^[14]
• 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. ^[15]

September

• 9–14 September – The Hong Kong Open Badminton competition is held. ^[16]
• 9 September – High Court Judge Russell Coleman rules in favor of a petition by a lesbian couple seeking to be recognised as the parents of a child born after undergoing reciprocal in vitro fertilization in South Africa. ^[17]
• 10 September – The Legislative Council votes against a bill that would have granted limited rights to same-sex couples who were married overseas. ^[18]

Holidays

Further information: Public holidays in Hong Kong

Source: ^{[19] [20]}

• 1 January, Wednesday – New Year's Day
• 29 January, Wednesday – Lunar New Year's Day
• 30 January, Thursday – The second day of Lunar New Year
• 31 January, Friday – The third day of Lunar New Year
• 4 April, Friday – Ching Ming Festival
• 18 April, Friday – Good Friday
• 19 April, Saturday – The day following Good Friday
• 21 April, Monday – Easter Monday
• 1 May, Thursday – Labour Day
• 5 May, Monday – Buddha's Birthday
• 31 May, Saturday – Tuen of The Festival
• 1 July, Tuesday – Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day
• 1 October, Wednesday – National Day
• 7 October, Tuesday – The day following the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival
• 29 October, Wednesday – Chung Yeung Festival
• 25 December, Thursday – Christmas Day
• 26 December, Friday – The first weekday after Christmas Day

Arts and entertainment

• List of Hong Kong films of 2025
• List of Hong Kong submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

Deaths

• 10 January: Shiu Ka-chun, 55, democracy activist, MLC (2016–2020). ^[21]
• 21 February: Khalil Fong, 41, singer-songwriter. ^[22]
• 17 March: Lee Shau-kee, 97, business magnate, founder of Henderson Land Development. ^[23]
• 31 May: Veronica Chan, 102, businesswoman, founder of the Asian Ladies Football Federation. ^[24]
• 12 June: Charles Ho, 75, businessman, chairman of Sing Tao News Corporation (2001–2021). ^[25]
• 27 June: Chua Lam, 83, Singaporean-born food critic. ^[26]
• 3 July: Suet Nei, 79, actress. ^[27]
• 4 July: Chow Chung, 92, actor. ^[27]
• 16 July: Taylor Wong, 75, film director ( The Truth , With or Without You , The Three Swordsmen ). ^[28]
• 27 July: Henry Hu, 105, academic administrator and politician, founder of HKSYU, MLC (1976–1983) and MUC (1965–1981). ^[29]

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. "Hong Kong has proposed limited legal recognition for same-sex couples". ABC News. 3 July 2025. Archived from the original on 2025-07-03. Retrieved 2025-07-14.
11. "Typhoon Wipha topples trees and causes major flight disruptions in Hong Kong and southern China". AP News. 2025-07-20. Retrieved 2025-07-22.
12. "Hong Kong judge rules in favor of transgender bathroom access". AP News. 2025-07-20. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
13. Kapoor, Mahima (2025-07-25). "Hong Kong places bounty on 19 pro-democracy activists". Deutsche Welle . Retrieved 2025-07-26.
14. "Hong Kong cancels passports and bans financial support for 16 overseas activists". AP News. 2025-08-04. Retrieved 2025-08-07.
15. "Former Japanese idol convicted of molesting interpreter in Hong Kong". Kyodo News. 2025-08-13. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
16. "Hong Kong Open 2025". Badminton World Federation . 22 October 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
17. "Hong Kong judge rules in favor of lesbian couple's parental recognition in landmark case". AP News. 9 September 2025. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
18. "Hong Kong lawmakers say no to more rights for same-sex couples". BBC. 10 September 2025. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
19. "Hong Kong Public Holidays 2025". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
20. "General holidays for 2025". Govt HK. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
21. "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.
22. Lim, Kolette (2025-03-01). "HK singer-songwriter Khalil Fong dies at 41 after battling illness for five years". The Straits Times.
23. "Henderson Land founder Lee Shau-kee dies at 97". RTHK . 17 March 2025. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
24. "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.
25. "Businessman Charles Ho dies at 75". RTHK . 12 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
26. "Renowned food critic Chua Lam dies at 83". BBC . 27 June 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
27. "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.
28. "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.
29. "Henry Hu, co-founder of Hong Kong Shue Yan University, dies at 105". SCMP . 28 July 2025.

External links

• Official website
• Online calendar