Henry Tang Ying-yen is a Hong Kong politician who served as the Chief Secretary of Hong Kong between 2007 and 2011. He held the position of Financial Secretary from 2003 to 2007. In 2012,he lost the Hong Kong Chief Executive Election to Leung Chun-ying.
The West Kowloon Cultural District is a large arts development in Hong Kong. Designed and planned by Foster and Partners,the district comprises 40 hectares with 17 venues. Major establishments include Xiqu Centre for Chinese opera,the Freespace Centre for contemporary performance,the M+ Museum,and the Hong Kong Palace Museum. As of 2023,the Lyric Theatre and other commercial structures are under construction. It is managed by the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority (WKCDA).
Chan Kam-lam,GBS,JP is a former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong representing the Kowloon East constituency. He is also a core member of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB),the largest pro-Beijing party in Hong Kong.
Tanya Chan is a Hong Kong politician who served as a Legislative Councillor representing Hong Kong Island from 2008 to 2012,and again from 2016 to 2020. She is a founding member of the Civic Party. Chan is sometimes known as the "Zhou Xun of the Civic Party". On 29 September 2020,Chan announced that she would quit politics.
Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor is a retired Hong Kong politician who served as the fourth Chief Executive of Hong Kong from 2017 to 2022,after serving as Chief Secretary for Administration for five years.
Starry Lee Wai-king,SBS,JP is a Hong Kong politician and former chairperson of the largest pro-establishment Beijing-loyalist party,the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB). She is a member of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPCSC),Legislative Councillor for the Kowloon Central geographical constituency,and a former Kowloon City District Councillor. From 2012 to 2016,she was a member of the Executive Council.
West Kowloon station,also known as Hong Kong West Kowloon,is the southern terminus of and the only station on the Hong Kong section of the Guangshengang XRL. The station connects to China's high-speed rail (HSR) network across the border through dedicated tunnels and includes a Mainland Port Area where the laws of (Mainland) China are enforced. It was constructed by the MTR Corporation Limited as the project manager commissioned by the Hong Kong Government,through subcontractors.
Alice Mak Mei-kuen is a Hong Kong politician,currently serving as Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs. She was formerly a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong for the Election Committee,representing the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions. She graduated from Department of English of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. She has been a member of the Kwai Tsing District Council since 1993,and represented the Wai Ying constituency until 2019.
The 2017 Hong Kong Chief Executive election was held on 26 March 2017 for the 5th term of the Chief Executive of Hong Kong (CE),the highest office of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). Former Chief Secretary for Administration Carrie Lam beat former Financial Secretary John Tsang and retired judge Woo Kwok-hing,receiving 777 votes from the 1,194-member Election Committee.
The June 4th Museum,organised by the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements in China,is a museum commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre that occurred in Beijing,China.
The 2016 Hong Kong Legislative Council election was held on 4 September 2016 for the 6th Legislative Council of Hong Kong (LegCo). A total of 70 members,35 from geographical constituencies (GCs) and 35 from functional constituencies (FCs),were returned. The election came after the rejection of the 2016/2017 constitutional reform proposals which suggested the electoral method for the 2016 Legislative Council remains unchanged.
M+ is an art museum in the West Kowloon Cultural District of Hong Kong. It exhibits twentieth and twenty-first century art encompassing visual art,design and architecture,and moving image. It opened on 12 November 2021.
Leticia Lee See-yin was an outspoken radical pro-Beijing figure in Hong Kong. She held several positions at various political and activist organisations in Hong Kong.
Samples of potable water in Hong Kong were found to contain excessive levels of heavy metals including lead,nickel and cadmium in 2015. Such discoveries of contamination caused widespread crisis within the city.
In Hong Kong,localism is a political movement centered on the preservation of the city's autonomy and local culture. The Hong Kong localist movement encompasses a variety of groups with different goals,but all of them oppose the perceived growing encroachment of the Chinese central government on the city's management of its own political,economic,and social affairs. Issues of concern to localist camp include land use and development,cultural and heritage conservation on the left,parallel trading and the increasing number of mainland immigrants and tourists on the right. On the autonomy of Hong Kong,many of them advocate the Hong Kong people's right to self-determination,while milder elements advocate for greater autonomy while remaining part of China,and the most radical call for return to British rule or full independence as a sovereign state. Certain right-wing localist camp also advocate for a more aggressive and militant approach in defending popular interests.
Lau Siu-lai is a Hong Kong educator,academic,activist,and politician. She is a sociology lecturer at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University's Hong Kong Community College and the founder of Democracy Groundwork and Age of Resistance. In 2016,Lau was elected to the Legislative Council,representing the Kowloon West geographical constituency until she was disqualified by the court on 14 July 2017 over her oath-taking manner at the inaugural meeting of the Legislative Council on 12 October 2016.
The administration of Carrie Lam as Chief Executive of Hong Kong,or Lam administration,officially referred to as "The 5th term Chief Executive of Hong Kong" relates to the period of governance of Hong Kong headed by Chief Executive Carrie Lam,between 1 July 2017 and 30 June 2022.
Kevin Yeung Yun-hung is a Hong Kong government official. He is the current Secretary for Culture,Sports and Tourism,serving since 2022.
Teresa Cheng Yeuk-wah is a Hong Kong Senior Counsel,arbitrator and politician. She served as Secretary for Justice of Hong Kong from 2018 to 2022. She was also the chairperson of the Financial Dispute Resolution Centre,the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) and vice-president of the International Council of Commercial Arbitration (ICCA).
Events in the year 2018 in Hong Kong.
