2020 in Hong Kong

Incumbents

Executive branch

• Chief Executive: Carrie Lam
• * Chief Secretary for Administration: Matthew Cheung
• * Financial Secretary: Paul Mo-po Chan
• * Secretary for Justice: Teresa Cheng

  Legislative branch

• President of the Legislative Council: Andrew Leung

  Judicial branch

• Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal: Geoffrey Ma

  Events

January

• January 1 – 2019–20 Hong Kong protests: Protesters take part in the annual new year day march with organisers claiming that over one million people took part.
• January 5 - Thousands of protesters march in the Sheung Shui neighbourhood, leading to dozens of arrests.

  February

• February 9 - Thousands of passengers leave cruise ship after being quarantined for days.

  March

• March 24 - Andrew Cheung appointed as Chief Justice of the CFA when Geoffrey Ma retires on 11 January 2021.

  April

• April 9 - Court ruled that it is okay to prohibit face covering at certain "unauthorised assemblies". On the other hand, it is legal to wear masks in permitted assemblies.

  May

• May 8 - the ban on gathering of more than 4 people relaxes to 8 people.
• May 15 - the Independent Police Complaints Council exonerates the police.
• May 27:
• * The Chinese National People's Congress votes in favour of national security legislation that criminalizes "secession," "subversion," "terrorism," and foreign interference in Hong Kong; the legislation grants sweeping powers to the Chinese central government to suppress the Hong Kong democracy movement, including by banning activist groups and curtailing civil liberties. The U.S. government responds by declaring Hong Kong is "no longer autonomous" under the United States-Hong Kong Policy Act.
• * After being closed for months, schools resume classes.

  June

• June 4 - Hong Kong legislative council passed the controversial National Anthem Ordinance.
• June 19 - The ban on gathering of more than 8 people relaxes to 50 people.
• June 30 - China passes the controversial Hong Kong national security law, allowing China to crack down on opposition to Beijing at home or abroad.

  July

• July 7 : Implementation Rules for Article 43 of the Law of the People's Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region effective.
• July 8 : Office for Safeguarding National Security of the CPG in the HKSAR Opened in Causeway Bay.
• July 9 : Hong Kong Legislative Council passed the bill to extend maternity leave from 10 weeks to 14 weeks.
• July 14 - The United States government passes the Hong Kong Autonomy Act.
• July 15 - the ban on gathering tightens to 4 people.

  Deaths

• 15 May – Allen Lee, former member of the Executive Council and the Legislative Council, and the founding chairman of Liberal Party.
• 26 May - Stanley Ho, the casino owner.