2015 in Hong Kong
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The following lists events from 2015 in Hong Kong.
Incumbents
- Chief Executive - Leung Chun-ying
Events
January
- 14, 19 and 21 January - 6th Hong Kong International Chamber Music Festival
- 19–22 January - HKTDC Hong Kong Fashion Week for fall and winter.
February
- 1 February - Pro-democracy protesters peaceful return to the streets of Hong Kong for the first time since the end of Occupy Central protests in December.[1][2]
April
- 1 April - The Executive Council of Hong Kong announced that Asia Television's television licence will not be renewed, the first time this has happened. Meanwhile HK Television Entertainment is awarded a new television licence.[3][4]
Deaths
May
- 9 May - Lo Wing-lok, 60, Hong Kong politician, member of the Legislative Council for Medical (2000–2004), lung cancer. (b. 1954)[5]
- 16 May - Yeung Kwong, 89, Hong Kong pro-communist activist.[6]
See also
References
- ^ "Pro-democracy protesters to return to Hong Kong streets". France 24. AFP. 1 February 2015. Archived from the original on 8 February 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ^ "Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters return to streets". BBC. 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Chief Executive in Council's decisions on free TV licence applications of ATV and HKTVE". GovHK. 1 April 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ Nip, Amy; Cheung, Tony (1 April 2015). "Hong Kong's ATV denied new free-to-air licence as Exco pulls the plug on ailing broadcaster". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ "信報即時新聞 -- 勞永樂據報今早病逝 終年60歲". 信報即時新聞. Archived from the original on 2015-06-24. Retrieved 2015-06-07.
- ^ "Veteran unionist Yeung Kwong, ringleader in 1967 Hong Kong riots, dies at 89". South China Morning Post. 16 May 2015.
