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Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee announces plans for Hong Kong to formulate its own national security law by 2024.
2023-10-25

Hong Kong's Legislative Council passes a law requiring foreign lawyers working on national security cases to obtain prior approval from the Chief Executive.
2023-05-10

Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam announces a travel ban from eight countries with high SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant cases from January 8 to January 21.
2022-01-6

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam announces the formal withdrawal of the controversial extradition bill.
2019-09-4

Tens of thousands of protesters demanding the resignation of pro-China Chief Executive of Hong Kong Carrie Lam take over the streets in Sai Wan and Causeway Bay, near China's Hong Kong Liaison Office, despite an official police ban on protests near the Chinese government building.
2019-07-28

Former Chief Executive of Hong Kong Donald Tsang is sentenced to 20 months in prison for corruption, becoming the highest officeholder in Hong Kong's history to be convicted.
2017-02-22

Former Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang, who is on trial for corruption, pleads not guilty to three charges of bribery and misconduct relating to a penthouse he leased in Shenzhen.
2017-01-3

Thousands of people march in Hong Kong to demand the Legislative Council reject a China backed proposal for the naming of candidates for Chief Executive be done by a nominating committee.
2015-06-14

Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying and other government officials observe three minutes of silence to mourn the victims of a ferry collision off Lamma Island on October 1, marking the start of a three-day mourning period.
2012-10-4

Leung Chun-ying is projected as the winner of the election to be Chief Executive of Hong Kong.
2012-03-25