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Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam announces a citywide testing campaign due to surge of the cases caused by the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant. It is planned to test each citizen three times during the campaign.
2022-02-22

Hong Kong reports a record for the fifth consecutive day of 1,161 new COVID-19 cases, thereby bringing the territory-wide total of confirmed cases to 17,808. Hong Kong also reports their first two deaths from COVID-19 since September.
2022-02-9

Police arrest a 40-year-old man at a mall for booing the Chinese national anthem during the ceremony for Hong Kong's first gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Police added that the man also carried a Hong Kong colonial flag and that he was arrested on grounds of the man's aim to "incite hatred and politicize sports".
2021-07-30

The Hong Kong High Court rules that the government's mask ban violates the Basic Law.
2019-11-18

After police shoot a protester with live ammunition, Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam speaks out and labels the protesters as "selfish" for "paralyzing" the city and urges all students not to take part in protests.
2019-11-12

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

The Airport Authority Hong Kong cancels all departure flights from Hong Kong, effectively locking down Hong Kong International Airport amid ongoing unrest.
2019-08-12

Typhoon Kalmaegi sweeps past Hong Kong after causing six deaths in the Philippines on Saturday.
2014-09-16

Taiwan's Food and Drug Administration indefinitely halts imports of edible lard oil from Hong Kong, since an exporter was found to have falsely listed and sold industrial grade lard as safe for human consumption.
2014-09-12

Representative Ronald Singson of the Philippines is sentenced to 18 months in a Hong Kong jail for cocaine possession.
2011-02-25