The following lists events during 2016 in Hong Kong.
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See also: | Other events of 2016 History of Hong Kong • Timeline • Years |
Incumbents
editEvents
editJanuary
edit- The suspected local abduction of a Hong Kong citizen by mainland Chinese law enforcement brought to light a series of disappearances relating to a book selling and publishing business in Hong Kong, triggering an international political scandal for the CY Leung administration and for the Chinese Communist Party.
February
edit- Civil unrest in Mong Kok occurred on the night of 8 February 2016, lasting until the next morning. The incident escalated from the government's crackdown on unlicensed street hawkers during the Chinese New Year holidays, and resulted in the worst outbreak of street violence since the 1960s.
- The New Territories East by-election was held to elect a replacement for legislative councillor Ronny Tong Ka-wah of New Territories East constituency who quit the Civic Party and resigned from the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (LegCo), effective on 1 October 2015. Alvin Yeung of the Civic Party was duly elected.
April
edit- 1 April - Asia Television shuts down.[1][2]
September
edit- 4 September - 2016 Hong Kong legislative election
November
edit- 15 November - Baggio Leung and Yau Wai-ching were disqualified from LegCo membership.
December
edit- 9 December - Leung Chun-ying declared to not run for Chief Executive in 2017.[3]
Deaths
editMarch
edit- 19 March - Wong Lam, 96, Hong Kong politician, unofficial member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (1976–1985).[4]
- 24 March - Mae-Wan Ho, 74, Hong Kong geneticist.[5]
April
edit- 1 April - Alan Carter, 86, British civil servant, Director of Immigration of Hong Kong (1983–1989).[6]
May
edit- 27 May - Bonnie Law, 47, Hong Kong singer and actress (Happy Ghost), heart attack.[7]
September
edit- 29 September - Cheng Yu-tung, 91, Hong Kong businessman (Chow Tai Fook).[8]
October
edit- 4 October - Bing Thom, 75, Hong Kong-born Canadian architect, brain aneurysm.[9]
- 16 October
- Jia Jia, 38, Chinese giant panda, euthanized.[10]
- Geoffrey Yeh, 85, Hong Kong businessman.[11]
November
edit- 3 November - Xia Meng, 84, Hong Kong actress.[12]
- 24 November - Matthew Chan, 69, Hong Kong Olympic fencer (1972, 1976), cancer.[13]
December
edit- 7 December - Hui Yin-fat, 80, Hong Kong social worker and politician, MLC (1985–1995), MEC (1991–1992) and member of the PLC (1996–1998).[14]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Farewell ATV as its survival fight ends". The Standard. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ^ "ATV, World's Oldest Chinese TV Channel, Closes Down". Variety. 2 April 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ^ "特首梁振英宣布不爭取連任". 東網. 2016-12-09. Retrieved 2016-12-09.
- ^ From bus conductor to lawmaker First grass-roots councillor Wong Lam dies at age 96
- ^ Remembering Evolution Visionary Mae-Wan Ho
- ^ "Carter, Alan John CBE ISO". Archived from the original on 2016-04-22. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
- ^ Bonnie Law, 1980s Hong Kong actress and Happy Ghost star, dies at 47: Reports
- ^ Cheng Yu-Tung, Hong Kong Jeweler Turned Billionaire, Dies
- ^ Celebrated B.C. architect Bing Thom dies at the age of 75
- ^ World’s oldest giant panda Jia Jia put to sleep at Hong Kong’s Ocean Park
- ^ Distinguished CEE Alumnus M.T. Geoffrey Yeh has died
- ^ Hsia Meng, screen beauty and novelist Jin Yong's muse, dies at 83
- ^ In Memoriam – Matthew Chan
- ^ "CS expresses sorrow at passing of Mr Hui Yin-fat". info.gov.hk. Retrieved January 14, 2017.