2013 in Hong Kong

Events in the year 2013 in Hong Kong.

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See also:	Other events of 2013 History of Hong Kong  • Timeline  • Years

Incumbents

• Chief Executive - Leung Chun-ying^[1]

Events

March

• 25 March - Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal rules that foreign domestic workers are not allowed to become Hong Kong permanent residents.^[2][3][4]

April

• 3 April - In cricket, United Arab Emirates defeats Hong Kong by 32 runs for the third place.^[5]

May

• 3 May - The world's largest rubber duck is moved to Hong Kong.^[6]

June

• 23 June - After a failed U.S. extradition request Hong Kong says does not fully comply with the law, U.S. whistleblower Edward Snowden leaves Hong Kong for Moscow.^[7][8]

September

• 23 September - At least 25 people are dead in Hong Kong and southern China after Typhoon Usagi passes through with the storm having killed eight people in the Philippines.^[9][10]

See also

• List of Hong Kong films of 2013