2014 in Hong Kong
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Hong Kong skyline viewed from Victoria Peak.
The following lists events from 2014 in Hong Kong.
Events
February
- February 14 - The 2014 Hong Kong Marathon took place. Feyera Gemeda and Rehima Kedir won the men's and women's races in 2:15:05 and 2:34:53 hours, respectively.[1]
March
- March - Hongkonger and Hong Kongese were officially added to the Oxford English Dictionary.[2]
- March 28-30 - 2014 Hong Kong Sevens, a rugby tournament, took place. There were four knockout stages in the tournament and each team that won its knockout stage was declared a champion.[3]
April
- April 13 - 33rd Hong Kong Film Awards took place.
July
- July 1 - An annual Hong Kong March took place. The march featured protest that demanded rights of citizens: democracy, universal suffrage, freedom of speech, etc. Organizers of the march said over 500,000 protesters participated.[4][5][6]
- July - Occupy Central with Love and Peace is a proposed nonviolent occupation protest for universal suffrage. Its date is unknown, but it is scheduled for July.[7]
September
- September 22-26 - Student groups initiated large-scale class boycott campaigns.[8][9]
- September 27 - Occupy Central with Love and Peace officially started.[10]
November
- November 11 - Following a court injunction authorising the clearance of protest sites, pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong are warned they could face arrest if they do not leave the sites.
- November 18 - Hong Kong authorities start dismantling a protest site in Admiralty following a court order.
- November 25 - Hong Kong authorities start clearing away barricades in the district of Mong Kok.
- November 26 - More than 80 people are arrested as police dismantle a protest camp in the Mong Kok commercial district. Student leaders Joshua Wong and Lester Shum are amongst those arrested.
- November 27 - The Hong Kong Police Force arrests eleven more people in a second night of violence after removal of a camp in Mong Kok and seven police officers are arrested for alleged assault of a protester on October 15.
- November 29 - Thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators clash with police in the Mong Kok district as they try to reclaim their former protest site.
December
- December 1 - Pro-democracy demonstrators and the Hong Kong Police Force clash outside the headquarters of the Government of Hong Kong. Dozens of people are arrested.
- December 2 - C. Y. Leung, the Chief Executive of Hong Kong, warns pro-democracy activists not to return to the streets after yesterday's clashes.
See also
- List of Hong Kong films of 2014
- 2014 Hong Kong electoral reform consultation
- Hong Kong at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- 2013–14 Hong Kong First Division League
- 2013–14 Hong Kong FA Cup
References
- ↑ Butcher, Pat (2014-02-16). Ethiopian enterprise pays dividends in Hong Kong. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-02-23.
- ↑ http://public.oed.com/the-oed-today/recent-updates-to-the-oed/march-2014-update/new-words-list-march-2014/
- ↑ Official HSBC Sevens World Series
- ↑ http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/01/world/asia/hong-kong-democracy-protests/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
- ↑ Hong Kong police arrest democracy protesters at sit-in
- ↑ H.K. Police Clear Protesters After Decade's Biggest Rally
- ↑ Hot talk swirls on 'occupy Central' idea - The Standard
- ↑ "Hong Kong students to boycott class to protest China curbs on democracy". 路透社. 2014-09-19. Retrieved 2014-09-22.
- ↑ "Hong Kong students kick off class boycott". Digital Journal. 2014-09-22. Retrieved 2014-09-22.
- ↑ "The Associated Press on Twitter: "BREAKING: Hong Kong pro-democracy leaders kick off `Occupy Central' protest in big challenge to Beijing."". Retrieved 28 September 2014.
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