2004 in Hong Kong
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Events in the year 2004 in Hong Kong.
Incumbents
Events
April
- 2 April – Playhouse Disney (Hong Kong TV channel) is launched.[2]
August
- 13 to 29 August – Hong Kong at the 2004 Summer Olympics[3]
September
- 12 September - 2004 Hong Kong legislative election[4]
- 17 to 28 September - Hong Kong at the 2004 Summer Paralympics[5]
October
- October - MC Jin, American son of Hong Kong immigrants, a rapper, songwriter, actor and comedian, releases his debut album, The Rest Is History.[6]
December
- 21 December - Ma On Shan rail line is opened.[7]
Full date unknown
- Kelly Chen, Hong Kong female celebrity is awarded "The Outstanding Young Persons of the World"[8] by the Junior Chamber International.
Deaths
May
- 1 May - Wong Ker-lee, 93, Fujianese Hong Kong businessman and politician. (b. 1910)[9]
June
- 11 June - Joyce Symons, 85, Hong Kong educator. (b. 1918)[10]
July
November
- 24 November - James Wong, 64, Hong Kong lyricist, actor, director, talk show host and author (b. 1941)[12]