2026 in Hong Kong
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| Executive branch | |||
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| Photo | Name | Position | Term |
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John Lee | Chief Executive | 1 July 2022 – present |
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Eric Chan | Chief Secretary for Administration | 1 July 2022 – present |
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Paul Mo-po Chan | Financial Secretary | 16 January 2017 – present |
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Paul Ting-Kok Lam | Secretary for Justice | 1 July 2022 – present |
| Legislative branch | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Photo | Name | Position | Term |
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Starry Lee | President of the Legislative Council | 8 January 2026 – present |
| Judicial branch | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Photo | Name | Position | Term |
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Andrew Cheung | Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal | 11 January 2021 – present |
Events
January
- 30 January – A backpack containing 51 million yen (USD330,000) in cash is stolen in a robbery outside a currency exchange shop in Sheung Wan.[1]
February
- 2 February – Activist Jimmy Lai is sentenced to 20 years in prison following his conviction of colluding with foreign forces.[2]
- 11 February – Kwok Yin-sang, the father of exiled pro-democracy activist Anna Kwok is convicted of making financial transactions involving "fugitives" as part of the national security law following an attempt to terminate an insurance policy on his daughter.[3] He is sentenced to eight months' imprisonment on 26 February.[4]
- 26 February – The Hong Kong Court of Appeal overturns Jimmy Lai's conviction for fraud in the subletting of office space.[5]
March
- 4 March – The Central Criminal Court in London, United Kingdom, charges two British Chinese nationals of violating the National Security Act for spying on diasporic Hong Kongers on behalf of the China-appointed Government of Hong Kong.[6]
Holidays
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- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 17 February – Lunar New Year's Day
- 18 February – The second day of Lunar New Year
- 19 February – The third day of Lunar New Year
- 3 April, Friday – Good Friday
- 4 April, Saturday – The day following Good Friday
- 5 April, Friday – Ching Ming Festival
- 6 April, Monday – Easter Monday
- 1 May, Friday – Labour Day
- 24 May, Sunday – Buddha's Birthday
- 19 June, Friday – Tuen of The Festival
- 1 July, Wednesday – Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day
- 1 October, Thursday – National Day
- 25 December, Friday – Christmas Day
- 26 December, Saturday – The first weekday after Christmas Day
