2013 in Hong Kong
List of events
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Events in the year 2013 in Hong Kong.
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]
