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They allow workers rest from work, usually in conjunction with special occasions. Public holidays in Hong Kong consist of a mix of traditional Chinese and Western holidays, such as Lunar New Year, the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the Dragon Boat Festival, along with Christmas and Easter. Other public holidays include National Day (1 October) and ...
In Hong Kong, despite the transfer of sovereignty from the UK to China in 1997, Boxing Day is a general holiday as the first weekday after Christmas. [ 19 ] [ 20 ] In Ireland, when the entire island was part of the United Kingdom , the Bank Holidays Act 1871 established the feast day of Saint Stephen as a non-moveable public holiday on 26 ...
Hong Kong, Macau, southern coast of China. [2] [3] In the evening of 7 September 2023, a heavy rainstorm struck the city of Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta area, including parts of Guangdong, China and Macau. The record rainfall caused widespread flooding and landslides in the cities, four dead and dozens injured.
21. A Guilty Conscience. Jack Ng Wai Lun. Dayo Wong, Tse Kwan-ho, Louise Wong, Fish Liew, Dee Ho. [ 4] The highest-grossing domestic film in Hong Kong to date. Everything Under Control. Ying Chi Wen. Hins Cheung, Ivana Wong, Jeffrey Ngai, Kaho Hung.
The following is a list of TVB's top serial dramas in 2023 by viewership ratings. The recorded ratings include premiere week, final week, finale episode, and the average overall count of live Hong Kong viewers (in millions).
Appointed (179) The 2023 Hong Kong electoral changes were proposed by the government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on 2 May 2023 in the 18 District Councils of Hong Kong for the following December elections and approved by Legislative Council on 6 July 2023. The changes are officially effective from 10 July 2023.
Hong Kong 1 July march in 2011. On 1 July of each year since the 1997 handover, a march is led by the Civil Human Rights Front.It has become the annual platform for demanding universal suffrage, calling for observance and preservation civil liberties such as free speech, venting dissatisfaction with the Hong Kong Government or the Chief Executive, rallying against actions of the Pro-Beijing camp.
The 2023 Hong Kong District Council elections were held on 10 December 2023 for all 18 District Councils of Hong Kong, electing 264 of the 470 seats in the councils. [3] Under the new electoral system, 88 of the elected 264 seats were directly elected by 4.3 million voters, while 176 of them were indirectly elected among some 2,400 members of ...