2013 in Hong Kong

Incumbents

• Chief Executive - Leung Chun-ying

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.

April

• 3 April - In cricket, United Arab Emirates defeats Hong Kong by 32 runs for the third place.

May

• 3 May - The world's largest rubber duck is moved to Hong Kong.

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.

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.