2022 in Hong Kong

Events in the year 2022 in Hong Kong.

Executive branch

 * Chief Executive: Carrie Lam
 * Chief Secretary for Administration: John Lee
 * Financial Secretary: Paul Mo-po Chan
 * Secretary for Justice: Teresa Cheng

Legislative branch

 * President of the Legislative Council: Andrew Leung

Judicial branch

 * Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal: Andrew Cheung

January

 * 3 January – The Seventh Legislative Council members take oath. It would be the inaugural Legislative Council after 2021 Hong Kong electoral changes.
 * 7 January – Witman Hung partygate scandal emerges
 * 12 January – The first meeting of Seventh Legislative Council held.

February

 * 9 February - The first time that Hong Kong recorded more than 1,000 COVID-19 infections in one day.
 * 10 February - Vaccine Pass scheme launched.
 * 15 February - Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping stressed to the Hong Kong government which must take the “main responsibility” in containing coronavirus pandemic and placing top priority on stability and people’s lives.
 * 25 February - The first time that Hong Kong recorded more than 10,000 COVID-19 infections in one day.

March

 * 1 March – New Subscriber Identification Module (SIM Card) require real-name registration by the government.
 * 2 March - The first time that Hong Kong recorded more than 50,000 COVID-19 infections in one day.

May

 * 8 May – 2022 Hong Kong Chief Executive election
 * May 15 - MTR East Rail line extended from Hung Hom to Admiralty.

July

 * 1 July – The new Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu take office.

November

 * 11 November – The government gazetted approval for the construction of Kwu Tung station on the MTR Northern Link of the East Rail line.
 * 30 November – The Small Unmanned Aircraft Order Enforced. Small unmanned aircraft (including small unmanned aerial photography aircraft) over 200 gram and remote pilots proceeds officially registration. Remote pilots who drive over 7 kg unmanned aircraft (including aerial photography aircraft) need to take training and pass the formal assessment accepted by the government.

Arts and entertainment

 * List of Hong Kong films of 2022
 * List of 2022 box office number-one films in Hong Kong
 * 40th Hong Kong Film Awards — 17 July 2022
 * Hong Kong International Film Festival — 15 August to 31 August 2022
 * Ultimate Song Chart Awards Presentation 2021 - 1 January 2022
 * 2022 Hong Kong Masters -	6 - 9 October 2022

Deaths

 * 4 January – Hilton Cheong-Leen, politician (b. 1922)