1999 in Hong Kong

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Events in the year 1999 in Hong Kong.

Incumbents

• Chief Executive: Tung Chee-hwa[1]

Events

• 22 August - China Airlines Flight 642 crashed at Hong Kong International Airport resulting in 3 fatalities and over 200 people getting injured.[2]
• The Lau Kong Yung v Director of Immigration case, regarding the Right of abode in Hong Kong was decided.[3]
• Hello Kitty murder[4]

See also

• List of Hong Kong films of 1999

References

1. "Tung Chee-hwa | Chinese businessman and politician". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
2. Wang, Jun; Chan, Laiwan; Wang, DeLiang (2006). Neural Information Processing: 13th International Conference, ICONIP 2006, Hong Kong, China, October 3-6, 2006, Proceedings. Springer. p. 605. ISBN 978-3-540-46485-3.
3. Hong, Frank Shihong (2000). "Ng Ka Ling v. Director of Immigration". American Journal of International Law. 94: 167–171. doi:10.2307/2555240. JSTOR 2555240. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
4. "'Hello Kitty' Murder Case Horrifies Hong Kong". Washington Post. 9 December 2000. Retrieved 2 January 2020.