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The government carried out a series of reforms to adopt a more modern <a href="/wiki/Ideology" title="Ideology">ideology</a> and <a href="/wiki/Democracy" title="Democracy">democracy</a>, but faced many difficulties. Despite a transfer of power to China, the citizens participate in how their government is run, and the region maintains some degree of <a href="/wiki/Autonomy" title="Autonomy">autonomy</a>. Media in <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong" title="Hong Kong">Hong Kong</a> has not come under state control, though many citizens believe the media practices <a href="/wiki/Self-censorship" title="Self-censorship">self-censorship</a>. The economy would also begin the period with a rise in <a href="/wiki/Employment_in_Hong_Kong" title="Employment in Hong Kong">unemployment rate</a> from 2.2% in 1997 to 4.4% in 2000, and 7.9% in 2003. The economy had gradually recovered since 2004 and the overall unemployment rate fell to 3.6% in 2008, however the overall figure rose again to 5.4% in 2009 due to the global economic downturn in the last quarter of 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Politics">Politics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000s_in_Hong_Kong&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Politics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Two-party_system" title="Two-party system">The two major political camps</a> of the decade are the <a href="/wiki/Pro-Beijing_camp" class="mw-redirect" title="Pro-Beijing camp">Pro-Beijing camp</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Pro-democracy_camp_in_Hong_Kong" class="mw-redirect" title="Pro-democracy camp in Hong Kong">Pro-democracy camp</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Article_23">Article 23</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000s_in_Hong_Kong&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Article 23"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2003, the government proposed an anti-subversion law titled <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Basic_Law_Article_23" title="Hong Kong Basic Law Article 23">Article 23 of the Hong Kong Basic Law</a>. Many people feared that the proposal would erode freedom of press, religion, and association. The unpopularity of Chief Executive <a href="/wiki/Tung_Chee-Hwa" class="mw-redirect" title="Tung Chee-Hwa">Tung Chee-Hwa</a> and his administration, combined with the dissatisfaction about economy recession and the pandemic control, prompted an estimated 500,000 - 1,000,000 people to <a href="/wiki/July_1_marches#2003_protest" class="mw-redirect" title="July 1 marches">march on 1 July 2003</a>, making it the largest since the <a href="/wiki/Tiananmen_Square_protests_of_1989" class="mw-redirect" title="Tiananmen Square protests of 1989">Tiananmen Square protests of 1989</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The proposal fell after the several pro-government lawmakers withdrew their support to pass the bill. The resignation of <a href="/wiki/Liberal_Party_(Hong_Kong)" title="Liberal Party (Hong Kong)">Liberal Party</a> chief <a href="/wiki/James_Tien_(politician)" title="James Tien (politician)">James Tien</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Executive_Council_of_Hong_Kong" title="Executive Council of Hong Kong">Executive Council</a> on 6 July 2003 caused the eventual withdrawal of the legislation and the break-up of the "ruling alliance" of the Chief Executive. The security secretary, <a href="/wiki/Regina_Ip" title="Regina Ip">Regina Ip</a>, who was heavily criticised for her arrogant and condescending handling of the proposed law, was forced to resign.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_marches">Other marches</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000s_in_Hong_Kong&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Other marches"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>For the first time in Hong Kong's history, on 1 July 2006, the <a href="/wiki/People%27s_Liberation_Army" title="People's Liberation Army">People's Liberation Army</a> marched through the city. The display was one of power and symbolism staged by 19 pro-Beijing groups. The march was part of a celebration demonstration that began in <a href="/wiki/Victoria_Park,_Hong_Kong" class="mw-redirect" title="Victoria Park, Hong Kong">Victoria Park</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Chief_executive">Chief executive</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000s_in_Hong_Kong&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Chief executive"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Politics_of_Hong_Kong" title="Politics of Hong Kong">Politics of Hong Kong</a></div> <p>Many calls were made for the resignation of <a href="/wiki/Tung_Chee-hwa" title="Tung Chee-hwa">Tung Chee-hwa</a>, a leader who was blessed by the <a href="/wiki/Chinese_Communist_Party" title="Chinese Communist Party">Chinese Communist Party</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jiang_Zemin" title="Jiang Zemin">Jiang Zemin</a>. Tung remained in the office until 10 March 2005, 20 months after the march against Article 23. Hong Kong's Basic Law permitted Tung to serve another 3 years, many<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Words_to_watch#Unsupported_attributions" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Words to watch"><span title="The material near this tag possibly uses too-vague attribution or weasel words. (December 2011)">who?</span></a></i>]</sup> suspected <a href="/wiki/Beijing" title="Beijing">Beijing</a> forced him to resign due to widespread public disapproval and his perceived lacklustre leadership. The <a href="/wiki/2005_Hong_Kong_Chief_Executive_election" title="2005 Hong Kong Chief Executive election">2005 election</a> filled the seat with <a href="/wiki/Donald_Tsang" title="Donald Tsang">Donald Tsang</a> who was the No. 2 ranking official, Chief Secretary, and career civil servant during British colonial rule. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Media_control_in_Hong_Kong">Media control in Hong Kong</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000s_in_Hong_Kong&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Media control in Hong Kong"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A survey conducted by the <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Journalists_Association" title="Hong Kong Journalists Association">Hong Kong Journalists Association</a> found that 58.4% of journalists think press freedom in HK has deteriorated since the handover, mainly as a result of <a href="/wiki/Self-censorship" title="Self-censorship">self-censorship</a> and government's tighter grip on information flow.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Direct <a href="/wiki/Internet_censorship_in_Hong_Kong" title="Internet censorship in Hong Kong">Internet censorship in Hong Kong</a> has not been a major issue. In 2009 HK was still ranked 48 by the international <a href="/wiki/Press_Freedom_Index" class="mw-redirect" title="Press Freedom Index">Press Freedom Index</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This is still far ahead of the People's Republic of China. Other self-censorship events include the 2009 Hong Kong Broadcasting Authority forum where major station <a href="/wiki/Television_Broadcasts_Limited" class="mw-redirect" title="Television Broadcasts Limited">TVB</a> was labeled as CCTVB with censored news like the mainland's <a href="/wiki/China_Central_Television" title="China Central Television">CCTV</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-hkyahoo2_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hkyahoo2-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The local <a href="/wiki/Citizens%27_Radio" title="Citizens' Radio">Citizens' Radio</a> was raided by the <a href="/wiki/Office_of_the_Telecommunications_Authority" class="mw-redirect" title="Office of the Telecommunications Authority">Office of the Telecommunications Authority (OFTA)</a> after being deemed illegal.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Finance">Finance</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000s_in_Hong_Kong&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Finance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/1997_Asian_Financial_Crisis" class="mw-redirect" title="1997 Asian Financial Crisis">1997 Asian Financial Crisis</a> caused a deflationary period that spanned 6 years into July 2004.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A few years later, the <a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%932008_financial_crisis" class="mw-redirect" title="2007–2008 financial crisis">2007–2008 financial crisis</a> damaged the financial well-being of the SAR's financial sector. The <a href="/wiki/Bankruptcy_of_Lehman_Brothers" title="Bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers">bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers</a> affected the territory greatly. <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Yam" title="Joseph Yam">Joseph Yam</a>, the Chief Executive of the <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Monetary_Authority" title="Hong Kong Monetary Authority">Hong Kong Monetary Authority</a> who was the highest paid central banker in the world resigned in 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Traditionally, <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_dollar" title="Hong Kong dollar">HK dollar</a> is pegged against the <a href="/wiki/US_dollar" class="mw-redirect" title="US dollar">US dollar</a>. Questions have come up on whether HK should peg to the <a href="/wiki/Chinese_yuan" class="mw-redirect" title="Chinese yuan">Chinese yuan</a> since it is integrated to China economically. But since the yuan is not fully <a href="/wiki/Convertibility" title="Convertibility">convertible</a>, a peg to the yuan would cause disruptions.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Building_and_infrastructure">Building and infrastructure</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000s_in_Hong_Kong&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Building and infrastructure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>At the end of the 2000s, the <a href="/wiki/International_Commerce_Centre" title="International Commerce Centre">International Commerce Centre</a> (ICC), at 484 m (1,588 ft) high, was the tallest building in Hong Kong. The tallest building prior to the ICC was the <a href="/wiki/International_Finance_Centre_(Hong_Kong)#Two_International_Finance_Centre" title="International Finance Centre (Hong Kong)">Two International Finance Centre</a> (2 IFC), at 415 m (1,362 ft) high, completed in 2003. Prior to that, the tallest building in Hong Kong was the <a href="/wiki/Central_Plaza_(Hong_Kong)" title="Central Plaza (Hong Kong)">Central Plaza</a> since 1992, with a height of 374 m (1,227 ft). </p><p>Many new <a href="/wiki/Infrastructure" title="Infrastructure">infrastructure</a> projects had been completed throughout the territory during the 2000s. Examples of those infrastructures includes: For Railway - the completion of <a href="/wiki/MTR" title="MTR">MTR</a> <a href="/wiki/Tseung_Kwan_O_line" title="Tseung Kwan O line">Tseung Kwan O line</a> in 2002, <a href="/wiki/Kowloon%E2%80%93Canton_Railway" title="Kowloon–Canton Railway">KCR</a> <a href="/wiki/West_Rail_line" title="West Rail line">West Rail</a> in 2003, KCR <a href="/wiki/Ma_On_Shan_line" title="Ma On Shan line">Ma On Shan Rail</a> in 2004, MTR <a href="/wiki/Disneyland_Resort_line" title="Disneyland Resort line">Disneyland Resort line</a> in 2005, the extension of the <a href="/wiki/Airport_Express_(MTR)" title="Airport Express (MTR)">Airport Express</a> to <a href="/wiki/AsiaWorld%E2%80%93Expo" title="AsiaWorld–Expo">AsiaWorld–Expo</a> in 2005, KCR <a href="/wiki/Lok_Ma_Chau_Spur_Line" title="Lok Ma Chau Spur Line">Lok Ma Chau Spur Line</a> in 2007, and MTR <a href="/wiki/Kowloon_Southern_Link" title="Kowloon Southern Link">Kowloon Southern Link</a> between <a href="/wiki/East_Rail_line" title="East Rail line">East Rail line</a> and <a href="/wiki/West_Rail_line" title="West Rail line">West Rail line</a> from <a href="/wiki/Hung_Hom_station" title="Hung Hom station">Hung Hom station</a> to <a href="/wiki/Nam_Cheong_station" title="Nam Cheong station">Nam Cheong station</a> via <a href="/wiki/East_Tsim_Sha_Tsui_station" title="East Tsim Sha Tsui station">East Tsim Sha Tsui station</a> and <a href="/wiki/Austin_station_(MTR)" title="Austin station (MTR)">Austin station</a> in 2009. For major bridges and tunnels - the completion of <a href="/wiki/Discovery_Bay_Tunnel" title="Discovery Bay Tunnel">Discovery Bay Tunnel</a> in 2000, <a href="/wiki/Nam_Wan_Tunnel" title="Nam Wan Tunnel">Nam Wan Tunnel</a> in 2007, Deep Bay Bridge (<a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong%E2%80%93Shenzhen_Western_Corridor" title="Hong Kong–Shenzhen Western Corridor">Hong Kong–Shenzhen Western Corridor</a>) in 2007, <a href="/wiki/Eagle%27s_Nest_Tunnel" class="mw-redirect" title="Eagle's Nest Tunnel">Eagle's Nest Tunnel</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sha_Tin_Heights_Tunnel" class="mw-redirect" title="Sha Tin Heights Tunnel">Sha Tin Heights Tunnel</a> in 2008, and <a href="/wiki/Stonecutters_Bridge" title="Stonecutters Bridge">Stonecutters Bridge</a> in 2009. </p><p>Other major infrastructures includes the opening of the <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Disneyland" title="Hong Kong Disneyland">Hong Kong Disneyland</a> in 2005, which was the fifth <a href="/wiki/Disneyland" title="Disneyland">Disneyland</a> opened in the world and the second opened in Asia after the <a href="/wiki/Tokyo_Disneyland" title="Tokyo Disneyland">Tokyo Disneyland</a>, and the completion of the <a href="/wiki/Ngong_Ping_360" title="Ngong Ping 360">Ngong Ping 360</a> in 2006, which was a <a href="/wiki/Gondola_lift" title="Gondola lift">gondola lift</a> system that connects <a href="/wiki/Tung_Chung" title="Tung Chung">Tung Chung</a> New Town and <a href="/wiki/Ngong_Ping" title="Ngong Ping">Ngong Ping</a> Market. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000s_in_Hong_Kong&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Population">Population</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000s_in_Hong_Kong&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Population"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2000, the population of Hong Kong was 6,900,000.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The population in the summer of 2006 was 6,994,500, though the majority of population increase is mostly contributed via immigration from <a href="/wiki/Mainland_China" title="Mainland China">mainland</a> citizens. Also in 2006, the <a href="/wiki/Birth_rate" title="Birth rate">birth rate</a> of 7.29 is ranked lowest among the list of countries surveyed by the <a href="/wiki/CIA" class="mw-redirect" title="CIA">CIA</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Towards the end of the decade, Hong Kong's population had slowed further to a growth of 0.5% in 2009 with the city having a total population of 7,055,071 as of 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other new <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_immigration_policy" title="Hong Kong immigration policy">immigration topics</a> include the <a href="/wiki/Right_of_abode_in_Hong_Kong" title="Right of abode in Hong Kong">Right of abode issue</a>, <a href="/wiki/Quality_Migrant_Admission_Scheme" title="Quality Migrant Admission Scheme">Quality Migrant Admission Scheme</a> or the Capital Investment Entrant Scheme.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Culture">Culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000s_in_Hong_Kong&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:AnitaMuiFinalConcert.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/88/AnitaMuiFinalConcert.jpg/300px-AnitaMuiFinalConcert.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="196" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/88/AnitaMuiFinalConcert.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="346" data-file-height="226" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Anita_Mui" title="Anita Mui">Anita Mui</a> in her final concert</figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Culture_of_Hong_Kong" title="Culture of Hong Kong">Culture of Hong Kong</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Entertainment">Entertainment</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000s_in_Hong_Kong&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Entertainment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The passing of idol legends like <a href="/wiki/Leslie_Cheung" title="Leslie Cheung">Leslie Cheung</a> and <a href="/wiki/Anita_Mui" title="Anita Mui">Anita Mui</a> rocked the <a href="/wiki/Cantopop" title="Cantopop">cantopop</a> industry. Their deaths in the early 2000s further sank the people's morale. The 2008 <a href="/wiki/Edison_Chen_photo_scandal" title="Edison Chen photo scandal">Edison Chen photo scandal</a> was also dubbed Asia's biggest scandal.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other cultural phenomenon include the rise of young female <a href="/wiki/Liang_mou" class="mw-redirect" title="Liang mou">Liang mou</a> models. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Charities">Charities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000s_in_Hong_Kong&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Charities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The HK government and entertainment industry pursued a number of major charities in the decade. The <a href="/wiki/1:99_Concert" title="1:99 Concert">1:99 Concert</a> was held for the <a href="/wiki/Severe_acute_respiratory_syndrome" class="mw-redirect" title="Severe acute respiratory syndrome">SARS outbreak</a>. In early 2005, a major relief campaign concert was held for the victims of the neighbouring <a href="/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake" class="mw-redirect" title="2004 Indian Ocean earthquake">2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This was followed by one of the largest assembly of celebrities in the territory in the <a href="/wiki/Artistes_512_Fund_Raising_Campaign" class="mw-redirect" title="Artistes 512 Fund Raising Campaign">Artistes 512 Fund Raising Campaign</a> for the <a href="/wiki/2008_Sichuan_earthquake" title="2008 Sichuan earthquake">2008 Sichuan earthquake</a>. In 2009, the <a href="/wiki/Artistes_512_Fund_Raising_Campaign" class="mw-redirect" title="Artistes 512 Fund Raising Campaign">Artistes 512 Fund Raising Campaign</a> was held for <a href="/wiki/Typhoon_Morakot" title="Typhoon Morakot">Typhoon Morakot</a> in Taiwan. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sports">Sports</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000s_in_Hong_Kong&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Sports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Hong Kong was the site for the <a href="/wiki/Equestrian_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" class="mw-redirect" title="Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics">2008 Olympics</a> and <a href="/wiki/Equestrian_at_the_2008_Summer_Paralympics" class="mw-redirect" title="Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Paralympics">paralympics Equestrian events</a>. The events were held at the <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Sports_Institute" title="Hong Kong Sports Institute">Hong Kong Sports Institute</a> in <a href="/wiki/Fo_Tan" title="Fo Tan">Fo Tan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sha_Tin" title="Sha Tin">Sha Tin</a>. The <a href="/wiki/2008_Summer_Olympics_torch_relay" title="2008 Summer Olympics torch relay">torch relay</a> also <a href="/wiki/2008_Summer_Olympics_torch_relay_route#Special_Administrative_Region_of_China_torch_relay_route" title="2008 Summer Olympics torch relay route">passed through both the Special administrative regions of HK and Macau</a>. Various stars and celebrities were also present at the <a href="/wiki/2008_Summer_Olympics_opening_ceremony" title="2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony">opening ceremonies</a> in <a href="/wiki/Beijing" title="Beijing">Beijing</a>. At the end of 2009, HK also held its first ever <a href="/wiki/2009_East_Asian_Games" title="2009 East Asian Games">East Asian Games</a>. It opened up with a performance on the water of <a href="/wiki/Victoria_Harbour" title="Victoria Harbour">Victoria Harbour</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Society">Society</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000s_in_Hong_Kong&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Society"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Beginning in 2008, the <a href="/wiki/Mong_Kok_acid_attacks" class="mw-redirect" title="Mong Kok acid attacks">Mong Kok acid attacks</a> began a series of <a href="/wiki/Acid" title="Acid">acid</a> throwing incidents from tall buildings. The government also stepped up effort against many incidents of throwing any random objects out of skyscraper windows and roofs. The <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Housing_Authority" title="Hong Kong Housing Authority">housing department</a> began installing <a href="/wiki/Closed-circuit_television" title="Closed-circuit television">closed-circuit television</a> systems to monitor these throwing activities.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other incident involve the creation of a mass-suicide <a href="/wiki/Facebook" title="Facebook">Facebook</a> group called "I want to practise suicide" (我要（練習）自殺). The group was shut down before urging 190 members to kill themselves.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:SARS_Spread_as_of_03-28-2003,_larger_image.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/SARS_Spread_as_of_03-28-2003%2C_larger_image.png/300px-SARS_Spread_as_of_03-28-2003%2C_larger_image.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="345" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/SARS_Spread_as_of_03-28-2003%2C_larger_image.png/450px-SARS_Spread_as_of_03-28-2003%2C_larger_image.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/SARS_Spread_as_of_03-28-2003%2C_larger_image.png/600px-SARS_Spread_as_of_03-28-2003%2C_larger_image.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="921" /></a><figcaption>Spread of SARS</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Health">Health</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000s_in_Hong_Kong&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Health"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Flu_pandemics">Flu pandemics</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000s_in_Hong_Kong&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Flu pandemics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Health officials made the <a href="/wiki/Avian_influenza" title="Avian influenza">Bird Flu</a> crisis a top priority beginning in 1997. To control the spread of the virus, millions of chickens were slaughtered in an extreme measure to prevent <a href="/wiki/Global_spread_of_H5N1" title="Global spread of H5N1">the global spread</a> of the <a href="/wiki/H5N1" class="mw-redirect" title="H5N1">H5N1</a> virus. The crisis would lead to a series of panic that continue well into the 2000s. The volume consumption of poultry was significantly reduced for a period. Beginning in 1997, over 1 million birds were slaughtered, followed by 860,000 in 2002. Another batch of 300,000 and 200,000 chickens in 5 farms in <a href="/wiki/Kam_Tin" title="Kam Tin">Kam Tin</a> <a href="/wiki/New_Territories" title="New Territories">New Territories</a> were also included in the quarantine process.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>China also had series of outbreaks, and the pandemic have left both regions strained in trade relationships.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Controversies of the handling of the crisis has been criticised by radio programmes, TVs and newspapers. Both Hong Kong and China were the center of international attention during the early 2000s. Specifically, the <a href="/wiki/Health,_Welfare_and_Food_Bureau" class="mw-redirect" title="Health, Welfare and Food Bureau">Health, Welfare and Food Bureau</a> were constantly bombarded with questions about the effectiveness in the decision to slaughter in large numbers. Wild dogs, rats and cats preying on bags of uncollected dead poultry also made the whole procedure a public relations disaster for the government.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2009 a <a href="/wiki/2009_flu_pandemic_in_Hong_Kong" class="mw-redirect" title="2009 flu pandemic in Hong Kong">Swine flu pandemics</a> followed, but citizens were more prepared this time. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="SARS_outbreak">SARS outbreak</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000s_in_Hong_Kong&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: SARS outbreak"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The first suspected case of <a href="/wiki/Severe_acute_respiratory_syndrome" class="mw-redirect" title="Severe acute respiratory syndrome">severe acute respiratory syndrome</a> (SARS) was recorded in February, 2003. Hong Kong remained on the <a href="/wiki/World_Health_Organization" title="World Health Organization">World Health Organization</a>'s list of affected areas until 23 June 2003. The city was gripped by fear of contagion and panic throughout the epidemic. Children stayed home, while schools were halted. Economic activities were greatly disrupted. Restaurants were empty, and tourism ground to a halt. The epidemic infected more than 1,700 people and claimed 299 lives.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As director general of the World Health Organization, <a href="/wiki/Margaret_Chan" title="Margaret Chan">Margaret Chan</a> faced some tough issues. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="International">International</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000s_in_Hong_Kong&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: International"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Protesters_occupied_the_Gloucester_Road.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Protesters_occupied_the_Gloucester_Road.jpg/300px-Protesters_occupied_the_Gloucester_Road.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="225" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Protesters_occupied_the_Gloucester_Road.jpg/450px-Protesters_occupied_the_Gloucester_Road.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Protesters_occupied_the_Gloucester_Road.jpg/600px-Protesters_occupied_the_Gloucester_Road.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="768" /></a><figcaption>Protesters occupied <a href="/wiki/Gloucester_Road,_Hong_Kong" title="Gloucester Road, Hong Kong">Gloucester Road</a> at the <a href="/wiki/WTO_Ministerial_Conference_of_2005" class="mw-redirect" title="WTO Ministerial Conference of 2005">2005 WTO conference</a></figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="WTO">WTO</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000s_in_Hong_Kong&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: WTO"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/WTO_Ministerial_Conference_of_2005" class="mw-redirect" title="WTO Ministerial Conference of 2005">World Trade Organization Conference of 2005</a> was held in <a href="/wiki/Wan_Chai" title="Wan Chai">Wan Chai</a>. With 148 nations participating at the <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Convention_and_Exhibition_Centre" title="Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre">Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre</a>, it was one of the largest international event ever held in the area. A series of protests broke out in the designated protest zones and <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Police_Force" title="Hong Kong Police Force">Hong Kong Police</a> were resorted to using <a href="/wiki/Tear_gas" title="Tear gas">tear gas</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pepper_spray" title="Pepper spray">pepper spray</a> for crowd control. Numerous sources proclaimed the conference as the <i>"Siege of Wan Chai"</i> as the world class city became the hosting site of the event.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000s_in_Hong_Kong&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.yearbook.gov.hk/2009/en/pdf/C06.pdf">"Hong Kong Yearbook 2009 - Chapter 6: Employment"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. <i>Hong Kong Yearbook</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Hong+Kong+Yearbook&rft.atitle=Hong+Kong+Yearbook+2009+-+Chapter+6%3A+Employment&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.yearbook.gov.hk%2F2009%2Fen%2Fpdf%2FC06.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2000s+in+Hong+Kong" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Williams, Louise. 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