February: Hong Kong government proposes changes to extradition law to allow fugitives to be sent to Taiwan, China and Macao.

29 March: Extradition bill published.

12 April: Chan appears before the Hong Kong High Court on charges of money laundering, but not murder.

29 April: Chan sentenced to 29 months in prison on charges of money laundering (having served over half his sentence).

April-October: Protests escalate and become a weekly occurrence.

23 October: Chan Tong-kai released from prison.