2019 Hangzhou Spark season, Playoffs
Coming out of match break down 0–2, the Spark sent the match to Temple of Anubis. Again, both teams completed the map on their first attempts; in overtime rounds, each team, again, completed the map, sending the map to a second overtime round. The Spark could not take a point on their third attempt, while the Shock capped the first point to take their third map win. In the fourth map, Dorado, each team, for the third consecutive map, completed the map on their first attacks. Once again in overtime rounds, the Spark managed to reach the first checkpoint, but they were held from reaching the second. The distance captured would prove not to be enough, as the Shock pushed the payload further on their attack. The 0–4 loss eliminated the Spark from the playoffs.


2019 Hangzhou Spark season, Final roster, Transactions
Transactions of/for players on the roster during the 2019 regular season:


2019 Hank Steinbrecher Cup
The 2019 Hank Steinbrecher Cup was the seventh edition of the United States Adult Soccer Association's (USASA) tournament whose winner is recognized with the title of U.S. National Amateur Champions.


2019 Hank Steinbrecher Cup
USL League Two (USL L2) side Flint City Bucks are the defending champion.


2019 Hank Steinbrecher Cup, Teams
The tournament featured the 2018 USASA National Amateur Cup winner Milwaukee Bavarian SC and the defending Steinbrecher Cup winner Flint City Bucks, rebranded from Michigan Bucks. Ordinarily the tournament would have featured the 2018 PDL champion Calgary Foothills FC and the 2018 National Professional Soccer League (NPSL) champion Miami FC 2, but Calgary was ineligible due to being based in Canada and Miami was ineligible due to being a professional club. In their place, PDL runner-up Reading United AC and NPSL runner-up FC Motown were invited. Chicago FC United 2018 PDL National Semi-Finalist took the USL League 2 spot after Reading elected not to participate.


2019 Harborough District Council election
The 2019 Harborough District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of the Harborough District Council in England. It was held on the same day as other local elections.


2019 Hardee's Pro Classic
The 2019 Hardee's Pro Classic was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the nineteenth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2019 ITF Women's World Tennis Tour. It took place in Dothan, Alabama, United States between 15 and 21 April 2019.


2019 Hardee's Pro Classic, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2019 Hardee's Pro Classic – Doubles
Alexa Guarachi and Erin Routliffe were the defending champions, but lost in the first round to Beatrice Gumulya and Abbie Myers.


2019 Hardee's Pro Classic – Doubles
Usue Maitane Arconada and Caroline Dolehide won the title, defeating Destanee Aiava and Astra Sharma in the final, 7–6(7–5), 6–4.


2019 Hardee's Pro Classic – Singles
Taylor Townsend was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Sesil Karatantcheva.


2019 Hardee's Pro Classic – Singles
Kristína Kučová won the title, defeating Lauren Davis in the final, 3–6, 7–6(11–9), 6–2.


2019 Harlan County coal miners protest
The 2019 Harlan County coal miners protest was a labor protest held by dozens of coal miners in Harlan County, Kentucky. The causes of the protest stemmed from the 2019 bankruptcy of Blackjewel Coal, a coal mining company that operated a mine in the county. Following the company's bankruptcy, former coal miners did not receive payment for several weeks of work, leading to many miners protesting by blocking a coal train on tracks in the county. The protest lasted from July 30 to September 28, with litigation continuing in bankruptcy courts.


2019 Harlan County coal miners protest, Background
On July 1, 2019, Blackjewel Coal filed for bankruptcy, leading to the abrupt firing of about 1,700 miners in Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming. Following this, many of the affected workers reported bounced paychecks and being unable to access their 401(k) accounts. Shortly thereafter, a miner in Wyoming filed a class-action lawsuit against Blackjewel, arguing that they violated workers rights under the WARN Act.


2019 Harlan County coal miners protest, Railroad occupation
On July 29, Blackjewel was scheduled to move $1 million worth of coal out of a mine in Harlan County, Kentucky via a CSX Railroad track. Before the train left the county, five former miners occupied a section of the track, not allowing the train to proceed. Following this, security guards for the company called police, and afterwards the protestors moved to another location on the tracks, still blocking the train's movements. Additional people joined the protest, with over 100 people occupying the tracks during the protest.


2019 Harlan County coal miners protest, Railroad occupation
Several days after the occupation began, protestors agreed to allow several unloaded cars pass, but continued to hold the loaded coal train stationary. On August 1, former Kentucky Attorney General Greg Stumbo visited the protestors, criticizing Blackjewel and the Kentucky Labor Department for failing to hold the company accountable for workers rights violations. The next day, 2020 Democratic Party Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders voiced his support for the protestors and sent pizzas to the protestors. Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin and Senate candidate Amy McGrath also voiced their support for the protestors, along with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky.


2019 Harlan County coal miners protest, Railroad occupation
In August, the Richard and Leslie Gilliam Foundation donated over $1 million to fired miners in Harlan County and other areas that were affected. On September 28, following almost 2 months of occupying the railroad, the mayor of Cumberland, Kentucky, where many of the protestors lived, announced an end to the protest. Many of the fired miners had found employment elsewhere, and settlement talks were underway with the company and fired workers.


2019 Harlan County coal miners protest, Aftermath
In October, as part of the company's bankruptcy settlement, $5.47 million was awarded to fired miners, including those in Harlan County.


2019 Harlan County coal miners protest, Aftermath
A similar train blockade occurred in January 2020 in Pike County, Kentucky. On January 13, miners for Quest Energy occupied a railroad track near Kemper, Kentucky and blocked a 120-car coal train from leaving, claiming that the company failed to pay them wages for three weeks. The protest ended on January 15, with the protesting miners receiving pay.


2019 Harlow District Council election
The 2019 Harlow District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Harlow District Council in Essex. This was on the same day as other local elections. The council remained under Labour Party control, with no seats changing hands.


2019 Harlow District Council election
After the election, the composition of the council remained at:


2019 Harpers Ferry train derailment
A CSX freight train crossing the Winchester and Potomac Railroad bridge near Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, derailed on Saturday December 21, 2019 morning.


2019 Hart District Council election
The 2019 Hart District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Hart District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.


2019 Hart District Council election, Results
The election saw the Conservatives lose five seats, two each to Community Campaign Hart and the Liberal Democrats, and one an Independent Candidate. The council remained under no overall control, with the Conservative party and Community Campaign the joint largest parties with eleven seats each overall. Subsequently, an administration was formed by Community Campaign Hart and the Liberal Democrats, with Liberal Democrat Councillor David Neighbour becoming leader of the council, and Community Campaign Hart Councillor James Radley becoming deputy leader of the council.


2019 Hartford Athletic season
The 2019 Hartford Athletic season is the club's inaugural season and their first in the USL Championship, the second tier of American soccer. The season covers the period from the founding of the club to the start of the 2020 USL Championship season.


2019 Hartford Athletic season, Non-competitive, Preseason
Although a preseason schedule was not officially announced ahead of time, Hartford played four preseason matches ahead of the club's inaugural season. After opening preseason in Farmington, Connecticut and playing a behind closed doors friendly against New York Red Bulls II, Hartford announced three matches to be played while the club trained in Melbourne, Florida. Hartford played matches against USL League One club Orlando City B, National Premier Soccer League club Miami FC, and collegiate program Eastern Florida State College.


2019 Hartford Athletic season, Competitive, USL Championship, Match results
The league announced home openers for every club on December 14, 2018. The inaugural home match in Hartford Athletic history was scheduled for May 4, with the club facing Charlotte Independence; although it was initially anticipated that the game would be played at Dillon Stadium, it and six other home matches were later moved to Rentschler Field due to construction delays. Hartford were to take part in the home openers for four other clubs, facing Atlanta United 2 on March 9, Louisville City on March 23, Indy Eleven on March 30, and Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC on April 13.


2019 Hartford Athletic season, Competitive, USL Championship, Match results
Hartford Athletic's full schedule was released on December 19. The club's inaugural season will consist of 34 league matches, including home and away games against every Eastern Conference opponent. Hartford will be one of six new teams in the Eastern Conference: Birmingham Legion, Loudoun United, and Memphis 901 are also joining as expansion clubs, while Saint Louis FC and Swope Park Rangers move over from the Western Conference.


2019 Hartford Athletic season, Competitive, U.S. Open Cup
As a member of the USL Championship, Hartford Athletic will enter the tournament in the Second Round, to be played May 14–15, 2019.


2019 Hartlepool Borough Council election
The 2019 Hartlepool Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Hartlepool Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.


2019 Harvard Crimson football team
The 2019 Harvard Crimson football team represented Harvard University during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Ivy League. They were led by 26th-year head coach Tim Murphy and played their home games at Harvard Stadium. They finished the season 4–6 overall and 2–5 in Ivy League play to tie for sixth place.


2019 Harvard Crimson football team, Previous season
The Crimson finished the 2018 season 6–4, 4–3 in Ivy League play to finish in third place.


2019 Harvard Crimson football team, Preseason, Preseason media poll
The Ivy League released their preseason media poll on August 8, 2019. The Crimson were picked to finish in fourth place.


2019 Harvey Norman NSW Women's Premiership
The 2019 Harvey Norman NSW Women's Premiership will be the fifteenth season NSW Women's Premiership, the top tier women's rugby league competition administered by the New South Wales Rugby League. The competition acts as a second-tier league to the NRL Women's Premiership teams.


2019 Harvey Norman NSW Women's Premiership, Teams
In 2019, 11 clubs will field teams in the NSW Women's Premiership.


2019 Haryana Legislative Assembly election
Legislative Assembly election was held in Haryana on 21 October 2019 to elect 90 members of the Haryana Legislative Assembly. The final voter turnout was recorded at 68.20%. The results were announced on 24 October 2019.


2019 Haryana Legislative Assembly election
The Bharatiya Janata Party emerged as the single largest party and formed the government in a post-poll alliance with the Jannayak Janta Party and seven Independent MLAs. BJP's Manohar Lal Khattar and JJP President Dushyant Chautala were sworn in as Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister respectively of BJP-JJP alliance government.


2019 Haryana Legislative Assembly election
In the previous election in 2014 , the Bharatiya Janata Party won a majority and ended the 10-year rule of the Congress government in the state and Manohar Lal Khattar became the Chief Minister .


2019 Haryana Legislative Assembly election, Elections, Voter turnout
After the final count the turnout was updated to 68.20%. Fatehabad 73.7%, Kaithal 73.3%, Jagadhari 73%, and Hathin 72.5% had highest turnout. Gurugram 51.2%, Badkhal 51.3%, and Tigaon 53.2% had lowest turnout of just above 50%.


2019 Haryana Legislative Assembly election, Detailed Results, Democratic Standards, Performance of the political parties
During the election campaign, BJP had given the slogan of "75+" i.e. BJP will win more than 75 seats out of 90 seats in Haryana. But, BJP couldn't fulfill its target and it even lost the majority in the Legislative Assembly.


2019 Haryana Legislative Assembly election, Detailed Results, Democratic Standards, Performance of the political parties
The INC emerged as the big gainer in the election. INC fought the election under the leadership of Selja Kumari and former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda. Though INC couldn't reach the majority mark of 46 seats, it gained 15 seats in comparison to the previous election and won 30 seats.


2019 Haryana Legislative Assembly election, Detailed Results, Democratic Standards, Barrier to entry and politics of rich
83.3% (75 out of 90) are crorepati, that is, they own assets worth at least INR10,000,000. Average worth of 2019 assembly members is INR18.29 crore compare to INR12.97 crore in 2014. 93.5% of INC (29 of 31), 92.5% of BJP (37 of 40), and 70% of JJP (7 of 10) are crorepati. With INR25.26 crore per MLA, the average wealth of JJP is highest.


2019 Haryana Legislative Assembly election, Detailed Results, Democratic Standards, Criminality
Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), a think tank which does poll analysis for accountability and transparency in democracy, found that the 13.3% (12 of 90) elected MLAs face criminal cases, highest being 4 from INC, followed by 2 from BJP, 1 from JJP, and rest being independent or single MLA parties.


2019 Haryana Legislative Assembly election, Detailed Results, Democratic Standards, Dynastism and nepotism
Dynasts had field day in the election results, several dynasts across various parties won elections.


2019 Haryana Legislative Assembly election, Detailed Results, Democratic Standards, Dynastism and nepotism
Highest number of dynasts won from INC, namely Bhupinder Singh Hooda from Ranbir Singh Hooda, Kiran Choudhry from Bansi Lal clan, Kuldeep Bishnoi from Bhajan Lal clan, Chiranjeev Rao from Ajay Singh Yadav clan, Varun Chaudhary from Phool Chand Mullana; as well as Rao Dan Singh related to Rao Narbir Singh Aftab Ahmed of Khursheed Ahmed clan, Amit Sihag Chautala is another dynast who became INC MLA from Dabwali, he is grandson of Devi Lal.


2019 Haryana Legislative Assembly election, Detailed Results, Democratic Standards, Dynastism and nepotism
Dynasts who won from BJP are Dura Ram of Bhajan Lal clan.


2019 Haryana Legislative Assembly election, Detailed Results, Democratic Standards, Dynastism and nepotism
Highest number of winning dynasts were from the Devi Lal's Chautala clan which had fielded 6 family members from different parties and 5 of them won including Dushyant Chautala and his mother Naina Singh Chautala from JJP, Abhay Singh Chautala from INLD, and INC rebel Ranjit Singh Chautala as independent candidate; as well as Amit Sihag Chautala from Dabwali as INC MLA. This was followed by 2 from Bhajan Lal clan, namely Kuldeep Bishnoi and Dura Ram. Lone HLP party MLA Gopal Kanda is also from political family as his father too had contested General Elections in the past on Jan Sangh ticket.


2019 Haryana Legislative Assembly election, Detailed Results, Democratic Standards, Lack of female empowerment
Only 9 (10% of total legislature membership) female candidate were elected, 4 from Congress, 3 from BJP, 1 from JJP and 1 independent.


2019 Haryana Legislative Assembly election, Detailed Results, Democratic Standards, Lack of educational and innovation standards of candidates
According to ADR report, only 69% (62 of 90) have at least a bachelor's degree, i.e. 31% lack even the basic degree,


2019 Hastings Deering Colts
The 2019 Hastings Deering Colts season was the 2nd season of the under-20 competition, sponsored by Hastings Deering and run by the Queensland Rugby League. The draw and structure of the competition mirrored that of its senior counterpart, the Queensland Cup.


2019 Hastings Deering Colts
The Sunshine Coast Falcons won their first premiership, defeating the Wynnum Manly Seagulls in the Grand Final.


2019 Hastings Deering Colts, Teams
The Victoria Thunderbolts moved to the New South Wales-run Jersey Flegg Cup in 2019, leaving the competition with fourteen sides, thirteen based in Queensland and one in northern New South Wales. 13 Queensland Cup teams field a side in the competition, with each team affiliated with an NRL club.


2019 Hastings Deering Colts, Player statistics
The following statistics are correct as of the conclusion of Round 23.


2019 Havant Borough Council election
The 2019 Havant Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Havant Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.


2019 Havant Borough Council election, Results
The Conservatives successfully defended all 11 seats up for election this year, with the Council composition remaining the same. However, the vote share for both the Conservatives and Labour fell, whilst the UKIP, Liberal Democrats, and Green vote share rose.


2019 Havant Borough Council election, Results
The table below only tallies the votes of the highest polling candidate for each party within each ward. This is known as the top candidate method and is often used for multi-member plurality elections.


2019 Hawaii Bowl
The 2019 Hawaii Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 24, 2019, with kickoff at 8:00 p.m. EST (3:00 p.m. local HST) on ESPN. It was the 18th edition of the Hawaii Bowl, and was one of the 2019–20 bowl games concluding the 2019 FBS football season. Sponsored by the SoFi personal finance company, the game was officially known as the SoFi Hawaii Bowl.


2019 Hawaii Bowl, Teams
The game was played between Hawaii of the Mountain West Conference, and BYU, an FBS independent. This was the 32nd meeting in this rivalry that dates back to 1930, and first in the postseason. Both teams were previously members of the Western Athletic Conference; BYU from 1962 to 1998, and Hawaii from 1979 to 2011. BYU led the rivalry series, 23–8.


2019 Hawaii Bowl, Teams, Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
Hawaii entered the bowl with a 9–5 record (5–3 in conference). The Rainbow Warriors finished atop the West Division of the Mountain West Conference, with the same conference win-loss record as San Diego State, whom they defeated during the regular season. Hawaii accepted their bowl invitation following their loss to Boise State in the Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game. This was their third Hawaii Bowl appearance under head coach Nick Rolovich, having won in 2016 and lost in 2018. Overall, this was the 13th bowl game for Hawaii (ninth Hawaii Bowl), with a prior record of 6–6 (4–4 in prior Hawaii Bowls).


2019 Hawaii Bowl, Teams, BYU Cougars
BYU entered the bowl with a 7–5 record, having started the season 2–4, then winning five consecutive games, and losing to San Diego State in their regular season finale. Led by head coach Kalani Sitake, the Cougars accepted an invitation to the Hawaii Bowl on November 16. This was BYU's first Hawaii Bowl appearance, and their second postseason game in Honolulu; they played in the 1992 Aloha Bowl, where they fell to Kansas by three points.


2019 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team
The 2019 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team represented the University of Hawaii at Manoa in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rainbow Warriors played their home games at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu. They competed in the West Division of the Mountain West Conference and were led by fourth-year head coach Nick Rolovich, in what was his final season before his abrupt resignation in January 2020.


2019 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team
The Rainbow Warriors had their most successful season since 2010. They finished 10–5, 5–3 to finish tied for first in the West Division, claiming the division championship with a 14–11 win over San Diego State. They advanced to the Mountain West Championship, where they lost to Boise State, but won the Hawaii Bowl over archrival BYU, 38–34.


2019 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team
This was Hawaii’s first ten-win season since 2010, and just the seventh in program history. Nick Rolovich was also named Mountain West Coach of the Year, the fourth UH coach to receive that honor.


2019 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team, Previous season
The Rainbow Warriors finished the 2018 season 8–6, 5–3 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for second place in the West Division. They were invited to the Hawaii Bowl where they lost to Louisiana Tech. This was the first winning season for the Rainbow Warriors since 2010.


2019 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team, Preseason, Mountain West media days
The Mountain West media days were held from July 23–24, 2019 at Green Valley Ranch in Henderson, NV.


2019 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team, Preseason, Mountain West media days, Media poll
The preseason poll was released at the Mountain West media days on July 23, 2019. The Warriors were predicted to finish in fourth place in the MW West Division with one first place vote.


2019 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team, Preseason, Mountain West media days, Preseason All-Mountain West Team
The Warriors had one player selected to the preseason All−Mountain West Team.


2019 Hawthorn Football Club season
The 2019 Hawthorn Football Club season was the club's 95th season in the Australian Football League and 118th overall, the 20th season playing home games at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, the 19th season playing home games at the University of Tasmania Stadium, the 15th season under head coach Alastair Clarkson, and the 1st season with Ben Stratton as club captain. A 19-point loss to Sydney in round 14 meant that Hawthorn could not match their 15–7 record from 2018. A 70-point win over Gold Coast meant that for a tenth-consecutive season Hawthorn won at least 10 games. Hawthorn finished the season in ninth-place with a 11–11 record, thus missing the finals for the second time in the last three seasons.


2019 Hawthorn Football Club season, Club summary
The 2019 AFL season was the 123rd season of the VFL/AFL competition since its inception in 1897; having entered the competition in 1925, it was be the 95th season contested by the Hawthorn Football Club. Tasmania and iiNet continued as the club's two major sponsors, as they have done since 2006 and 2013 respectively, while Adidas continued to manufacture the club's on-and-off field apparel, as they have done since 2013. Hawthorn continued its alignment with the Box Hill Hawks Football Club in the Victorian Football League, allowing Hawthorn-listed players to play with the Box Hill Hawks when not selected in AFL matches.


2019 Hawthorn Football Club season, Senior personnel
On 30 August 2018, it was announced that assistant coach Brett Ratten would be joining St Kilda as an assistant coach following the conclusion of the 2018 season. On 4 October 2018, it was announced that Chris Newman would be elevated from coach of Victorian Football League affiliate Box Hill Hawks to an assistant coach. Max Bailey was appointed as coach of Box Hill. On 6 October 2018, It was announced that coach Alastair Clarkson had signed a 3-year contract extension, keeping Clarkson at the club until the end of the 2022 season.


2019 Hawthorn Football Club season, Senior personnel
On 8 October 2018, it was confirmed that Director of High Performance Andrew Russell would be departing the club after fourteen seasons, having accepted a position at Carlton. On 19 October 2018, it was announced that former player and 2008 AFL premiership captain Sam Mitchell would return to the club as an assistant coach, having been an assistant coach at West Coast and helping the club win the 2018 AFL Grand Final. On 3 November 2018, Torin Baker was announced as the new development coach, filling the role previously held by Max Bailey. On 27 November 2018, It was announced that Jarryd Roughead would not continue on as captain in 2019. Ben Stratton would be named as Roughead's successor on 28 February 2019.


2019 Hazfi Cup Final
The 2019 Hazfi Cup Final was the 32nd final since 1975. The match was held between Persepolis and Damash in Foolad Arena, Ahvaz.


2019 Hazfi Cup Final
In this match Persepolis won 1–0 against Damash and won the championship of this competition.


2019 Heartland Championship
The 2019 Heartland Championship, known as the 2019 Mitre 10 Heartland Championship for sponsorship reasons, was the 14th edition of the Heartland Championship, a rugby union competition involving the twelve amateur rugby unions in New Zealand. The tournament began with a round-robin stage in which the twelve teams played eight games each, from which the top four advanced to the Meads Cup semifinals, while fifth to eighth advanced to the Lochore Cup semifinals.


2019 Heartland Championship
In both of these knockout stages the top seeds (first and fifth) played at home against the lowest seeds (fourth and eighth), the second highest seeds (second and sixth) played at home against the third highest seeds (third and seventh) and the final featured the higher seed playing at home against the lower seed.


2019 Heartland Championship, Teams
The 2019 Heartland Championship was contested by the following teams.


2019 Heartland Championship, Standings
In the case of a two-team tie on points the ranking of teams is decided by:


2019 Heartland Championship, Standings
In the caseof a three-team or more tie on points the ranking of teams is decided by:


2019 Heartland Championship, Regular season
The schedule of fixtures was confirmed on 25 February 2019.


2019 Heartland Championship, Ranfurly Shield, Pre-season challenges
For the 2019 preseason Ranfurly Shield holders Otago saw challenges from the reigning 2018 Heartland Championship champions Thames Valley as well as neighbours North Otago.


2019 Heat Latin Music Awards
The 2019 Heat Latin Music Awards was held on May 13, 2019 at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Punta Cana, and broadcast live through HTV. The ceremony was hosted by Anaís Castro and Mariela Encarnación. The awards celebrated the year's biggest Latin music acts. J Balvin led the nominations with five, followed by Ozuna and Sebastián Yatra, with four each.


2019 Hebei China Fortune F.C. season
The 2019 Hebei China Fortune F.C. season will be Hebei China Fortune's 4th consecutive season in the Chinese Super League ever since it started back in the 2004 season and 4th consecutive season in the top flight of Chinese football. This season Hebei China Fortune participates in the Chinese Super League and Chinese FA Cup.


2019 Heilbronner Neckarcup
The 2019 Heilbronner Neckarcup was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the sixth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2019 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Heilbronn, Germany between 13 and 19 May 2019.


2019 Heilbronner Neckarcup, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2019 Heilbronner Neckarcup, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry into the singles main draw using their ITF World Tennis Ranking:


2019 Heilbronner Neckarcup – Doubles
Rameez Junaid and David Pel were the defending champions but only Junaid chose to defend his title, partnering Jozef Kovalík. Junaid lost in the quarterfinals to Andre Begemann and Fabrice Martin.


2019 Heilbronner Neckarcup – Doubles
Kevin Krawietz and Andreas Mies won the title after defeating Begemann and Martin 6–2, 6–4 in the final.


2019 Heilbronner Neckarcup – Doubles
Just three weeks later, Krawietz and Mies would defeat Martin and Jérémy Chardy in the final of the French Open to win their first Grand Slam title.


2019 Heilbronner Neckarcup – Singles
Rudolf Molleker was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Dennis Novak.


2019 Heilbronner Neckarcup – Singles
Filip Krajinović won the title after defeating Arthur De Greef 6–3, 6–1 in the final.


2019 Hellenic Premier League
The 2019 Hellenic Premier League (HPL) was a Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket tournament held in Gouvia, Corfu, Greece between 14 and 19 October 2019. The participating teams were the hosts Greece, along with Bulgaria, Serbia and three Greek club sides (Athens Pak, Corfu Pak and Forge Athens). All of the national teams played their first matches with T20I status during the tournament, following the decision of the International Cricket Council (ICC) to grant full Twenty20 International status to all its members from 1 January 2019.


2019 Hellenic Premier League
The international teams competed in one group and the three club sides competed in a second group. The top two sides in the international group played a stand-alone final, that was not part of the HPL, to determine the winner of the international event; Bulgaria defeated Greece in the final by 18 runs.


2019 Hellenic Premier League
The group stage was followed by semi-finals and a final for the overall HPL event. Greece defeated Corfu Pak in the first of the semi-finals. In the second semi-final, Forge Athens defeated Bulgaria to join Greece in the final. Greece won the final by 81 runs. Bulgaria won the third-place play-off.


2019 Henan Jianye F.C. season
The 2019 Henan Jianye F.C. season will be Henan Jianye's sixth consecutive season in the Chinese Super League since it started in the 2004 season, and its sixth consecutive season in the top flight of Chinese football. This season Henan Jianye participates in the Chinese Super League and Chinese FA Cup.


2019 Henderson Tennis Open
The 2019 Henderson Tennis Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the eleventh edition of the tournament which was part of the 2019 ITF Women's World Tennis Tour. It took place in Las Vegas, United States between 4 and 10 November 2019.


2019 Henderson Tennis Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2019 Henderson Tennis Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received a special exempt into the singles main draw:


2019 Henderson Tennis Open – Doubles
Asia Muhammad and Maria Sanchez were the defending champions, but chose not to participate.


2019 Henderson Tennis Open – Doubles
Olga Govortsova and Mandy Minella won the title, defeating Sophie Chang and Alexandra Mueller in the final, 6–3, 6–4.


2019 Henderson Tennis Open – Singles
Belinda Bencic was the defending champion, but chose not to participate.


2019 Henderson Tennis Open – Singles
Mayo Hibi won the title, defeating Anhelina Kalinina in the final, 6–2, 5–7, 6–2.


2019 Henrico County Commonwealth's Attorney election
The 2019 Henrico County Commonwealth's Attorney election was held on November 5, 2019, to elect the Commonwealth's Attorney of Henrico County, Virginia, concurrently with elections to the Senate of Virginia and Virginia House of Delegates. Incumbent Democratic Commonwealth's Attorney Shannon Taylor won reelection to a second term against Republican nominee Owen Conway, a former worker for the office, by a wide margin.


2019 Henrico County Commonwealth's Attorney election, Background and election
Attorney Shannon Taylor had been serving as the Commonwealth's Attorney since 2012. After her win in the 2011 election, she fired several lawyers in a push for a diverse and different office. One of those was Owen Conway, whom Taylor face opposition with.


2019 Henrico County Commonwealth's Attorney election, Background and election
During the election, Taylor was accused of bribery from John J. Trak, a convicted felon, during the 2015 election, with Taylor confirming the donation and Conway saying that the donation was "unethical and improper."


2019 Henrico County Commonwealth's Attorney election, Results
Taylor defeated Conway with a landslide victory, earning 61% of the total vote.


2019 Herculis
The 2019 Herculis was the 33rd edition of the annual outdoor track and field meeting in Monaco. Held from 11–12 July at Stade Louis II, it was the ninth leg of the 2019 IAAF Diamond League – the highest level international track and field circuit. 15 events were contested with 13 of them being point-scoring Diamond League disciplines. Most events were held on 12 July, except for the women's triple jump, which was held on 11 July at Port Hercules.


2019 Herculis
In recognition of the recently deceased professional athlete Gabe Grunewald, who died a month earlier (11 June) after multiple battles with cancer and attempts to race through the disease, the meet organisers named the women's mile race the "Brave Like Gabe Mile". An elite field including world record holder in the 5 km, Sifan Hassan, and Diamond League leader in the 1500 m, Gudaf Tsegay, were invited.


2019 Herculis
Hassan described the first 800 m as "a bit slow", but was able to run the last 800 m four seconds faster than the first to break a 23-year-old world record in the women's mile with a time 4:12.33. Hassan was recorded completing the first 1500 m in 3:55.30, a world leading time and faster than her Dutch record of 3:55.93. Every competitor in the race set either a personal best or a seasonal best, and national records were set by Gabriela DeBues-Stafford (4:17.87), Rababe Arafi (4:18.42), and Winnie Nanyondo (4:18.65) for Canada, Morocco, and Uganda respectively.


2019 Herculis
Also in the women's events, Sydney McLaughlin won the 400 m hurdles in a world leading time of 53.32.


2019 Herculis
On the men's side, Nijel Amos ran the first sub-1:42:00 time since he became the third-fastest competitor in the 800 m ever at the 2012 Olympic final, with a Herculis meeting record and 2019 world-leading time of 1:41.89. Only five people, including Amos himself, had ever run faster than 1:41.89. Piotr Lisek set a second personal best and Polish record in the span of a week with a meeting record and world-leading mark of 6.02 m in the pole vault, forcing European champion and world under-20 record holder Mondo Duplantis into second. Other highlights include Soufiane El Bakkali setting a world lead of 8:04.82 in the 3000 m steeplechase, and a meeting record in the triple jump by Christian Taylor with a leap of 17.82 m.


2019 Herculis, Diamond League results
Athletes competing in the Diamond League disciplines earned extra compensation and points which went towards qualifying for one of two Diamond League finals (either Zürich or Brussels depending on the discipline). First place earned 8 points, with each step down in place earning one less point than the previous, until no points are awarded in 9th place or lower.


2019 Herefordshire Council election
The 2019 Herefordshire Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect 52 of 53 members of Herefordshire Council in England. The election in Ross North ward was deferred until 6 June 2019 following the death of the UKIP candidate.


2019 Herefordshire Council election, Result
The election resulted in the Conservative Party losing its majority on the council for the first time since 2007, winning 13 seats. Independents made gains and became the largest group on the council after winning 18 seats, 9 seats short of a majority. The Liberal Democrats and Greens also made gains at the expense of the Conservatives, winning 7 seats each.


2019 Herefordshire Council election, Ward results, Ross North
The election in Ross North ward was deferred until 6 June 2019 following the death of the UKIP candidate, Gareth Williams. The Liberal Democrats won the postponed election.


2019 Heritage Classic
The 2019 NHL Heritage Classic (branded as the 2019 Tim Hortons NHL Heritage Classic for sponsorship reasons) was an outdoor regular season National Hockey League (NHL) game. The game, the fifth Heritage Classic, was held on October 26, 2019. The Winnipeg Jets defeated the Calgary Flames, 2–1, at Mosaic Stadium in Regina, Saskatchewan—the home field of the Canadian Football League's Saskatchewan Roughriders.


2019 Heritage Classic, Background
This was the first NHL regular season outdoor game that was held in a neutral site territory that is not formally part of an NHL market, the first regular season game held in Regina, and the first regular season game held in Saskatchewan since 1994. Regina is located roughly half-way between Calgary and Winnipeg. The Jets were designated as the home team. This was also the second outdoor game for each team; the Flames and Jets respectively hosted the 2011 and 2016 Heritage Classic games at their cities' respective CFL stadiums.


2019 Heritage Classic, Background
To accommodate the game, the CFL scheduled a three week road trip for the Riders near the end of the 2019 CFL season. Saskatchewan played its penultimate home game on October 5, followed by three road games while its stadium was converted to an outdoor hockey rink and back again. The Riders returned to Mosaic Stadium on November 2 for their final 2019 regular season game.


2019 Heritage Classic, Game summary
Bryan Little scored at 3:04 of overtime to give the Jets the 2–1 win. The Flames' Elias Lindholm opened the scoring on a power play at 14:47 of the second period. Winnipeg's Josh Morrissey then tied the game on a power play at 15:49 of the third period.


2019 Heritage Classic, Game summary
At 19:58 of the second period, the Jets' Adam Lowry was given a minor penalty for boarding the Flames' Oliver Kylington. The league would later give Lowry a two-game suspension as a repeat offender.


2019 Heritage Classic, Entertainment
The Hunter Brothers sang the national anthem, The Sheepdogs performed during the first intermission, and Jess Moskaluke sang during the second intermission.


2019 Heritage Classic, Television
This aired as the late 10:00 p.m. EDT (8:00 p.m. local time) game on Hockey Night in Canada. In the U.S., NBCSN simulcast the HNIC feed; it was the second game of a rare Saturday night doubleheader on NBCSN that followed a 2019 Stanley Cup Finals rematch between the St. Louis Blues and the Boston Bruins.


2019 Heritage Classic, Festivities
The Western Hockey League's Regina Pats (who play at nearby Brandt Centre) hosted a "Prairie Classic" outdoor game against the Calgary Hitmen on October 27. Calgary won the game 5-4 in overtime.


2019 Hertsmere Borough Council election
The 2019 Hertsmere Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of the Hertsmere Borough Council in England. It was held on the same day as other local elections.


2019 Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour
The 2019 Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour was an endurance race for Group 3E Series Production Cars. The event, which was staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit, near Bathurst, in New South Wales, Australia, on 21 April 2019, was the fourth running of the Bathurst 6 Hour. The race was won by Beric Lynton and Tim Leahey, driving a BMW M3 F80 Competition. The race saw a new distance record established for the event, with 131 laps (813.903 km) completed.


2019 High Peak Borough Council election
The 2019 High Peak Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect all 43 members of High Peak Borough Council in Derbyshire, England.


2019 High Peak Borough Council election
The election resulted in the Labour Party taking control of the council from the Conservative Party after winning 22 of the 43 seats up for election. The Conservatives lost 7 of the seats they were defending and lost their majority on the council. The Liberal Democrats and Greens won 3 and 2 seats respectively.


2019 Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council election
The 2019 Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The election resulted in the Liberal Democrats gaining control of the council from the Conservatives.


2019 Hlinka Gretzky Cup
The 2019 Hlinka Gretzky Cup was an under-18 international ice hockey tournament that was held in Piešťany, Slovakia and Břeclav, Czech Republic from 5 to 10 August 2019 at Alcaplast Arena in Břeclav and Easton Arena in Piešťany. Team Russia won the gold medal for the first time since 1995 with a 3–2 defeat against Canada in the final.


2019 Hlinka Gretzky Cup, Final round, Semifinal playoff bracket
The semi-finals were decided on 7 August, 2019 after Group A and B completed three round-robin games each. The winner of Group A (Canada) played the runner-up of Group B (Sweden), while the winner of Group B (Russia) played the runner-up of Group A (Finland). The semifinals were held on 9 August 2019 and the gold medal and bronze medal games were held the following day on 10 August 2019.


2019 Hlinka Gretzky Cup, Statistics, Top scorers
List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals.


2019 Hlinka Gretzky Cup, Statistics, Top scorers
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In MinutesSource:


2019 Hobart International
The 2019 Hobart International was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 26th edition of the Hobart International and was part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2019 WTA Tour. It took place at the Hobart International Tennis Centre in Hobart, Australia from 7 to the 12 January 2019.


2019 Hobart International
The singles was won by unseeded American Sofia Kenin who took home her first WTA title after defeating Anna Karolína Schmiedlová from Slovakia in straight sets. In the doubles it was Taiwanese pair in Chan Hao-ching and Latisha Chan who won in three sets over their opponents in Kirsten Flipkens and Johanna Larsson.


2019 Hobart International, Points and prize money, Prize money
1 Points per the WTA. 2 Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money* per team


2019 Hobart International, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2019 Hobart International, WTA doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2019 Hobart International – Doubles
Elise Mertens and Demi Schuurs were the defending champions, but Mertens chose not to participate and Schuurs chose to compete in Sydney instead.


2019 Hobart International – Doubles
Chan Hao-ching and Latisha Chan won the title, defeating Kirsten Flipkens and Johanna Larsson in the final, 6–3, 3–6, [10–6].


2019 Hobart International – Singles
Elise Mertens was the two-time defending champion but chose to compete in Sydney instead. Sofia Kenin won her first WTA Tour singles title without dropping a set. She defeated Anna Karolína Schmiedlová in the final, 6–3, 6–0.


2019 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
The 2019 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was played between March 15 and March 23, 2019, at campus locations and at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. Northeastern won their 3rd tournament and earned Hockey East's automatic bid into the 2019 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.


2019 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Format
In a departure from the format of the last few years, just eight of the 11 teams will qualify for the 2019 Hockey East tournament. The top four teams in the league standings will host seeds five through eight on campus in the quarterfinals in the first round of the playoffs, while the remaining teams will be eliminated from championship contention.


2019 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Format
The four quarterfinal winners will be reseeded again as they advance to the TD Garden in Boston for the semifinals and Championship Game.


2019 Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic
The 2019 Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic was held August 1–4, 2019 in Sapporo, Japan. It was the second event of the 2019–20 curling season. The total purse for the event was ¥ 1,700,000.


2019 Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic
In the Men's event, Yuta Matsumura defeated Scott McDonald 7–2 in the final and Kirk Muyres beat Kim Soo-hyuk 7–3 in the Bronze Medal Game. In the Women's event, Jiang Yilun defeated Satsuki Fujisawa 7–2 in the final and Mei Jie beat Tracy Fleury 7–5 in the Bronze Medal Game.


2019 Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic, Men, Round Robin Results
All draw times are listed in Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).


2019 Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic, Women, Round Robin Results
All draw times are listed in Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).


2019 Hokkaido gubernatorial election
A gubernatorial election was held on 7 April 2019 to elect the Governor of Hokkaido Prefecture.


2019 Holiday Bowl
The 2019 Holiday Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 27, 2019. Kickoff was at 8:07 p.m. EST (5:07 p.m. local PST). The game was aired on FS1. It was the 42nd edition of the Holiday Bowl, and was one of the 2019–20 bowl games concluding the 2019 FBS football season. This was the third season in which the Holiday Bowl was held at the SDCCU Stadium. The game was sponsored by San Diego County Credit Union and officially known as the San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl.


2019 Holiday Bowl
This game also marked the last Holiday Bowl with a conference tie-in with the Big Ten, as starting in 2020, the bowl will have a conference tie-in with the ACC. This is also the last game played at SDCCU Stadium as the 2020 edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and due to the current site of the bowl is currently being demolished to make way for a new stadium.


2019 Holiday Bowl, Teams
The game featured the USC Trojans of the Pac-12 Conference and Iowa Hawkeyes of the Big Ten Conference. This was the 10th meeting between the two programs, with USC holding a 7–2 edge in previous meetings. This was Iowa's fourth Holiday Bowl, going 2–0–1 in previous appearances in 1986 (won against SDSU Aztecs 39–38), 1987 (won against Wyoming Cowboys 20–19) and 1991 (tied against BYU Cougars 13–13 – this was the last time a postseason game was tied in the NCAA). This was USC's third Holiday Bowl, going 1–1 in previous appearances in 2014 (won against Nebraska Cornhuskers 45–42) and 2015 (lost against Wisconsin Badgers 21–23). The teams had previously met in the 2003 Orange Bowl, where USC won by a score of 38–17.


2019 Holiday Bowl, Teams, USC Trojans
The Trojans entered the game with an 8–4 record (7–2 in conference) and ranked 22nd in the AP Poll. The Trojans finished in second place in the Pac-12's South Division. USC was 2–3 against ranked teams.


2019 Holiday Bowl, Teams, Iowa Hawkeyes
The Hawkeyes entered the game ranked 19th in the AP Poll (16th in the CFP poll), with a 9–3 record (6–3 in conference). The Hawkeyes finished in third place in the Big Ten's West Division. Iowa was 1–3 against ranked teams.


2019 Holland Ladies Tour
The 2019 Boels Rental Ladies Tour also known as the 2019 Holland Ladies Tour is the 22nd edition of the Holland Ladies Tour, a women's cycle stage race held in the Netherlands. The tour was part of the 2019 women's road cycling calendar and was part of the UCI Women's World Tour. It ran from 3 to 8 September 2019.


2019 Holland Ladies Tour, Teams
Sixteen professional women's teams and one national team entered the race.


2019 Hollywood Casino 400
The 2019 Hollywood Casino 400 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on October 20, 2019, at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas. Contested over 277 laps—extended from 267 laps due to an overtime finish, on the 1.5 mi (2.4 km) intermediate speedway, it was the 32nd race of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, sixth race of the Playoffs, and final race of the Round of 12.


2019 Hollywood Casino 400, Report, Background
Kansas Speedway is a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) tri-oval race track in Kansas City, Kansas. It was built in 2001 and it currently hosts two annual NASCAR race weekends. The Verizon IndyCar Series also raced at here until 2011. The speedway is owned and operated by the International Speedway Corporation.


2019 Hollywood Casino 400, Practice, First practice
Brad Keselowski was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 30.595 seconds and a speed of 176.499 mph (284.048 km/h).


2019 Hollywood Casino 400, Practice, Final practice
Daniel Hemric was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 30.366 seconds and a speed of 177.830 mph (286.190 km/h).


2019 Hollywood Casino 400, Qualifying
Daniel Hemric scored the pole for the race with a time of 30.329 and a speed of 178.047 mph (286.539 km/h).


2019 Hollywood Casino 400, Media, Television
NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr. had the call in the booth for the race. Dave Burns, Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast reported from pit lane during the race.


2019 Hollywood Casino 400, Media, Radio
MRN had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace had the call of the race for MRN when the field raced thru the front straightaway. Dave Moody called the race for MRN from Turns 1 &2, and Mike Bagley called the race for MRN from turns 3 &4. Winston Kelley, Steve Post, Kim Coon, and Dillon Welch covered the action for MRN from pit lane.


2019 Holy Cross Crusaders football team
The 2019 Holy Cross Crusaders football team represents the College of the Holy Cross in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Crusaders, led by second-year head coach Bob Chesney, play their home games at Fitton Field as a member of the Patriot League.


2019 Holy Cross Crusaders football team, Previous season
The Crusaders finished the 2018 season 5–6, 4–2 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for second place.


2019 Holy Cross Crusaders football team, Preseason, Preseason coaches' poll
The Patriot League released their preseason coaches' poll on July 30, 2019 (voting was by conference head coaches and sports information directors). The Crusaders were picked to finish in second place, receiving 2 of 14 first-place votes.


2019 Holy Cross Crusaders football team, Preseason, Preseason All-Patriot League team
The Crusaders had three players selected to the preseason All-Patriot League team.


2019 Holy Cross Crusaders football team, FCS Playoffs
The Crusaders received an automatic bid (due to winning their conference) for the postseason tournament, with a first-round pairing against Monmouth.


2019 Home United FC season
The 2019 season is Home United's 24th consecutive season in the top flight of Singapore football and in the Singapore Premier League. Along with the Singapore Premier League, the club will also compete in the Singapore Cup.


2019 Home United FC season, Team statistics, Appearances and goals
Note 1: Ho Wai Loon scored an own goal in AFC Champions League qualifier against Persijia Jakarta.


2019 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama
The 2019 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama Presented by AmFirst was the 3rd round of the 2019 IndyCar season. The race was held on April 7, 2019, in Birmingham, Alabama. Takuma Sato won the race from the pole position scoring his fourth career IndyCar victory.


2019 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama, Results, Race
Notes: Points include 1 point for leading at least 1 lap during a race, an additional 2 points for leading the most race laps, and 1 point for Pole Position.


2019 Honda Indy Toronto
The 2019 Honda Indy Toronto was an IndyCar Series motor race held on 14 July 2019 at the Exhibition Place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was the 11th race of the 2019 IndyCar Series season, and the 38th race at the event. It was won by Team Penske driver Simon Pagenaud who started from pole and led eighty of the eighty-five laps. Scott Dixon finished in second for Chip Ganassi Racing while Alexander Rossi came third for Andretti Autosport.


2019 Honda Indy Toronto, Background
The Honda Indy Toronto was confirmed as part of the IndyCar's 2019 series schedule on September 2018. It was the third of a four year deal that Honda Canada had contracted with the contract ending in 2020. Heading into the Toronto round, Team Penske driver Josef Newgarden lead the driver's championship with 402 points. His nearest rival and the last's round winner, Alexander Rossi from Andretti Autosport was seven points behind. Third was Simon Pagenaud from Team Penske a further 54 points behind with Scott Dixon and Will Power rounding out the top five.


2019 Honda Indy Toronto, Results, Race
Notes: Points include 1 point for leading at least 1 lap during a race, an additional 2 points for leading the most race laps, and 1 point for Pole Position.


2019 Honduran Cup
The 2019 Honduran Cup will be the 14th edition of the Honduran Cup and the fifth as Copa Presidente. The tournament was announced on 11 December 2018 and was scheduled to be played in the second semester of 2019, however, due to the tight schedule between league and international competitions, the tournament will be played on a later undisclosed time.


2019 Honduran Supercup
The 2019 Honduran Supercup was a match arranged by the Honduran Liga Nacional and the Honduran Cup which took place on 24 April 2019 between Platense F.C., winners of the 2018 Honduran Cup and C.D. Marathón the winners (with best record) of the 2017–18 Liga Nacional. This was the second official edition of the Honduran Supercup and the 6th overall.


2019 Honduran Supercup, Background
The game was announced on 13 April 2018. C.D. Marathón qualified as winners (with best record) of the 2017–18 Honduran Liga Nacional. Meanwhile, Platense F.C. entered as winners of the 2018 Honduran Cup. Marathón was seeking for revenge as they had lost the previous edition. Meanwhile, Platense qualified to their first Supercup since 1999. They were both looking for their first title. The match was rescheduled from January to April.


2019 Honduran protests
The 2019 protests in Honduras corresponded to a series of protests and riots that occurred in October, that called for the resignation of President Juan Orlando Hernández; this as a direct consequence of the trial on drug trafficking charges against his brother Tony Hernández, carried out in the United States. These protests first were against the privatisation of health and education then soon turned into an anti-government revolt that has killed dozens of people.


2019 Honduran protests, Background
After the 2017 Honduran general election, widespread protests and dramatic demonstrations erupted nationwide leading to the 2017-2018 Honduran protests and the violence that ensued. 38 protesters were killed and thousands of demonstrators were detained. Many were injured during clashes at demonstrations in January 2019. Honduras has a stagnant economy and since president Juan Orlando Hernandez took power in the 2013 Honduran general election, the Growth Domestic Product or GDP growth has been slow and steadily. Protests took place in 2015 and 2013 and after the reforms was brought, many had enough.


2019 Honduran protests, Protests
In the last week of April, Riot police and protesters have clashed in Tegucigalpa, the capital of Honduras, during a demonstration against education and health reforms. These demonstrations were met with tear gas as protesters threw stones and chanted slogans and cheered on songs against the president and his narco-style dictatorship. Many protesters threw firebombs as a result of the tear gas but the response was still tear gas. Buildings were then set on fire.


2019 Honduran protests, Protests
On May 30–31, healthcare workers and students threatened a nationwide strike and it went ahead, disrupting airline flights and health services from their routes and work. Mass demonstrations and violent protests rocked the capital Tegucigalpa and other cities.


2019 Honduran protests, Protests
In June–July, the military forces were sent in to detain and quell the mass unrest from going ahead but it made it even worse. Water cannons was deployed on rock-throwing doctors and students in June while working people went on strike in July. At least 5 protesters were killed in clashes with the security forces in June–July.


2019 Honduran protests, Protests
On August 7, mass demonstrations were held against the government led by mostly students. Tear gas and live bullets was used to disperse protesters while throwing stones and chanting slogans against president Juan Orlando Hernandez.


2019 Honduran protests, Protests
On August 18, A series of rioting took place between football teams leaving three dead in clashes. Groups of supporters came out in groups protesting and clapping during the intense clashes.


2019 Honduran protests, Protests
On Independence Day, anti-government and anti-presidential protests took place throughout the country against president Juan Orlando Hernandez. Brutal violence ignited and turned into rioting.


2019 Honduran protests, Protests
In October, long-lasting protests and fighting took place in protests. Bullets was fired to disperse protesters on 9 October but they came out on the 10th, chanting songs and cheering on the opposition leader yet police did not intervene. On 21–24 October, a series of riots took place.


2019 Hong Kong Open (badminton)
The 2019 Hong Kong Open (officially known as the Yonex-Sunrise Hong Kong Open 2019 for sponsorship reasons) was a badminton tournament which took place at the Hong Kong Coliseum in Hong Kong from 12 to 17 November 2019 and had a total prize of $400,000.


2019 Hong Kong Open (badminton), Tournament
The 2019 Hong Kong Open was the twenty-fourth tournament of the 2019 BWF World Tour and also part of the Hong Kong Open championships, which has been held since 1982. This tournament was organized by Hong Kong Badminton Association and sanctioned by the BWF.


2019 Hong Kong Open (badminton), Tournament, Venue
This international tournament was held at the Hong Kong Coliseum in Hong Kong.


2019 Hong Kong Open (badminton), Tournament, Point distribution
Below is the point distribution table for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the BWF World Tour Super 500 event.


2019 Hong Kong Open (badminton), Tournament, Prize money
The total prize money for this tournament was US$400,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.


2019 Hong Kong Sevens
The 2019 Hong Kong Sevens was a rugby sevens tournament that took place at the Hong Kong Stadium between the 5–7 April 2019. It was the 44th edition of the Hong Kong Sevens, and the seventh tournament of the 2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series. Sixteen teams competed in the main tournament, while a further twelve competed in a qualifier tournament with the winner getting core team status for the 2019–20 World Rugby Sevens Series.


2019 Hong Kong Sevens
After securing three wins from three in their "pool of death", Fiji became the first team to win five consecutive Hong Kong titles after they defeated France 21–7. The United States came in third after losing to Fiji in the semi final before dispatching Samoa (who lost to France) in the third place playoff by 12 points. In the Challenge Trophy, Scotland defeated Japan by two points with Gavin Lowe scoring the match winning try for Scotland. This meant that after seven rounds of the series, the United States margin was dropped to only seven points from second place Fiji with New Zealand a fellow five points behind after they finished sixth in Hong Kong.


2019 Hong Kong Sevens
The World Series Qualifier tournament saw Ireland and Hong Kong make the final after they defeated Germany and Chile in the respective semi finals. In the final it was Ireland who got core status for the first time in the nation's history after they defeated Hong Kong 28–7 to be able to compete in all events as a core nation for the 2019–20 season.


2019 Hong Kong Sevens, Background
The 2019 Hong Kong Sevens is the seventh round of ten in the 2018–19 season and the 44th edition of the tournament since its inception in 1976. Heading into the round the United States was leading the series with 113 points from six rounds. This meant that they had a seven-point gap over second place New Zealand after finishing in fourth place in the previous round while New Zealand came in fifth. Behind them was Fiji and South Africa with both teams making the cup semis with South Africa taking out the title in Vancouver.


2019 Hong Kong Sevens, Background
Outside of the top four spots, England was on 80 points with Australia sixth with 65. On 13 March, news about the future of the series was announced with the Hong Kong Sevens being one of six combined rounds in the men's and women's series starting from the 2019–20 season with the other tournaments being Dubai, Cape Town, New Zealand, Sydney and Paris.


2019 Hong Kong Sevens, Teams
Sixteen teams competed in the main tournament with the fifteen teams being core teams to the series. The sixteenth team in Portugal was invited by World Rugby to fill the remaining spot in the draw. A further twelve teams will compete in the World Series Qualifier tournament with the winner to replace the bottom ranked team after the end of the season. Ten teams will be returning from last year with only Russia and the Philippines not competing in the previous year.


2019 Hong Kong Sevens, Format
The teams were divided into pools of four teams, who played a round-robin within the pool. Points were awarded in each pool on the standard schedule for rugby sevens tournaments (though different from the standard in the 15-man game)—3 for a win, 2 for a draw, 1 for a loss. The main draw consists of sixteen teams with fifteen of them being core teams that compete in each series event, plus an invitational team (Portugal).


2019 Hong Kong Sevens, Format
These teams competed in Pools A, B, C, and D. The winners and runners-up from each pool in the main draw qualified for the Cup quarterfinals. The losers of these quarterfinals competed in the Challenge Trophy bracket. The qualifying tournament features twelve teams from the six regional championships. These teams play in Pool E, F and G. The top two teams from each pool, plus the top two third-place teams, advanced to the knockout stage. The winner of the qualifying event books a spot as a core team for the following World Series season (2019–20).


2019 Hong Kong Sevens, Summary, Day 1
The opening day of the tournament saw the first eight games of the pool stage. The United States who were predicted to be the favourites for the tournament got off to a good start by defeating Spain 36–7 in the opening match of Pool D with Stephen Tomasin scoring a double. England survived a scare in their match with Wales after being behind by 14 points at the half before coming back with Dan Norton breaking the all-time leading try scorer record. England would go on to win the match 36–19.


2019 Hong Kong Sevens, Summary, Day 1
The New Zealand team paid tribute to the victims from the Christchurch massacre as they wore white instead of their traditional black as they knock off Australia 40–19. Fiji began their defence of the title as they defeated Kenya 22–5 in the other match of Pool C in what was a repeat of last year's final. The cup finalists from the previous round won their first games with France smashing Portugal 40–7 while South Africa was given an early scare in their 22–7 win over Japan. The other two games saw Samoa and Argentina record wins over their opposition.


2019 Hong Kong Sevens, Summary, Day 2
The second day of the tournament saw the remaining sixteen matches being played in the groups. The main action from the second day was in Pool D with the United States losing to Wales in the second match of the day despite a hat-trick from Carlin Isles. The United States would qualify through to the knockout stage after Spain defeated Wales by sixteen points to make it through by point differential. England was the second team that qualified as they defeated Spain 54–5 before knocking off the leaders in the final match of the pool.


2019 Hong Kong Sevens, Summary, Day 2
Fiji kept their defence alive after topping Pool C following a win over New Zealand in what was described as the "group of death". Earlier they defeated Australia 31–12 to eliminate the Australians from title contention. New Zealand finished in second place after they dispatch Kenya 36–0 to qualify through to the cup quarter-finals.


2019 Hong Kong Sevens, Summary, Day 2
France finished top of Pool B after they came from seven points down in the match against Argentina to record a 26–14 which featured four different try scorers. Argentina would join them in the quarters after getting past Portugal in what was a tough match for Argentina. This was due to them being down by 14 points early in the second half before recovering to a 26–21 win with a Luciano Gonzalez try with only two minutes left on the clock. South Africa also remained perfect in the quest for their first Hong Kong title after they finished top of Pool A with a 21–7 over fellow qualifiers Samoa. For Scotland and Japan they were relegated to the challenge trophy after losing their second matches earlier in the pool.


2019 Hong Kong Sevens, Summary, Day 3
The third day of competition saw the tournament head to the knockout phase of the competition. The quarter finals saw an upset in the final quarter final match with France defeating New Zealand for the first time at the event. Manoel Dall'igna from the French team responded, "we played like a team, played very well together," in the 14–12 victory. Fiji received a massive shock in their quarter final match with the team going down 12–0 early in the first half.


2019 Hong Kong Sevens, Summary, Day 3
Two tries from Paula Dranisinukula brought Fiji back into the match as they levelled with their opponents at the half. The second half saw the Fijians taking the lead and ending up winners by five points. South Africa attempt to win their first Hong Kong Sevens ended with a loss against the United States while Samoa defeated England 14–12 after Dan Bibby had to be carried off the field in the first half.


2019 Hong Kong Sevens, Summary, Day 3
In the semi finals, Fiji defeated the Americans by nine points in the first semi final to book a spot in their fifth consecutive Hong Kong final. Sevuloni Mocenacagi opened the scoring for Fiji in the second minute of play before Carlin Isles scored his first of two tries for the game to level the match. The Fijians scored tries either side of the half to give them the victory and a spot in the cup final.


2019 Hong Kong Sevens, Summary, Day 3
Their opponent in the final was France who made it to their second consecutive cup final for the season after dispatching Samoa in the other semi. The game which saw Samoa having to catch up after the French got the lead in the first minute from a Gabin Villière try. With the match see-sawing towards a result, a controversial try from Aurelien Callandret sealed the win for France despite replays showing the foot touching the line.


2019 Hong Kong Sevens, Summary, Day 3
Vilimoni Botitu opened the scoring for Fiji with a try in the fourth minute to give Fiji the early lead in the final against France. Fiji extended their lead at the end of the first half with Aminiasi Tuimaba scoring the first of two tries in the match to give Fiji a fourteen-point lead at the break. A penalty try at the start of the second half gave France some hope. But Tuimaba got his second try of the match to give Fiji the win. This win saw Fiji became the first team to win five consecutive Hong Kong titles. In the third place play-off, the United States defeated Samoa 22–10 as they had four different try scorers in the twelve point victory.


2019 Hong Kong Sevens, Summary, Day 3
In the World Series Qualifier, Ireland and Hong Kong met in the qualifier final to see who would qualify through to the World Series. This was after they had defeated Germany and Chile earlier in the day. Harry McNulty scored the first try in the third minute of play to give Ireland the lead. This was followed by tries from Greg O'Shea and Jordan Conroy at either end of the half time to give Ireland a 21-point advantage. From there they wouldn't lose the lead despite Hong Kong getting a try back to give some sniff of a victory and for Ireland they received core status.


2019 Hong Kong Sevens, Main draw, Players, Dream team
The following seven players were selected to the tournament dream team at the conclusion of the tournament:


2019 Hong Kong Women's Sevens
The 2019 Hong Kong Women's Sevens acts as a qualifier for the 2019–20 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series. The tournament was played on 4 April 2019 with pool stage matches played at So Kon Po Recreation Ground with knock-out stage matches played at the Hong Kong Stadium in Hong Kong alongside the 2019 Hong Kong Sevens for men.


2019 Hong Kong Women's Sevens, Continental qualifying
Teams will qualify for the World Series Qualifier tournament based on continental championships. The top teams from each continent that are not already core teams will qualify.


2019 Hong Kong Women's Sevens, Format
12 teams, split into three groups of four. The group winners, runners up and the two best third ranked teams will enter the knockout stage. The overall winner will gain a spot on the 2019–20 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series.


2019 Hong Kong ePrix
The 2019 Hong Kong ePrix (formally the 2019 HKT Hong Kong E-Prix) was a Formula E electric motor race held at the Hong Kong Central Harbourfront Circuit in Hong Kong on 10 March 2019. It was the fifth race of the 2018–19 Formula E season, and the 50th Formula E ePrix running overall.


2019 Hong Kong ePrix, Report, Background
The Hong Kong ePrix was confirmed as part of Formula E's 2018–19 series schedule on June 7th 2018 by the FIA World Motor Sport Council. They were the fifth of thirteen scheduled single-seater electric car races of the 2018–19 season, and the third running of the event. It was held again at Hong Kong Central Harbourfront Circuit, located in the southern part of Hong Kong.


2019 Hong Kong ePrix, Report, Background
Coming into Hong Kong, Jérôme d'Ambrosio is leading the Drivers' Championship with 53 points, seven points ahead from BMW Andretti driver António Félix da Costa in second, after finishing 4th on the last race in Mexico City, and in third is Sam Bird with 45 points, only one point behind António Félix da Costa. In the Teams' Championship, Mahindra Racing is leading with 83 points; Virgin Racing just 10 points behind in second, and BMW Andretti in third with 64 points.


2019 Hong Kong ePrix, Report, Background
The 2019 Hong Kong ePrix would celebrate the 50th ePrix in Formula E history.


2019 Hong Kong ePrix, Report, Practice
Two practice sessions—both on Saturday morning—were held before the late afternoon race. The first session ran for 45 minutes and the second for half an hour. Early morning showers saw the drivers head out on to a damp track for the first practice session, with the drivers fighting hard to keep the cars off the wall. During the session, Oliver Rowland led the way during the first Practice session after setting a time of 1:09.283, ahead of both DS Techeetah driver Andre Lotterer and his teammate Jean-Éric Vergne. During the session, several competitors ran deep into the run-off area. The notable incidents happened when Virgin Racing driver Sam Bird slide himself into the wall at turn 2, and Frijns clipped the inside wall at the penultimate corner. Gary Paffett had a driveshaft problem at the end of Practice 1.


2019 Hong Kong ePrix, Report, Practice
The second practice session was underway an hour and a half later, with the track still in the damp condition after another rain came down between the first and second practice session. Virgin Racing driver Robin Frijns was the fastest in the second Practice session setting a lap time of 1:09.221, ahead from Rowland in second and Lotterer in third. Venturi driver Edoardo Mortara stopped on track due to a technical issue, just a few minutes into the session, and the Jaguar driver Mitch Evans had to stop as well with an issue at turn 6.


2019 Hong Kong ePrix, Report, Qualifying
Sunday's 75-minute afternoon qualifying session was divided into two groups of five cars and two groups of six entries. Each group was determined by championship standing and was permitted six minutes of on-track activity. All drivers were limited to two timed laps with one at maximum power. The fastest six overall competitors in the four groups participated in a "Super Pole" session with one driver on the track at any time going out in reverse order from six to first.


2019 Hong Kong ePrix, Report, Qualifying
Each of the six drivers was limited to one timed lap and the starting order was determined by the competitor's fastest times (Super Pole from first to six, and group qualifying from seventh to twenty-second). The driver and team who recorded the fastest time were awarded three points towards their respective championships.


2019 Hong Kong ePrix, Report, Qualifying
In group one, Audi driver Lucas Di Grassi was fastest, ahead of Bird, and Da Costa. Both Mahindra driver, Pascal Wehrlein and Jerome d'Ambrosio, will start the Hong Kong ePrix from the back of the grid. Mortara is fastest in group two, with Lotterer joining him in the top 6 of overall qualifying session. The reigning champion Jean-Éric Vergne crossed the finish line backwards and hitting the wall, causing a red flag during the group two qualifying session. His best qualifying session was deleted by the stewards decision, and he would start in 18th.


2019 Hong Kong ePrix, Report, Qualifying
In the third group, Rowland set the fastest lap, ahead of his teammate Sébastien Buemi, which he missed out of the top six. Felipe Massa and Daniel Abt were third and forth in the group three, ahead of BMW Andretti driver Alexander Sims and the NIO driver of Oliver Turvey. In group four, Stoffel Vandoorne in the HWA Racelab set the overall fastest lap of the group qualifying, with his teammate Gary Paffett came in second, pushing Bird and Buemi out of the top six.


2019 Hong Kong ePrix, Report, Qualifying
Into the Super Pole session, Vandoorne took his first Pole Position of his career with a 1-minute and 11.58 seconds, and collected first points for HWA Racelab. He would start on the front row with Oliver Rowland, who is 0.323 seconds slower. Mortara set the third fastest lap, with Lotterer in forth, and Paffett in fifth. Sixth-placed man Di Grassi runs too deep at turn two.


2019 Hong Kong ePrix, Report, Post-qualifying
After qualifying, Mortara received three place grid penalty and was demoted to sixth place on the grid for speeding under the red flag during group qualifying. This promoted Lotterer, Paffett and Di Grassi to third, forth and fifth place respectively.


2019 Hong Kong ePrix, Report, Race
The race began at 16:03 Hong Kong Time (UTC+08:00). Weather conditions at the start of the race were wet. The air temperature throughout ranged from 18.44 to 18.72 °C (65.19 to 65.69 °F) and the track temperature stayed at 19 °C. Each driver was mandated to activate the attack mode system twice and were permitted to arm the system no more than five times. A special feature of Formula E is the "Fan Boost" feature, an additional 25 kW (34 hp) of power to use during the race's second half.


2019 Hong Kong ePrix, Report, Race
The five drivers who were allowed to use the boost were determined by a fan vote. For the Hong Kong race, Vandoorne, Félix da Costa, Abt, Buemi, and Wehrlein were handed the extra power. Rowland took the lead from Vandoorne at the start, as Bird climbed up the order and came fourth at the first corner.


2019 Hong Kong ePrix, Report, Race
Just minutes in, Dragon driver Felipe Nasr went into the wall at Turn 2, with both Mahindra drivers d'Ambrosio and Wehrlein colliding into Nasr, ending all three drivers' races within the first five minutes and causing the full course yellow to be deployed followed by the Safety Car. The race was temporarily stopped under the red flag with Rowland leading ahead of Bird in second place. With the clock reset to just under 36 minutes remaining, most of the field took their first "attack mode" activation immediately prior to the restart.


2019 Hong Kong ePrix, Report, Race
Rowland led for a lap before losing the lead to Bird when he accidentally pressed the Full Course Yellow speed limiter button at Turn 1, dropping him to 10th. Bird led a lap, before he went too deep at Turn 2 and lost a position to Lotterer. The two drivers battled hard for the win.


2019 Hong Kong ePrix, Report, Race
With less than 18 minutes left, Vandoorne stopped at Turn 6, suffering a driveshaft problem, while Buemi picked up damage to his left front wheel through the chicane, ending his race early. To recover Vandoorne's car from the track, the race director ordered the safety car to be deployed. The race restarted with 11 minutes left to go with Lotterer still leading, Bird close behind in second, and Mortara in third. Further down the pack, Rowland stopped on track after snapping his rear axle following contact with the wall. The Safety Car was deployed again to recover Rowland's car.


2019 Hong Kong ePrix, Report, Race
The race restarted again with less than two minutes to go. At Turn 2 on the penultimate lap, Bird made contact with the back of Lotterer's car, puncturing his tyre. Lotterer dropped to last position in 14th, with Bird leading to what could have been his second win of the season. Behind Bird came Mortara in second and Di Grassi in third. Abt and Massa finished in fourth and fifth respectively, with Evans, Paffett, Turvey, and Da Costa completing the top 10. The final finishers were Lopez, Dillmann, Vergne, and Lotterer.


2019 Hong Kong ePrix, Report, Post-race
Three hours after the race, the FIA stewards gave Bird a five-second time penalty for causing a collision with Lotterer, dropping Bird to 6th. With the result, Mortara took the win of the 50th ePrix, followed by Audi driver Di Grassi in second and Frijns in third.


2019 Hong Kong ePrix, Report, Post-race
The result put Bird into the Drivers' Championship lead with 54 points but only one point ahead of d'Ambrosio. Mortara's victory enabled him to move into fourth position with 52 points, tied with Di Grassi. Virgin Racing led the Teams' Championship with 97 points. Venturi's result moved them into fourth in the Teams' Championship with 66 points, one point ahead of BMW Andretti in fifth place. Techeetah fell to sixth while Audi took second place after both drivers finished in the points. The race also set the record for the most number of retirees (8).


2019 Hong Kong extradition bill
The Fugitive Offenders and Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Legislation (Amendment) Bill 2019 (Chinese: 2019年逃犯及刑事事宜相互法律協助法例（修訂）條例草案) was a proposed bill regarding extradition to amend the Fugitive Offenders Ordinance () in relation to special surrender arrangements and the Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Ordinance () so that arrangements for mutual legal assistance can be made between Hong Kong and any place outside Hong Kong. The bill was proposed by the Hong Kong government in February 2019 to establish a mechanism for transfers of fugitives not only for Taiwan, but also for Mainland China and Macau, which are currently excluded in the existing laws.


2019 Hong Kong extradition bill
The introduction of the bill caused widespread criticism domestically and abroad from the legal profession, journalist organisations, business groups, and foreign governments fearing the erosion of Hong Kong's legal system and its built-in safeguards, as well as damage to Hong Kong's business climate. Largely, this fear is attributed to China's newfound ability through this bill to arrest voices of political dissent in Hong Kong. There have been multiple protests against the bill in Hong Kong and other cities abroad.


2019 Hong Kong extradition bill
On 9 June, protesters estimated to number from hundreds of thousands to more than a million marched in the streets and called for Chief Executive Carrie Lam to step down. On 15 June, Lam announced she would 'suspend' the proposed bill. Ongoing protests called for a complete withdrawal of the bill and subsequently the implementation of universal suffrage, which is promised in the Basic Law. On 4 September, after 13 weeks of protests, Lam officially promised to withdraw the bill upon the resumption of the legislative session from its summer recess. On 23 October, Secretary for Security John Lee announced the government's formal withdrawal of the bill.


2019 Hong Kong extradition bill, Background
In the final months of British rule, Hong Kong passed laws barring the extradition to mainland China due to concerns of freedoms promised under the one-country, two-systems formula. Beijing began plans to reverse this law almost immediately after the handover in 1997. In 2015, five people involved in selling books critical of the Chinese government disappeared and later reappeared in Chinese custody, becoming known as the Causeway Bay Books disappearances.


2019 Hong Kong extradition bill, Background
The push came to a head in 2017 when a Chinese billionaire living in Hong Kong named Xiao Jianhua was abducted from his serviced apartment in Hong Kong by Chinese security forces, as a spillover of China's paramount leader and general secretary Xi Jinping's mass anti-graft campaign. The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection had been frustrated by the fact that it had to resort to extraordinary rendition and thereafter pushed for an extradition treaty. The extradition law would eliminate the need for PRC agents to resort to kidnappings in Hong Kong.


2019 Hong Kong extradition bill, Background
In early 2018, 19-year-old Hong Kong resident Chan Tong-kai murdered his pregnant girlfriend Poon Hiu-wing in Taiwan, then returned to Hong Kong. Chan admitted to Hong Kong police that he killed Poon, but the police were unable to charge him for murder or extradite him to Taiwan because no agreement is in place. The two ordinances in Hong Kong, the Fugitive Offenders Ordinance and Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Ordinance, were not applicable to the requests for surrender of fugitive offenders and mutual legal assistance between Hong Kong and Taiwan.


2019 Hong Kong extradition bill, Background
The pro-Beijing flagship party Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) chairwoman Starry Lee and legislator Holden Chow pushed for a change to the extradition law in 2019 using the murder case as rationale. In February 2019, the government proposed changes to fugitive laws, establishing a mechanism for case-by-case transfers of fugitives by the Hong Kong Chief Executive to any jurisdiction with which the city lacks a formal extradition treaty, which it claimed would close the "legal loophole". Chen Zhimin, Zhang Xiaoming, and Han Zheng of the PRC publicly supported the change and stated that 300 fugitives were living in Hong Kong. Beijing's involvement in the proposed bill caused great concerns in Hong Kong.


2019 Hong Kong extradition bill, Provisions
The key provisions of the bill, as originally tabled, are as follows:In the Fugitive Offenders Ordinance (FOO) ():


2019 Hong Kong extradition bill, Provisions
And in the Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Ordinance (MLAO) ():


2019 Hong Kong extradition bill, Concerns
Opposition expressed fears that the city would open itself up to the long arm of mainland Chinese law, putting people from Hong Kong at risk of falling victim to a different legal system. It therefore urged the government to establish an extradition arrangement with Taiwan only, and to sunset the arrangement immediately after the surrender of Chan Tong-kai.


2019 Hong Kong extradition bill, Concerns, Business community
The business community also raised concerns over the mainland's court system. The Liberal Party and the Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong (BPA), the two pro-business parties, suggested 15 economic crimes being exempted from the 46 offences covered by the extradition proposal. The American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong (AmCham) pointed out that the mainland's "criminal process is plagued by deep flaws, including lack of an independent judiciary, arbitrary detention, lack of fair public trial, lack of access to legal representation and poor prison conditions".


2019 Hong Kong extradition bill, Concerns, Business community
The government responded to business chambers' concerns by exempting nine of the economic crimes originally targeted. Only offences punishable by at least three years in prison would trigger the transfer of a fugitive, up from the previously stated one year. Nonetheless, these amendments failed to assuage the business community's concerns. According to the CBC, "[What the] rich business people fear is that the extradition law would destroy the freedoms people and businesses in the territory have grown to expect".


2019 Hong Kong extradition bill, Concerns, Business community
Due to the vast power that politicians and officials exert over the mainland legal system, "businesses that want contracts in China to be respected typically include a provision that allows for any disputes to be resolved under Hong Kong law", thereby making Hong Kong a safe and stable haven for multinational corporations. The proposed extradition law would jeopardise Hong Kong's status, with some companies already considering relocation to Singapore. However, the pro-business parties in the Legislative Council later agreed to support the government bill. The situation was similar to the 2017 Chief Executive Election, in which the business sectors were requested to support Carrie Lam under the pressure from the Beijing's Authority.


2019 Hong Kong extradition bill, Concerns, Business community
On 1 April, Hong Kong billionaire tycoon Joseph Lau, former chair of the Chinese Estates Holdings who was convicted of bribery and money laundering in a land deal in Macau in 2014, applied for a judicial review over the bill in court. Lau's lawyers asked the court to make a declaration that the surrender of Lau to Macau would contravene the Hong Kong Bill of Rights. Lau made an abrupt U-turn and dropped his legal challenge on 29 May, saying that he "loves his country and Hong Kong" and that he now supported the legislation.


2019 Hong Kong extradition bill, Concerns, Legal sector
The Hong Kong Bar Association released a statement expressing its reservations over the bill, saying that the restriction against any surrender arrangements with mainland China was not a "loophole", but existed in light of the fundamentally different criminal justice system operating in the Mainland, and concerns over the Mainland's track record on the protection of fundamental rights.


2019 Hong Kong extradition bill, Concerns, Legal sector
The association also questioned the accountability of the Chief Executive as the only arbiter of whether a special arrangement was to be concluded with a requesting jurisdiction without the scrutiny of the Legislative Council or without expanding the role of the courts in vetting extradition requests. Twelve current and former chairs of the Bar Association warned that the government's "oft-repeated assertion that the judges will be gatekeepers is misleading", as "the proposed new legislation does not give the Court power to review such matters and the Court would be in no such position to do so."


2019 Hong Kong extradition bill, Concerns, Legal sector
Three senior judges and twelve leading commercial and criminal lawyers called the bill "one of the starkest challenges to Hong Kong's legal system" in a Reuters report. They feared it would "put [the courts] on a collision course with Beijing", as the limited scope of extradition hearings would leave them little room to manoeuvre. They were concerned that if they tried to stop high-profile suspects from being sent across the border, they would be exposed to criticism and political pressure from Beijing. The judges and lawyers said that under Hong Kong's British-based common law system, extraditions are based on the presumption of a fair trial and humane punishment in the receiving country—a presumption they say China's Communist Party-controlled legal system has not earned.


2019 Hong Kong extradition bill, Concerns, Legal sector
On 5 June 2019, the Law Society of Hong Kong released an 11-page review of the proposed Cap. 503 (FOO) amendments. It questioned the lack of additional requirements on proof-of-evidence in favour of extradition and the non-admissibility of additional evidence against extradition. It argued that the HK government should not rush to propose the current legislation, and that a comprehensive review of the current extradition system and research on the cross-jurisdiction transfer of fugitives should be done prior to the proposal of such laws.


2019 Hong Kong extradition bill, Concerns, Legal sector
The Law Society recommended a proposal to specifically cover the current Taiwan murder case to be made if the government wanted to transfer the suspect soon. In addition, some members of the Law Society question the necessity of such an amendment in the absence of any major problems with extradition to mainland China or Taiwan since Hong Kong's return to China in 1997.


2019 Hong Kong extradition bill, Concerns, Legal sector
On another perspective, Grenville Cross, Vice-Chairman (Senate) of the International Association of Prosecutors, and previous Director of Public Prosecutions in Hong Kong, has opined that although it is important to respect the rights of suspects, the debate has downplayed the issue of responsibilities of Hong Kong to other jurisdictions in the global combat of crime.


2019 Hong Kong extradition bill, Concerns, Human rights groups
On 4 March 2019 Justice Centre Hong Kong provided public comments outlining their concerns with the extradition proposals to the Security Bureau, preempting the Hong Kong business chambers taking an interest. Subsequently, Amnesty International, Hong Kong Human Rights Monitor, and Human Rights Watch declared their opposition to the bill, warning the extradition proposal could be used as a tool to intimidate critics of the Hong Kong or Chinese governments, peaceful activists, and human rights defenders, as well as further exposing those who are extradited to risks of torture or ill-treatment.


2019 Hong Kong extradition bill, Concerns, Human rights groups
Along with other journalists unions and independent media outlets, the Hong Kong Journalists Association reported that the amendment would "not only threaten the safety of journalists but also have a chilling effect on the freedom of expression in Hong Kong." Speaking on behalf of the International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims, on 3 July 2019 the Executive Director of Justice Centre Hong Kong delivered a statement at the 21st meeting of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva raising the bill and the disproportionate use of force being used against the resulting protests.


2019 Hong Kong extradition bill, Concerns, Taiwan authorities
Although Taiwan authorities had attempted to negotiate directly with the Hong Kong government to work out a special arrangement, the Hong Kong government did not respond. Taipei also stated it would not enter into any extradition agreement with Hong Kong that defined Taiwan as part of the People's Republic of China. It opposed the proposed bill on grounds that Taiwanese citizens would be at greater risk of being extradited to Mainland China.


2019 Hong Kong extradition bill, Concerns, Taiwan authorities
"Without the removal of threats to the personal safety of [Taiwan] nationals going to or living in Hong Kong caused by being extradited to mainland China, we will not agree to the case-by-case transfer proposed by the Hong Kong authorities," said Chiu Chui-cheng, deputy minister of Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council. He also described the Taipei homicide case as an "excuse" and questioned whether the Hong Kong government's legislation was "politically motivated". He added that Taiwanese people feared to end up like Lee Ming-che, a democracy activist who disappeared on a trip to the Chinese mainland and was later jailed for "subverting state power".


2019 Hong Kong extradition bill, Concerns, Colonial-era officials
Hong Kong had been a British colony until it was officially handed over to China in 1997. Since then, the city is operating under "one country, two systems". Lam denied that the mainland was intentionally excluded from the extradition laws ahead of the 1997 handover over fears about the mainland's opaque and politically controlled legal system, or that China had agreed to the exclusion.


2019 Hong Kong extradition bill, Concerns, Colonial-era officials
However, the last colonial governor of Hong Kong Chris Patten and then Chief Secretary Anson Chan asserted that Hong Kong and China knew very well that there had to be a firewall between the different legal systems. Patten also warned that the extradition law would be the "worst thing" to happen in Hong Kong since the 1997 handover. Malcolm Rifkind, former British Foreign Secretary who oversaw the final stages of the handover, also denied that the lack of extradition arrangements between Hong Kong and the Mainland was "a loophole".


2019 Hong Kong extradition bill, Concerns, Colonial-era officials
He stated that "negotiators from both China and the UK made a conscious decision to create a clear divide between the two systems so that the rule of law remains robust", and that "lawyers and politicians from across the political spectrum in Hong Kong have proposed multiple other viable solutions which will ensure that Chan faces justice".


2019 Hong Kong extradition bill, Concerns, Online petitions
More than 167,000 students, alumni and teachers from all public universities and hundreds of secondary schools in Hong Kong, including St. Francis' Canossian College which Carrie Lam attended, also launched online petitions against the extradition bill in a snowballing campaign. St. Mary's Canossian College and Wah Yan College, Kowloon, which Secretary for Justice Teresa Cheng and Secretary for Security John Lee attended, respectively, also joined the campaign. Even the alumni, students, and teachers at St. Stephen's College, which the victim in the Taiwan homicide case Poon Hiu-wing attended, petitioned against the extradition bill.


2019 Hong Kong extradition bill, Concerns, Online petitions
High Court judge Patrick Li Hon-leung's signature was spotted on a petition signed by nearly 3,000 fellow University of Hong Kong alumni. Li was reprimanded by Chief Justice Geoffrey Ma for expressing a personal opinion on a political issue, and particularly on a legal issue that might come before the courts.


2019 Hong Kong extradition bill, Legislative Council row
The pro-democracy camp, which stringently opposed the law, deployed filibustering tactics by stalling the first two meetings of the Bills Committee and preventing the election of a committee chairman. The House Committee, with a pro-Beijing majority, removed Democratic Party's James To, the most senior member, from his position of presiding member, and replaced him with the third most senior member, pro-Beijing Abraham Shek of the Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong (BPA), thereby bypassing the second most senior member Leung Yiu-chung, a pro-democrat.


2019 Hong Kong extradition bill, Legislative Council row
To claimed that the move was illegitimate, adding that the secretariat had abused its power in issuing the circular without having any formal discussion. The pro-democrats insisted on going ahead with a 6 May meeting as planned which was rescheduled by Shek with only 20 members present. To and Civic Party's Dennis Kwok were elected chair and vice chair of the committee.


2019 Hong Kong extradition bill, Legislative Council row
Attempts to hold meetings on 11 May descended into chaos as the rival factions pushed and shoved each other along the packed hallway for control of the meeting room. A number of legislators fell to the ground, including Gary Fan who fell from a table before he was sent to hospital. On 14 May, the meeting with two rival presiding chairmen descended into chaos again. Subsequently, pro-Beijing presiding chairman Abraham Shek announced that he could not hold a meeting and asked the House Committee for guidance.


2019 Hong Kong extradition bill, Legislative Council row
On 20 May, Secretary for Security John Lee announced that the government would resume the second reading of the bill in a full Legislative Council meeting on 12 June, bypassing the usual practice of scrutinising the bill in the Bills Committee. After a five-hour meeting on 24 May, the House Committee of the Legislative Council dominated by the pro-Beijing camp passed a motion in support of the government's move to resume the second reading of the bill at a full council meeting on 12 June.


2019 Hong Kong extradition bill, Legislative Council row
On 9 November, police arrested and charged six pro-democracy lawmakers (while summoning one more lawmaker) for their roles in a 11 May scuffle over the earlier proposed extradition bill. The lawmakers posted bail and were released.


2019 Hong Kong extradition bill, Legislative Council row, No-confidence vote
Democratic Party legislator Andrew Wan moved a motion of no-confidence against Carrie Lam on 29 May on the grounds that Lam "blatantly lied" about the extradition bill and misled the public and the international community, as Lam claimed that colonial officials did not deliberately exclude China from extradition laws ahead of the 1997 Handover. It was the first no-confidence vote against her since she took the office in July 2017. Lam survived the vote with the backing of the pro-Beijing majority in the legislature. Chief Secretary Matthew Cheung defended Lam's record and dismissed the motion as "an unnecessary political gesture".