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《香港志·總述 大事記》(公元前 5000 年至 2017 年,共 6,500 多條大事) Hong Kong Chronicles: Overview and Chronology (c. 5000 BC–2017, over 6,500 events)
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《香港志·自然》建置與地區概況(人口) Hong Kong Chronicles, Nature: Territory, Geography and Population
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1841-05 · 官涌、尖沙咀、港島 · 日期僅記到月份
1841年5月,官涌與尖沙咀炮台遭英軍拆卸兵房、炸毀台基,磚瓦石塊被運返港島,用於築路及建屋。
In May 1841, the Kwun Chung and Tsim Sha Tsui batteries were dismantled by British forces, their barracks demolished and platforms blown up, and the bricks, tiles and stones were shipped back to Hong Kong Island for road building and house construction.
On 1 May 1841, Captain William Caine was appointed by Elliot as Chief Magistrate, with authority covering two areas: Chinese affairs handled according to Chinese law and custom, with power to impose penalties on Chinese, while all others were dealt with under English police law.
On 14 May 1841, British Foreign Secretary Lord Palmerston wrote to Charles Elliot, stating that no formal treaty ceding Hong Kong had been signed between Charles Elliot and Qishan, and therefore he judged that the conditions for announcing the relevant news had not yet been met.
In 1841, the British forces landed on Hong Kong Island and immediately conducted a population census; the Hong Kong Government Gazette No. 2 was published on 15 May of the same year, recording a total of 7,450 residents on the island.
Gazette No. 2, published on 15 May 1841, contained population statistics recording a total of 7,450 inhabitants on Hong Kong Island, of which Stanley, as the capital, held 2,000, and this census constituted the first population census in Hong Kong's history.
On 26 May 1841, the Daoguang Emperor of the Qing dynasty, believing that Hong Kong should not be long occupied by rebellious foreigners, instructed Imperial Commissioner Qiying: once preparations were complete, seize the opportunity to launch an attack, using open assault combined with covert raids to retake Hong Kong.