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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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1877-04-01 · 香港
1877年4月1日,香港成為萬國郵政聯盟成員,此舉促使本地郵政收費顯著下降。
On 1 April 1877, Hong Kong became a member of the Universal Postal Union, which led to a significant reduction in local postal charges.
On 9 April 1877, London amended the Royal Instructions, providing that the Commander of British Forces in Hong Kong, the Colonial Secretary and the Attorney General became ex-officio official members of the Executive Council, and authorising the Governor to appoint temporary official members when seats fell vacant.
On 9 April 1877, the British side amended the 1843 Letters Patent, providing that if the Governor of Hong Kong died or was unable to perform his duties, the order of succession to governance would be the Lieutenant Governor, then the Administrator, then the Colonial Secretary, and then the person acting as Colonial Secretary.
On 23 April 1877, Hennessy completed the swearing-in procedure and assumed the post of Lieutenant Governor; on 6 June of the same year, the authorities announced through the Gazette that he had become the eighth Governor of Hong Kong, serving until he stepped down on 7 March 1882.