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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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On 23 August 1939, a railway bridge spanning the Shenzhen River boundary and belonging to the Kowloon-Canton Railway was demolished on the orders of the Hong Kong Government in response to a possible Japanese invasion.
From 24 August 1939, the British Navy imposed a blockade in the eastern waters of Victoria Harbour around Lei Yue Mun and laid obstacles to prevent Japanese warships from entering.
On 25 August 1939, as the Hong Kong government advised foreign women and children to leave the territory, foreigners rushed to banks to withdraw funds and exchange foreign currency, triggering a series of bank runs.
On 26 August 1939, the Hong Kong Government, using powers conferred by an Order in Council of the British Government, made and promulgated defence regulations requiring the censorship of the contents of all telegrams, letters, newspapers and publications.