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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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In December 1958, the Hong Kong Government signed the Lancashire Agreement with the United Kingdom Board of Trade, which took effect on 1 February 1959; it required Hong Kong to voluntarily restrict its cotton textile exports to the United Kingdom to no more than 164 million square yards per year for three years, and was the first such agreement reached between the two sides since Western countries imposed quota measures on Hong Kong textiles.
On 4 February 1959, Far East Bank opened in Tsuen Wan, becoming the first institution to provide banking services in the New Territories; it was restructured the following year and renamed Far East Bank.
On 6 February 1959, the Hong Kong government promulgated the Business Registration Ordinance, requiring anyone operating a business in Hong Kong, unless specifically exempted, to register with the Business Registration Office.
