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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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At 6:00 pm on 2 August 1972, the opening ceremony of the Cross-Harbour Tunnel was held in Hung Hom, officiated by then Governor MacLehose; the tunnel was Hong Kong's first cross-harbour vehicular road crossing Victoria Harbour and connecting both sides; at 11:30 pm the following day, the tunnel was officially opened to vehicular traffic.
On 3 August 1972, Hong Kong sent a delegation to Heidelberg, West Germany, to participate in the 4th Paralympic Games, marking Hong Kong's first appearance in the event; table tennis player Lam Lung won a silver medal in the men's singles and, partnering with Lee Kwun-hung, took a bronze medal in the men's doubles.
On 16 August 1972, a publicity launch ceremony was held at Hong Kong City Hall, organised by the Hong Kong Clean-up Campaign Committee, with the campaign's mascot being the cartoon character Lap Sap Chung played by a real person.
On 21 August 1972, the Government Land Engineering Surveyors Association was permitted to register; on the 24th of the same month, the association submitted its first petition to the Hong Kong Government, raising demands regarding grade rights and interests.
On 29 August 1972, the Peak Tower opened; the building stood above the Peak Tram terminus and was used as a restaurant; it was demolished in 1993 and rebuilt as The Peak Tower, which opened to the public on 28 May 1997.
