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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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《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》自然環境 Hong Kong Chronicles, Nature: Natural Environment
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According to the Government Gazette of April 1900, Lamma Island was included within the jurisdiction of Hong Kong Island and Kowloon because of its proximity to Aberdeen.
On 10 November 1900, the Hong Kong Government gazetted an ordinance extending New Territories legislation, defining the boundaries of "New Kowloon" and introducing the existing laws of Hong Kong Island and Kowloon into that area.
In 1901, the Chinese labour force on Hong Kong Island and in Kowloon numbered about 150,000, while relevant data for New Kowloon, the New Territories and the outlying islands were not covered by the statistics.
On 2 August 1902, buildings collapsed at several locations on Hong Kong Island and in Kowloon, killing many people, while more than thirty ferries sank or ran aground, with at least twenty-seven people dead or missing.
In 1905, the jurisdiction of the New Territories South District was adjusted, with Lamma Island and the Po Toi Islands incorporated into it from Hong Kong Island and Kowloon.
The 1911 census records show that persons originating from Zhaoqing Prefecture numbered 25,370, those from Huizhou Prefecture 17,142, and those from Chaozhou Prefecture 6,592.
According to the 1911 census, the total Cantonese population of Hong Kong Island and Kowloon was 271,739, of whom 216,094 came from Guangzhou Prefecture.
According to the 1911 census, 89.0% of residents of Hong Kong Island and Kowloon used the local dialect as their family language, while 6.5% used Hakka and 2.0% used Hoklo.
The 1911 census data show that among Cantonese residents on Hong Kong Island and in Kowloon, classified by place of origin, those from Guangzhou Prefecture accounted for 79.5%.
From 1924 onwards, the monthly sampling scope for water quality testing was extended from filter beds to street hydrants and taps, and the areas covered were also extended to various places on Hong Kong Island and Kowloon.
The 1931 census report stated that in measuring population density in the sanitary districts of Hong Kong Island and Kowloon, the acre was used as the unit of calculation.
About 90% of Chinese households were concentrated on Hong Kong Island and in Kowloon; in 1942, Hong Kong Island accounted for 47.3% and Kowloon for 41.8%.
Documents show that in 1942 the number of deaths on Hong Kong Island was 42,770 and in Kowloon 40,665, totalling 83,435, while the crude death rate that year was 84.8 per mille.
In January 1942, the Hong Kong Military Government implemented a district division arrangement on Hong Kong Island and in Kowloon, dividing Hong Kong Island into 12 districts and Kowloon into 6 districts.
In 1943, Hong Kong Island recorded 19,301 deaths and Kowloon recorded 20,816, totalling 40,117 for the two areas; the crude death rate that year was 46.9‰.
In April 1944, Hong Kong Island and Kowloon together ran 60 Japanese-language schools with about 6,000 students enrolled, a number exceeding the total number of primary and secondary school students at the time.
After the end of the Second World War, the focus of channelisation projects gradually extended from the urban areas of Hong Kong Island and Kowloon to various parts of the New Territories.
From September 1945 until 1967, the Hong Kong government did not establish clear grassroots administrative districts on Hong Kong Island and in Kowloon.
In 1948, Hong Kong Island and Kowloon together had a population density of 12,442.25 persons per square kilometre; by 1960, this combined figure had risen to 23,058.16 persons per square kilometre.
In 1951, the Hong Kong Government launched a scheme to use seawater for firefighting, building reservoirs on Hong Kong Island and in Kowloon for firefighting purposes.
From 1953 to 1956, as well as in 1959 and 1960, the population figures for Hong Kong and Kowloon were calculated by deducting the New Territories population from the mid-year total population.
The 1958 population figure for Hong Kong Island and Kowloon was derived by deducting the New Territories and marine population from the mid-year total population of that year.
According to 1958 data, the total population of Hong Kong Island together with Kowloon was 2,289,100, with an average of 19,729.54 persons per square kilometre.
On 27 November 1958, the Family Planning Association opened a marriage counselling centre on Hong Kong Island and another in Kowloon, providing free counselling on marriage and family planning.
The method of Urban Council elections was adjusted by dividing Hong Kong Island and Kowloon into 15 constituencies, each allocated one directly elected seat, with voting rights granted only to residents of that constituency.
On 28 November 1988, the Land Development Corporation obtained approval from the Town Planning Board to commence urban renewal projects at a total of five sites on Hong Kong Island and in Kowloon.