2010 · 黃大仙區（竹園，嗇色園黃大仙祠）
The Main Hall of Sik Sik Yuen Wong Tai Sin Temple (begun 1921) is rated a Grade I historic building in 2010.
Memory The temple opened in 1921 and its Main Hall was graded a Grade I historic building in 2010; it remains one of Hong Kong’s best-known and most visited Taoist temples.
Background In 2010 the Main Hall of the Sik Sik Yuen Wong Tai Sin Temple was rated a Grade I historic building. The temple was begun in 1921 and opened that same year, and its Main Hall is the most representative structure on the site. The grading affirmed the building's architectural and historical value and helps future repair and conservation work preserve its original form. Long crowded with worshippers and among Hong Kong's best-known Taoist temples, it shows the weight of religious architecture in local culture.
Source AMO: historic building grading（Antiquities and Monuments Office） · official publication
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2010-11-12 · 錦田水頭村（元朗區）
The Tang Kwong U Ancestral Hall at Shui Tau village, Kam Tin, is gazetted a declared monument on 12 November 2010.
Memory Built by the Tang clan in 1701 (40th year of Kangxi); extensively restored in 1782.
Background The Tang Kwong U Ancestral Hall, also known as Loi Shing Tong, stands at Shui Tau village in Kam Tin. It was built by the Tang clan in 1701, the fortieth year of the Kangxi reign, and is one of the ancestral halls of the Kam Tin Tang. It underwent extensive restoration in 1782, the forty-seventh year of the Qianlong reign. The hall was gazetted as a declared monument on 12 November 2010, securing statutory protection for an ancestral building that has stood for more than three centuries.
Source Declared monuments in Hong Kong（Antiquities and Monuments Office） · official publication
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2011 · 長洲（離島區）
The Cheung Chau Bun Festival is inscribed on the national list of intangible cultural heritage.
Memory The festival has over a century of heritage, famed for bun-snatching each year.
Background In 2011 the Cheung Chau Bun Festival was added to the national list of intangible cultural heritage, recognising a folk tradition carried on for more than a century. The festival dates back to the late nineteenth or early twentieth century and is held on Cheung Chau every year, best known for rituals such as the bun-snatching. Its inscription raised this community celebration from a local custom to a piece of national cultural heritage and drew outside visitors to take part.
Source Hong Kong Intangible Cultural Heritage Database: Cheung Chau Bun Festival（Intangible Cultural Heritage Office） · official publication
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2011 · 全港（西貢火山岩園區及新界東北沉積岩園區）
The Hong Kong Geopark is accepted as a member of the Global Geoparks Network in 2011.
Memory Designated a national geopark in 2009, renamed a UNESCO Global Geopark in 2015.
Background In 2011 the Hong Kong Geopark was accepted as a member of the Global Geoparks Network, covering the Sai Kung Volcanic Rock Region and the Northeast New Territories Sedimentary Rock Region. It had earlier been designated a national geopark in 2009, and in 2015 it was renamed a UNESCO Global Geopark. A geopark is a defined area with geological heritage of special value, managed to protect its features while supporting education and sustainable use. Reaching network membership reflected wider recognition of Hong Kong's geological heritage.
Source AFCD: Hong Kong UNESCO Global Geopark（Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department） · official publication
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2011-01-28
Ho Tung Gardens (75 Peak Road) is gazetted a provisional monument, gaining 12 months of interim protection.
Memory Built for Sir Robert Ho Tung in 1927, the garden is famed for its glass-tile walls and green-tiled roofs; the provisional order stayed an intended demolition.
Background Ho Tung Gardens at 75 Peak Road was gazetted a provisional monument on 28 January 2011, gaining 12 months of interim protection. Built for Sir Robert Ho Tung in 1927, the house and garden are famed for their glass-tile walls and green-tiled roofs. The provisional monument mechanism stayed an intended demolition, giving the Government time to study the site's heritage value and long-term arrangements; it became an example in the debate over conserving privately owned historic buildings in Hong Kong.
Source AMO: Ho Tung Gardens provisional monument notice（Antiquities and Monuments Office） · official publication
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2011-05-01
The first Statutory Minimum Wage under the Minimum Wage Ordinance takes effect at HK$28 per hour.
Memory A biennial review mechanism was set in 2008; the first level of HK$28/hour took effect on Labour Day, 1 May 2011.
Background Hong Kong's first statutory minimum wage took effect on 1 May 2011, Labour Day, at HK$28 per hour under the Minimum Wage Ordinance. A review mechanism had been set in 2008 providing for a review every two years. The statutory minimum wage set a floor for the pay of low-income employees, an important step in labour protection, and its level has since been adjusted periodically under the established mechanism.
Source Labour Department: Statutory Minimum Wage（Labour Department） · official publication
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2011-05-23 · 大坑（灣仔區）
The Tai Hang Fire Dragon Dance is inscribed on China’s third batch of national intangible cultural heritage, becoming one of Hong Kong’s nationally recognised ICH items.
Memory The dance is held around the Mid-Autumn Festival, with origins linked to a plague legend in Tai Hang in 1880.
Background The Tai Hang Fire Dragon Dance was inscribed on China's third batch of national intangible cultural heritage on 23 May 2011, making it one of Hong Kong's nationally recognised ICH items. Held in Tai Hang around the Mid-Autumn Festival, its origins are linked to a plague legend in Tai Hang in 1880, when residents are said to have paraded a dragon studded with incense to drive away disease. Listing at the national level gave the tradition more formal recognition as one of the city's important festive folk customs.
Source State Council: Third Batch of National Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists（The State Council of the PRC） · official publication
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2012-04-01
The Communications Authority is established to unify regulation of telecommunications and broadcasting.
Memory The Communications Authority merged the telecom and broadcasting regulators into a single body.
Background The Communications Authority was established in 2012 by merging the Telecommunications Authority with the Broadcasting Authority, bringing the regulation of telecommunications and broadcasting under a single body. Before the merger, telecoms and broadcasting were regulated by separate authorities, so the industry and the public had to work with two different sets of rules. The new authority was set up under the Communications Authority Ordinance and supported by its own Office, which handles day-to-day enforcement. This concentrated the regulation of network carriage and broadcast content in one organisation, replacing the earlier split between the two regulators.
Source Communications Authority: Secretariat（Communications Authority） · official publication
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2012-07-24 · 香港
Typhoon Vicente hits Hong Kong; the No.10 signal is issued.
Memory Vicente was the first No.10 signal since Typhoon York in 1999, ending a thirteen-year gap.
Background Typhoon Vicente struck Hong Kong in July 2012 and the Observatory issued the No.10 hurricane signal. It was the first No.10 signal since Typhoon York in 1999, ending a thirteen-year gap. The No.10 signal is the highest level in the tropical-cyclone warning system, meaning hurricane-force winds affect the territory. Vicente therefore became one of the storms etched in local memory, and the Observatory later recorded the event in its typhoon reviews.
Source Hong Kong Observatory: report on Severe Typhoon Haikui (2311)（Hong Kong Observatory） · official publication
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2013 · 離島（大澳棚屋）
The Antiquities Advisory Board grades the Tai O stilt houses overall as Grade 2 historic buildings.
Memory Tai O's stilt houses were graded Grade II as a group, a distinctive waterside stilt-house settlement.
Background In 2013 the Antiquities Advisory Board graded Tai O's stilt houses as a group as Grade 2 historic buildings, confirming them as a distinctive waterside stilt-house settlement. Built on posts over the water, these houses were the homes of fishermen and boat people in earlier times, their form closely tied to waterside village life. The group grading affirmed the historical and architectural value of the stilt houses and provided a basis for their future conservation and maintenance. It recognised a way of life that is now rare in Hong Kong.
Source AAB: grading assessment appendix (Tai O stilt houses)（Antiquities Advisory Board） · official publication
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2013-06-12 · 啟德（啟德郵輪碼頭）
Kai Tak Cruise Terminal is commissioned with the maiden berthing of Mariner of the Seas.
Memory Built at the tip of the former Kai Tak runway, it has a terminal and berths and serves as Hong Kong's main cruise home port.
Background Kai Tak Cruise Terminal was commissioned on 12 June 2013, with the maiden berthing of Mariner of the Seas. Built at the tip of the former Kai Tak runway, it has a terminal and berths and serves as Hong Kong's main cruise home port. The old runway was replanned after the airport moved to Chek Lap Kok, and the cruise terminal is one of the redevelopment projects on the site. A LegCo paper records the commissioning.
Source LegCo paper: Kai Tak Cruise Terminal（Legislative Council） · official publication
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2014 · 全港
The first Hong Kong Intangible Cultural Heritage list, covering about 480 items, is published in 2014.
Memory The first systematic local ICH inventory following the UNESCO Convention.
Background In June 2014 the government published Hong Kong's first inventory of intangible cultural heritage, covering about 480 local items. It was the first systematic survey of such heritage undertaken after the UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage was applied to Hong Kong. Intangible heritage covers living practices such as festivals, crafts and performing arts rather than buildings. By bringing these traditions together in a single public record, the inventory provided a basis for their future safeguarding, research and promotion.
Source Intangible Cultural Heritage Office: Hong Kong ICH list and representative list（Intangible Cultural Heritage Office） · official publication
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2014-06-21 · 中環（中西區）鴨巴甸街
PMQ officially opens in 2014, transforming the former Hollywood Road Police Married Quarters in Central into a creative design hub.
Memory The site housed the Central School and then the Hollywood Road Police Married Quarters built in 1951, revitalised under "Conserving Central".
Background On 21 June 2014 PMQ officially opened, revitalising the former Hollywood Road Police Married Quarters on Aberdeen Street in Central into a creative design centre. The site had earlier housed the Central School and then the married police quarters built in 1951; after the quarters were vacated in 2000, the compound was revitalised under the "Conserving Central" initiative. As a creative design hub, PMQ turned a historic building into a venue for design and cultural activity, an example of heritage conservation linked to the creative industries.
Source Commissioner for Heritage's Office: Heritage Newsletter Issue 37（Commissioner for Heritage's Office, Development Bureau） · official publication
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2014-09-28
The "Umbrella Movement" (also known as "Occupy Central") begins, with large numbers of citizens using umbrellas to shield against police pepper spray while occupying major roads in Admiralty, Central and Mong Kok for about 79 days, ending with clearance on 15 December.
Memory It arose from demands for civic nomination in the Chief Executive election, and the occupations also saw clashes with counter-protesters.
Background The Umbrella Movement began on 28 September 2014, arising from a dispute over the method for electing the Chief Executive in 2017, with demands for civic nomination. During the movement, citizens occupied major roads in Admiralty, Central and Mong Kok, using umbrellas to shield themselves against police pepper spray. The occupations lasted about 79 days and ended with a clearance on 15 December. Clashes with counter-protesters also occurred during the occupations. The events became a significant episode in Hong Kong's constitutional development and social movements.
Source Government press releases (appointments, honours and senior official appointments)（Information Services Department, HKSAR Government） · official publication
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2015-04-04
The political reform package is vetoed by the Legislative Council; the 2017 Chief Executive election retains the existing Election Committee system.
Memory The package failed to win enough support in LegCo and was voted down, leaving constitutional development at a standstill.
Background On 4 April 2015, the political reform package was vetoed by the Legislative Council, and the 2017 Chief Executive election retained the existing Election Committee system. The package failed to win enough support when put to the vote and was rejected, leaving constitutional development at a standstill. Under the Basic Law, changes to the method of electing the Chief Executive require a two-thirds majority in the Legislative Council, and the package did not reach that threshold. After the veto, the Chief Executive continued to be elected by the Election Committee, and public discussion of universal suffrage made no further progress.
Source Historical development of the Legislature（Legislative Council of the HKSAR） · official publication
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2015-11 · 香港
The Chinese History Curriculum and Assessment Guide (Secondary 4–6) was updated in November 2015; the guide was first published in 2007.
No English memory note has been written for this entry.
Source Chinese History Curriculum and Assessment Guide (Secondary 4–6), first published 2007, updated November 2015（Curriculum Development Council and Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority; recommended by the Education Bureau） · official publication
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2015-12-14
The Competition Ordinance is fully implemented, prohibiting anti-competitive conduct.
Memory The ordinance bans anti-competitive conduct such as price-fixing, enforced by the Competition Commission and the Competition Tribunal.
Background The Competition Ordinance came into full effect on 14 December 2015, prohibiting anti-competitive conduct such as price-fixing and bid-rigging, and tackling abuse of market power. The Competition Commission investigates and enforces the law, while cases are decided by the Competition Tribunal. The ordinance was enacted in 2012 and, after a preparation and transitional period, was fully commenced so that businesses and enforcement bodies had time to adjust. It marked the first time Hong Kong established a cross-sector competition law regime, since earlier rules had been confined to particular sectors.
Source Competition Commission: Competition Ordinance（Competition Commission） · official publication
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2016-04 · 大埔（亞視總部）
Asia Television's free-to-air licence is not renewed, and it ceases free television broadcasting on 2 April 2016.
Memory One of the earliest Chinese-language TV stations, ATV closes after more than five decades in April 2016.
Background Asia Television's free-to-air licence was not renewed and it ceased free television broadcasting on 2 April 2016, ending free-TV operations at its Tai Po headquarters. ATV was one of the earliest Chinese-language television stations and operated for more than half a century, offering news, drama and variety programmes to Hong Kong audiences. By the time it closed, the local free-TV market and viewing habits had already shifted with the rise of online media, and the event marked the end of a stage in Hong Kong's television history.
Source Communications Authority press release: withdrawal of frequencies assigned to ATV（Communications Authority (CA)） · official publication
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2016-05-27 · 大埔（香港教育大學）
The Hong Kong Institute of Education is renamed The Education University of Hong Kong.
Memory EdUHK's forerunner was the Hong Kong Institute of Education founded in 1994; it was retitled a university in 2016.
Background The Education University of Hong Kong grew out of the Hong Kong Institute of Education, established in 1994 with a focus on training teachers. On 27 May 2016 the institute was retitled The Education University of Hong Kong, reflecting a role that had extended from teacher training to broader educational research and degree programmes. The retitling continued a wider trend of institutional upgrading among Hong Kong's tertiary colleges and raised the university's academic standing. It is the only publicly funded university in Hong Kong devoted specifically to teacher education and related disciplines.
Source EdUHK: Milestones (renamed 2016)（The Education University of Hong Kong） · official publication
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2016-12-28 · 南區（南港島線）
The MTR South Island Line opens, a fully automated line linking Admiralty to South Horizons, extending rail service to all 18 districts.
Memory Running driverless trains between Admiralty and the Southern District, it extended the rail network to all eighteen districts.
Background The MTR South Island Line opened on 28 December 2016, linking Admiralty with South Horizons in the Southern District and running fully automated trains. The Southern District had previously depended mainly on buses and roads, and the new line extended the rail network to cover all eighteen districts of Hong Kong for the first time. Its driverless operation is one of the notable technical features of the local rail system. Trains run without drivers under automatic control, giving residents a faster alternative to road transport.
Source MTR press release: South Island Line opening（MTR Corporation） · official publication
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2017 · 跑馬地山光道
The Tung Lin Kok Yuen buildings are declared monuments in 2017.
Memory Founded in 1935 by Lady Lee-ling Ho, it is a noted Buddhist temple and women's education institution.
Background Tung Lin Kok Yuen stands on Shan Kwong Road in Happy Valley. Founded in 1935 by Lady Lee-ling Ho and her husband, it served as both a Buddhist temple and an institution for women's education. In Hong Kong a building becomes a declared monument through a formal process involving review by the Antiquities Advisory Board and gazettal, the highest level of statutory protection in the heritage system. The compound was added to the declared monument list in 2017, securing legal protection for a pre-war complex that combined religious and educational roles for women.
Source Antiquities Advisory Board: Tung Lin Kok Yuen appraisal（Antiquities Advisory Board） · official publication
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2017 · 尖沙咀（油尖旺區）
The Observatory headquarters is certified a WMO Centennial Observing Station in 2017.
Memory Recognising over a century of continuous meteorological records, among the world's first.
Background The Hong Kong Observatory headquarters in Tsim Sha Tsui has carried out meteorological observations for more than a century without a long break. In 2017 it was certified by the World Meteorological Organization as a Centennial Observing Station, recognising that continuous record of temperature, rainfall and other observations. The certification is awarded to stations whose long-term data are valuable for studying climate and weather. The observatory was among the first in the world to receive it. Its records are used in research on the city's weather and climate.
Source History of the Hong Kong Observatory（Hong Kong Observatory） · official publication
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2017 · 香港
The Chinese Language Education Key Learning Area Curriculum Guide (Primary 1–Secondary 6), prepared by the Curriculum Development Council and dated 2017, was recommended for school adoption by the Education Bureau, replacing the 2002 version.
No English memory note has been written for this entry.
Source Chinese Language Education Key Learning Area Curriculum Guide (Primary 1–Secondary 6), 2017（Curriculum Development Council; recommended by the Education Bureau） · official publication
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2017 · 香港
The Mathematics Education Key Learning Area Curriculum Guide (Primary 1–Secondary 6), prepared by the Curriculum Development Council and dated 2017, was recommended for school adoption by the Education Bureau.
No English memory note has been written for this entry.
Source Mathematics Education Key Learning Area Curriculum Guide (Primary 1–Secondary 6), 2017（Curriculum Development Council; recommended by the Education Bureau） · official publication
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2017 · 香港
The Personal, Social and Humanities Education Key Learning Area Curriculum Guide (Primary 1–Secondary 6), dated 2017, was recommended for school adoption by the Education Bureau, replacing the 2002 version.
No English memory note has been written for this entry.
Source Personal, Social and Humanities Education Key Learning Area Curriculum Guide (Primary 1–Secondary 6), 2017（Curriculum Development Council; recommended by the Education Bureau） · official publication
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2017-06-26
The Insurance Authority takes over insurance company regulation as an independent regulator.
Memory The Insurance Authority took over from the former Insurance Office as an independent regulator.
Background On 26 June 2017 the Insurance Authority took over the regulation of insurance companies from the former Office of the Commissioner of Insurance, which had been part of the government structure. From then on, the regulator operated as a statutory body outside the civil service, giving it a distinct role in supervising the industry. Regulation of insurance intermediaries was brought under the Insurance Authority at a later stage, completing the reshaping of Hong Kong's insurance regulatory framework. This placed companies and the intermediaries that sell their products under one statutory regulator.
Source Insurance Authority: history（Insurance Authority） · official publication
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2017-08-14 · 全港
The first Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage for Hong Kong, with 20 items, is announced on 14 August 2017.
Memory The first list covered 20 items, including clan seasonal rites, poon choi, the Tin Hau festival and the Tai Hang fire dragon dance, and has been expanded since.
Background On 14 August 2017 the Leisure and Cultural Services Department announced the first Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage for Hong Kong, comprising 20 items. These included clan spring and autumn rites, poon choi, the Tin Hau festival and the Tai Hang fire dragon dance, chosen as the more representative entries from the 2014 inventory. The Representative List highlights items of higher value and significance for safeguarding. The list and the wider inventory have been expanded since, as more local traditions are documented and assessed.
Source Intangible Cultural Heritage Office: Hong Kong ICH list and representative list（Intangible Cultural Heritage Office） · official publication
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2017-08-23 · 香港
Typhoon Hato hits Hong Kong; the No.10 signal is issued.
Memory Hato struck at high tide, sending seawater into low-lying coastal areas, with especially severe damage in Macao.
Background Typhoon Hato struck Hong Kong in August 2017 and the Observatory issued the No.10 hurricane signal. It arrived at high tide, sending seawater into low-lying coastal areas. Damage was especially severe in Macao, showing the destruction a strong typhoon can cause when it coincides with a high astronomical tide. The Observatory recorded the event in its typhoon reviews as a reference for extreme-weather and storm-surge risk.
Source Hong Kong Observatory: report on Severe Typhoon Haikui (2311)（Hong Kong Observatory） · official publication
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2018-05 · 中環（中西區）荷李活道
The Central Police Station compound is revitalised as Tai Kwun – Centre for Heritage and Arts, opening to the public in May 2018.
Memory The compound of the Central Police Station, Magistracy and Victoria Prison, revitalised with the Jockey Club and the Government.
Background In May 2018 the Central Police Station compound opened to the public as Tai Kwun – Centre for Heritage and Arts. The site comprises three declared monuments — the Central Police Station, the Central Magistracy and Victoria Prison — and was revitalised through a partnership between the Hong Kong Jockey Club and the Government. The project converted buildings that once served law enforcement, judicial and correctional functions into venues for heritage and the arts, giving the public access to a long-closed historic compound in Central. The Development Bureau newsletter records only May 2018.
Source Commissioner for Heritage's Office: Heritage Newsletter Issue 66 (Tai Kwun)（Commissioner for Heritage's Office, Development Bureau） · official publication
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2018-09
The Hong Kong section of the Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong express rail link enters service, about 26 km, connecting to the national high-speed network.
Memory The section leaves West Kowloon Station through tunnels beneath Shek Kong and Tai Lam towards the mainland, with co-location immigration at West Kowloon.
Background In September 2018 the Hong Kong section of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong express rail link entered service, running about 26 kilometres and connecting to the national high-speed network. Trains leave West Kowloon Station and run through tunnels beneath Shek Kong and Tai Lam towards the mainland, with co-location immigration arrangements at West Kowloon. By joining the national high-speed network, the section strengthened Hong Kong's rail links with the mainland and the wider region, offering a new rail option for cross-boundary travel.
Source Railway Network (July 2022)（Transport and Logistics Bureau） · official publication
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2018-09-16
Super Typhoon Mangkhut strikes Hong Kong, triggering the No.10 Signal — among the most damaging storms in years.
Memory Mangkhut brought severe storm surge and widespread flooding, fallen trees and window damage, paralysing services for days.
Background Super Typhoon Mangkhut struck Hong Kong on 16 September 2018, triggering the No.10 hurricane signal and ranking among the most damaging storms in recent years. It brought a severe storm surge, widespread flooding in coastal and low-lying areas, numerous fallen trees and damage to glass curtain walls, paralysing services for days. The episode drew attention to storm-surge risks in a coastal city and to the safety of building facades and windows under extreme winds.
Source Hong Kong Observatory: report on Severe Typhoon Haikui (2311)（Hong Kong Observatory） · official publication
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2018-09-23 · 香港
The Hong Kong section of the Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong Express Rail Link opens.
Memory The Hong Kong section uses dedicated tunnels rather than sharing tracks with the local MTR network, with trains run by both MTR and mainland rail operators.
Background The Hong Kong section of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link opened on 23 September 2018, connecting the city to the national high-speed rail network. The section runs through dedicated tunnels rather than sharing tracks with the local MTR network, and trains are operated separately by MTR and mainland rail operators. It offers direct high-speed services to a number of mainland cities, changing cross-border travel options and making rail links to the mainland more direct.
Source MTR press release: opening of the High Speed Rail HK section（MTR Corporation） · official publication
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2018-09-23 · 油尖旺（西九龍站）
The Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong Express Rail Link enters service with one-stop co-location clearance at West Kowloon station.
Memory West Kowloon Station is the section's terminus with co-location, letting passengers clear both sides' immigration in one station.
Background On 23 September 2018 the Hong Kong section of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link entered service, with West Kowloon Station as its terminus and a direct connection to the mainland's high-speed rail network. West Kowloon Station uses co-location arrangements, allowing passengers to clear both sides' immigration and customs within the same station. The co-location model places mainland clearance facilities inside Hong Kong, an arrangement central to how the line operates. The opening gave Hong Kong a rail link into the national high-speed network.
Source MTR press release: Guangzhou-Shenzhen-HK HSR in service（MTR Corporation） · official publication
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2018-10-24 · 大嶼山（香港口岸）
The Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macao Bridge opens — 42 km long, linking Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macao.
Memory Combining bridges, artificial islands and an undersea tunnel across the Pearl River estuary, it has its Hong Kong port on an artificial island off Chek Lap Kok, coordinated with the Zhuhai and Macao ports.
Background The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge opened on 24 October 2018, running 42 kilometres and linking Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macao. Combining bridges, artificial islands and an undersea tunnel across the Pearl River estuary, it has its Hong Kong port on an artificial island off Chek Lap Kok, coordinated with the Zhuhai and Macao ports through a joint working mechanism. Its opening provided a new road link between the three places and strengthened ties across the region.
Source Hong Kong: The Facts — Highways（GovHK） · official publication
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2019 · 香港
The Chinese History Curriculum Guide (Secondary 1–3), prepared by the Curriculum Development Council and dated 2019, was recommended for school adoption by the Education Bureau.
No English memory note has been written for this entry.
Source Chinese History Curriculum Guide (Secondary 1–3), 2019（Curriculum Development Council; recommended by the Education Bureau） · official publication
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2019 · 香港
The History Curriculum Guide (Secondary 1–3), prepared by the Curriculum Development Council and dated 2019, was recommended for school adoption by the Education Bureau.
No English memory note has been written for this entry.
Source History Curriculum Guide (Secondary 1–3), 2019（Curriculum Development Council; recommended by the Education Bureau） · official publication
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2019-01 · 灣仔（中環灣仔繞道）
The Central–Wan Chai Bypass opens, an expressway along the northern shore of Hong Kong Island relieving congestion from Central to North Point.
Memory Built over the Central and Wan Chai reclamation, with sections in tunnel along the waterfront, it bypasses the surface streets of the core.
Background The Central–Wan Chai Bypass opened in January 2019, an expressway along the northern shore of Hong Kong Island relieving congestion from Central to North Point. Built over the Central and Wan Chai reclamation, with sections in tunnel along the waterfront, it bypasses the surface streets of the core. It provides a fast route along the north shore so vehicles need not cross Central's busy streets. The Highways Department's list of road tunnels records the opening.
Source HyD: Road Tunnels of Hong Kong（Highways Department） · official publication
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2019-01-20 · 西九文化區（油尖旺區）
The Xiqu Centre in the West Kowloon Cultural District officially opens on 20 January 2019, the first performing-arts venue completed in the district.
Memory Marks the first completed venue of WKCD, dedicated to Chinese opera.
Background On 20 January 2019 the Xiqu Centre in the West Kowloon Cultural District officially opened, the first performing-arts venue completed in the district. It is dedicated to promoting Chinese opera, offering space for performance and training in Cantonese opera and other genres. The West Kowloon Cultural District had a long development road; with the Xiqu Centre completed ahead of others, the site began moving from planning into actual operation, and traditional opera gained a dedicated modern home.
Source HKSAR Press Release: opening of Xiqu Centre（HKSAR Government Press Releases） · official publication
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2019-11-24
The 2019 District Council ordinary election is held, with a 71.23% direct-election turnout.
Memory REO final tally: about 2.94 million voted — the highest recent District Council turnout.
Background The 2019 District Council ordinary election was held on 24 November, with a direct-election turnout of 71.23%. The Registration and Electoral Office's final tally recorded about 2.944 million voters, the highest recent District Council turnout. District Councils are district-level advisory bodies, and the election was organised by the Electoral Affairs Commission under the relevant legislation. The turnout was far above earlier rounds, reflecting public interest in district affairs, and the Commission later confirmed the figures in its report.
Source Electoral Affairs Commission: election reports（Electoral Affairs Commission） · official publication
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