28 chronicle entries dated 4 January, spanning 18 years. Each records only time, place and people or organisations, with the source file and page number. Entries from volumes not yet published are not filled in, and no nearby date is substituted.
同一日日子相同、年份唔同 —— 唔一定同一件事。 · 志錄大事 · 全年份索引 · 呢日嘅 JSONSame calendar day, different years — not necessarily the same event.
涉及地點香港、船灣淡水湖、中環、香港大會堂、康城、北京Places appearing in these entries (not an exhaustive list of where events happened).
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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)
APAHong Kong Chronicles Institute (2020). Hong Kong Chronicles: Overview and Chronology (c. 5000 BC–2017, over 6,500 events) (p. 〈頁碼〉). /chronicle/archive/1843#〈條目編號〉
《香港志·自然》環境保護與生態保育 Hong Kong Chronicles, Nature: Environmental Protection and Conservation
APAHong Kong Chronicles Institute. Hong Kong Chronicles, Nature: Environmental Protection and Conservation (p. 〈頁碼〉). Accessed 2026-10-18. /chronicle/archive/1980#〈條目編號〉
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On 4 January 1843, the British government by Order in Council moved the Criminal and Admiralty Court for China, established in Canton in 1833, to Hong Kong; the court had jurisdiction over Hong Kong Island and a 100-mile zone of the Chinese mainland and coast, hearing criminal cases of British subjects in the area.
On 4 January 1954, the United States government provided US$150,000 in aid to the Hong Kong government to assist residents affected by the Shek Kip Mei fire.
On 4 January 1966, the Urban Council resolved by a "gentlemen's agreement" to permit cooked-food stall operators to set up two tables and eight chairs within the legal limits.
On 4 January 1967, the closure works of the main dam of Plover Cove Reservoir were completed; on 25 January, the authorities began pumping out seawater from the reservoir to reduce salinity.
District Management Committees have been set up in many districts, and when formulating policies they take into account the suggestions expressed by the District Councils.
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 4 January 1984, the Hong Kong Government published the findings of a reclamation and urban development study, concluding that further reclamation was needed in both Central and Wan Chai.
來源 《香港志·自然》環境保護與生態保育(香港地方志中心) · p.557
引用名稱作品 《海港填海及市區發展研究》(Harbour Reclamation and Urban Development Study)
On 4 January 1997, the Urban Council held the first Hong Kong Literature Festival at the Hong Kong City Hall Library, with the theme "50 Years of Hong Kong Literature" and featuring seminars and exhibitions.
The position of President of the Jury of the 59th Cannes Film Festival was taken up by Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai upon invitation, dated 4 January 2006.
On 4 January 2015, the Permanent Court of Arbitration, the Central Government and the Hong Kong SAR Government signed the host country agreement and the memorandum of administrative arrangements in Beijing.
The document ensures that arbitration proceedings with the Permanent Court of Arbitration as the administering institution can be commenced within Hong Kong.
From 4 January 2016, the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region narrowed the coverage of the frontier closed area for the third time.
The archive holds 36501 entries, of which 8766 are dated to an exact day — those are the only ones used here. Entries dated only to a month or a year are never forced into a day. Coverage reflects published volumes only; missing years are not filled in.