27 chronicle entries dated 11 January, spanning 21 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、香港天文台、重慶、九龍城東頭村、上水、城門、大帽山、大欖郊野公園及大埔滘自然護理區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/1844#〈條目編號〉
《香港志·自然》自然環境 Hong Kong Chronicles, Nature: Natural Environment
APAHong Kong Chronicles Institute. Hong Kong Chronicles, Nature: Environmental Protection and Conservation (p. 〈頁碼〉). Accessed 2026-10-18. /chronicle/archive/1971#〈條目編號〉
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On 11 January 1844, the Legislative Council held its first meeting, chaired by the Governor, who also appointed Major-General D'Aguilar, Commander of the British Forces in Hong Kong and nominal Lieutenant Governor, as a member to fill the vacancy left by the deceased member John Robert Morrison, so that the meeting met the quorum requirement.
The British side made no commitment regarding the New Territories leased territory, and the Chinese side reserved the right to discuss the matter again in the future.
On 1 February 1945, Lieutenant General Hisaichi Tanaka arrived in Hong Kong from Guangzhou as commander of the Japanese Army's 23rd Army, succeeding Takashi Isogai as the second Governor during the Japanese occupation.
On 11 January 1948, a delegation sent by the Guangdong Provincial Assembly arrived in Hong Kong and made a special visit to residents of Kowloon Walled City.
On 11 January 1950, a serious fire broke out in a squatter area at Tung Tau Tsuen in Kowloon City, burning about 2,500 huts and affecting and registering more than 17,000 victims.
On 11 January 1952, the Government of Hong Kong enacted the Venereal Diseases Ordinance 1952; doctors, upon learning of a source of infection identified by a venereal disease patient, were required to report it to the Deputy Director of Medical Services; upon receiving at least two reports pointing to the same person, the Deputy Director could order the suspected person to undergo venereal disease examination or treatment.
On 11 January 1956, the Hong Kong Government published its investigation report on the "Kashmir Princess" explosion, stating that Kuomintang agents had planted a time bomb on the aircraft while it was parked at Kai Tak Airport, targeting then Premier of the State Council Zhou Enlai.
The Hong Kong Nurses Association was granted registration on 11 January 1964 and began running nurse training courses; in 1992 it was renamed the Hong Kong College of Nursing.
On 11 January 1968, Attorney General Maurice Heenan announced a leniency measure: from midnight on the 14th of the same month to midnight on the 28th, anyone in illegal possession of explosives, firearms, or offensive weapons could voluntarily surrender to a police station and hand over such items to avoid prosecution; however, those who had used these weapons to injure others would not be eligible.
On 11 January 1971, the Conservancy Association (now the Conservancy Association) wrote to the District Office urging the Hong Kong government to investigate pollution from a Sheung Shui leather factory and study countermeasures.
On 11 January 1984, the Hong Kong government announced an immediate increase in urban taxi licence fees and first registration tax, and ceased issuing new urban taxi licences; from 1 February, taxi fares rose by 17 per cent.
On 11 January 1986 the Hong Kong government closed 3 country parks, namely Tai Mo Shan, Shing Mun and Tai Lam, as well as the Tai Po Kau Nature Reserve, and reopened them on 18 February the same year.
On 11 January 1986, the Agriculture and Fisheries Department closed 3 country parks (Shing Mun, Tai Mo Shan and Tai Lam) and the Tai Po Kau Nature Reserve, reopening them on 18 February.
The Agriculture and Fisheries Department closed the Tai Po Kau Nature Reserve on 11 January 1986, and at the same time closed the three country parks of Tai Lam, Tai Mo Shan and Shing Mun, reopening them on 18 February.
On 11 January 2001, Hong Kong hosted the Chinese Mathematical Olympiad for the first time, with local participants winning one second prize and fourteen third prizes.
On 11 January 2007, the market exchange rate of the Hong Kong dollar against the renminbi underwent a historic reversal, with HK$100 exchanging for only RMB99.96, the first time since the renminbi's free convertibility that the renminbi was higher than the Hong Kong dollar.
On 11 January 2010, the Civic Party together with the League of Social Democrats promoted the "Five District Referendum", with one member resigning in each Legislative Council constituency.
On 11 January 2016, representatives of the fisheries sector estimated that the red tide had caused losses of about HK$30 million to the fish farming industry.
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.
