17 chronicle entries dated 17 January, spanning 13 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、聖士提反書院、德輔道中、九龍寨城、沙螺洞、香港及廣東、藍塘海峽及維多利亞港、維多利亞港、大嶼山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/1896#〈條目編號〉
《香港志·自然》建置與地區概況(人口) Hong Kong Chronicles, Nature: Territory, Geography and Population
APAHong Kong Chronicles Institute. Hong Kong Chronicles, Nature: Territory, Geography and Population (p. 〈頁碼〉). Accessed 2026-10-18. /chronicle/archive/1997#〈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: Natural Environment (p. 〈頁碼〉). Accessed 2026-10-18. /chronicle/archive/2002#〈條目編號〉
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On 17 January 1896, the Chinese Guild of Hong Kong was established, with initiators including Fung Wah-chuen, comprador of the Chinese Mercantile Bank, and dozens of Chinese merchants who jointly promoted its formation; it was Hong Kong's first modern-style Chinese commercial organisation.
On 17 January 1908, Governor Lugard gave a speech at St Stephen's College advocating the establishment of a university in Hong Kong on the Western educational model and expressing the hope that it would become a leading institution in the Far East; this was his first public proposal of the idea.
On 17 January 1939, Lin Bosheng (president of the Hong Kong South China Daily) was severely injured on Des Voeux Road Central when two workers attacked him with an iron hammer and an iron rod; he had earlier assisted Wang Jingwei in publishing the "Yan Telegram", which advocated peace talks with Japan.
On 17 January 1950, eight branches in Hong Kong formerly belonging to the Nationalist government declared an uprising, including the Bank of China, the Bank of Communications, the Farmers Bank of China, as well as the Central Trust of China, the Postal Remittances and Savings Bank, the Kwangtung Provincial Bank, the Kwangsi Bank and the Ministry of Communications Hong Kong-Kowloon Materials Purchase and Transport Office.
On 17 January 1963, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed strong dissatisfaction to the British Government over the Hong Kong Government's demolition of dwellings in Kowloon Walled City between March 1962 and 7 January 1963, stating that jurisdiction over the city belonged to China and demanding that the British side order the Hong Kong Government to stop the demolition.
On 17 January 1964, the Hong Kong Eye Bank was jointly founded by the Lions Club of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Ophthalmological Society, being the first non-profit corneal preservation and supply institution in the territory.
From its launch on 17 January 1968 until 1 July 2017, Ming Pao Weekly was published continuously, making it the longest-published mass entertainment and leisure publication of its kind in Hong Kong.
The white paper sets out three guiding principles: first, enhancing transport infrastructure; second, improving public transport; and third, managing road use.
On 17 January 1997, the Agriculture and Fisheries Department designated the Sha Lo Tung stream and its banks, covering about 22.1 hectares, as a Site of Special Scientific Interest to enhance ecological conservation.
On 17 January 1997, the Hong Kong Government and the Guangdong Provincial Government initialled a memorandum of understanding on the boundary management line between Guangdong and Hong Kong.
On 17 January 2002, Hong Kong was covered by a humid maritime airstream, causing thick fog to form over the sea and reducing visibility to only 400 metres.
From 17 January 2004, a lighting and music show called "A Symphony of Lights" was held every night along the Victoria Harbour waterfront, with 33 buildings on both sides of the harbour taking part.
On 17 January 2013, the authorities established the Committee on the Development of Chinese Medicine to advise on the future direction of the Chinese medicine sector.
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.