20 chronicle entries dated 20 January, spanning 15 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、九龍、維園、花園道、美國駐港總領事館、清水灣道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/1841#〈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/2006#〈條目編號〉
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On 20 January 1841, Charles Elliot issued a notice to Her Majesty's subjects, claiming that a preliminary agreement had been reached with Qishan, including the cession of Hong Kong Island and its harbour to Britain.
On 20 January 1855, the Neutrality Ordinance of 1855 was promulgated by the Hong Kong government, which remained neutral during the hostilities between the Qing government and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
On 20 January 1920, an organisation named the Kowloon Residents' Association was formally established, submitting proposals to the Hong Kong government to improve the living conditions of Kowloon residents, with Hoos as its chairman.
On 20 January 1946, Chinese machinists at Hong Kong's three major dockyards demanded a pay rise; after about seven days of negotiation, labour and management reached agreement on 26 January, raising the hourly wage to 25 cents, about 56% higher than in 1941.
On 20 January 1949, the Hong Kong Soda Water Factory completed its registration formalities and was designated by Coca-Cola as the franchised bottler for Hong Kong; it was later acquired by the Swire Group in 1965 and renamed Swire Coca-Cola Limited in 1974.
The United Nations Association of Hong Kong, founded by Ma Man-fai on 20 January 1953, held its inaugural meeting that day and was later recognised by the United Nations Association as a member organisation.
On 20 January 1967, the Hong Kong Government established the Hong Kong Productivity Council to provide technological innovation services to enterprises and help them improve productivity.
On 20 January 1968 and the following day, the Students' Union of Chung Chi College held a seminar on whether Chinese should be made an official language, attended by about 100 people from local tertiary institutions.
After the meeting concluded, the organisers issued a communiqué demanding equal status for Chinese and English, while calling on the Hong Kong Government to make its position public and establish a committee to examine related technical matters.
Denis Bray (Deputy Colonial Secretary), Hu Hung-liao, and Wong Mong-fa (both Urban Council members) participated in the seminar, and all three supported the inclusion of Chinese as an official language.
On 20 January 1969, Plover Cove Reservoir completed all construction works and began supplying water, thereafter becoming one of the sources of fresh water.
On 20 January 1973, about 40 Americans and over 100 local tertiary students and teachers, organised by the Committee for Peace in Vietnam, set off from Victoria Park along Garden Road to the United States Consulate General in Hong Kong to protest against American military involvement in Vietnam.
On 20 January 1975, Pik Uk Prison on Clear Water Bay Road began operation, comprising two blocks with twelve dormitories in total and a maximum capacity of 600 persons.
On 20 January 1987, the trial of the case concluded, with four defendants convicted of murder; three of them were initially sentenced to death, which was later commuted to life imprisonment in 1992.
On 20 January 2005, the Hong Kong Housing Society and the SAR Government signed a memorandum of understanding on the Integrated Building Management and Maintenance Scheme.
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.