26 chronicle entries dated 25 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.
涉及地點香港島、香港、紅磡、柏架山、維多利亞港、元朗、尖沙咀寶勒巷、深圳、旺角、添馬艦、衙前圍村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/2014#〈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/2016#〈條目編號〉
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On 25 January 1841, personnel of the British warship HMS Sulphur landed on Hong Kong Island to carry out surveying, thereby becoming the first to occupy the place.
The China Daily was the organ of the Hong Kong Xingzhonghui, first published on 25 January 1900 with Chen Shaobai as its first president, and it continued publication until it ceased in 1913.
On 25 January 1901, China Light and Power Company Limited completed its registration; its first power station at Des Voeux Road, Hung Hom (now Chatham Road) supplied electricity to the Kowloon Peninsula from 1903.
From 25 January 1943, the Japanese occupation government introduced a salt rationing system, under which each resident could receive 0.5 kilogram per month at a price of 20 sen per catty.
On 25 January 1947, a Philippine Airlines cargo plane crashed near Mount Parker on Hong Kong Island, carrying gold worth US$15 million, and all four people on board were killed.
On 25 January 1953, naval military police and Anti-Smuggling Bureau personnel seized 3,000 taels of smuggled gold worth over $900,000 on board a British warship.
On 25 January 1984, the Hong Kong Government established the Standing Committee on Company Law Reform to conduct regular reviews of the Companies Ordinance, the Securities Ordinance and the Protection of Investors Ordinance.
On 25 January 1997, a karaoke bar in Prat Avenue, Tsim Sha Tsui, was set on fire; the fire was subsequently upgraded to No. 3 alarm, ultimately causing 17 deaths and 13 injuries; the incident was said to involve triad disputes.
On 25 January 1998, Elsie Leung, in her capacity as Secretary for Justice, initiated legal proceedings against Oriental Daily News and Oriental Press Group for contempt of court.
On 25 January 2002, the SAR Government and the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation of the Central Government held their first discussion on establishing a free trade area between the Mainland and Hong Kong.
On 25 January 2011, the topping-out ceremony for the Government Headquarters Building and the Legislative Council Complex was held at Tamar, and the two buildings were commissioned in phases from August of the same year.
On 25 January 2014, The Chinese University of Hong Kong hosted a seminar on environmental science and technology with the theme of sustainable development.
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.