15 chronicle entries dated 31 January, spanning 11 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、香港大學、中環、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/1867#〈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/1996#〈條目編號〉
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On 31 January 1867, the Colorado of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company arrived in Hong Kong from San Francisco, marking the start of the first regular passenger service connecting the two places.
At 1 a.m. on 31 January 1950, the police sealed off the Tramways Union, and union chairman Liu Fa and other leaders were deported from Hong Kong that day.
On 31 January 1964, the Fung Ping Shan Museum under the University of Hong Kong began operating, and was renamed the University Museum and Art Gallery in 1994.
In 1969 the cold weather in Hong Kong lasted from 31 January to 9 February; the severe cold days were 4 to 6 February and 8 February, with a minimum temperature of 4.0 degrees Celsius recorded on 5 February.
On 31 January 1972, Jardine Matheson issued Eurodollar notes totalling US$15 million with attached warrants; trading in these warrants ran from February 1972 to November 1978, marking the beginning of warrant trading in Hong Kong.
On 31 January 1983, the exhibition of Chinese bronzes from the collection of the Shanghai Museum opened at Hong Kong City Hall, co-organised by the Urban Council.
The curatorial work for the exhibition was undertaken by the Hong Kong Museum of Art, which also created the first case of co-operation between mainland and Hong Kong public museums in holding an exhibition of cultural relics.
On 31 January 1984, four armed robbers robbed an armoured van outside the Central branch of Po Sang Bank, taking 134 million Japanese yen in the vehicle, equivalent to about HK$4.6 million.
On 31 January 1988, the Hong Kong Writers' Association was announced, jointly initiated by 31 writers, with Zeng Minzhi serving as its first president.
On 31 January 1997, the eighth plenary meeting of the Preparatory Committee for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region was held in Beijing and adopted decisions covering the work of the Chief Executive and the Provisional Legislative Council, the establishment of provisional district organisations, and the handling of existing laws.
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.