37 chronicle entries dated 1 February, spanning 28 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、西環、香港天文台、香港、西柏坡、九龍伊利沙伯青年館、新界、北京、大亞灣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》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/1841#〈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/1994#〈條目編號〉
《香港志·自然》自然資源與生態 Hong Kong Chronicles, Nature: Natural Resources and Ecology
APAHong Kong Chronicles Institute. Hong Kong Chronicles, Nature: Natural Resources and Ecology (p. 〈頁碼〉). Accessed 2026-10-18. /chronicle/archive/2017#〈條目編號〉
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On 1 February 1841, after the occupation of Hong Kong Island, Charles Elliot and British Commander-in-Chief Gordon Bremer jointly issued a proclamation ordering village elders to restrain the people, a practice of indirect rule through Chinese governing Chinese.
On 1 February 1841, Elliot and Bremer issued a joint proclamation declaring that Qishan had agreed to cede Hong Kong Island to the British side, urging the island's inhabitants to submit to the administration of British officials, and promising that existing local customs and laws could continue to apply provided they did not conflict with British law.
On 1 February 1866 a meeting of Sai Wan residents voted to petition the Hong Kong Government to establish a "District Watch Committee" to organise a watchmen corps and assist the police in maintaining order in the Chinese community; on 16 August of the same year the Legislative Council approved the proposal and put it into effect.
On 1 February 1922, the Hong Kong Government, considering the Chinese Seamen's Union a danger to peace and order, declared it an illegal organisation, sent troops and police to search its office, closed the premises and removed its plaque.
The South China Daily was founded by Lin Bosheng on 1 February 1930, and the publication later became the official mouthpiece of the Wang Jingwei regime in Hong Kong.
Starting from 1 February 1949, Mao Zedong met with a Soviet Communist Party delegation at Xibaipo for three consecutive days, pointing out that the Hong Kong and Macau issues need not be dealt with urgently and advocating the retention of the existing status of both places, especially Hong Kong, as this would be more beneficial for expanding overseas contacts and import-export trade.
From 1 February 1956, the broadcasting operations of VPS and ZCU were merged, broadcasting weather information for the Hong Kong region and Chinese waters respectively in Morse code.
On 1 February 1958, the first Hong Kong Sports Festival was held at the Elizabeth Youth Centre in Kowloon, jointly organised by the Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong and 11 affiliated associations, with the aim of encouraging public participation in sports.
In December 1958, the Hong Kong Government signed the Lancashire Agreement with the United Kingdom Board of Trade, which took effect on 1 February 1959; it required Hong Kong to voluntarily restrict its cotton textile exports to the United Kingdom to no more than 164 million square yards per year for three years, and was the first such agreement reached between the two sides since Western countries imposed quota measures on Hong Kong textiles.
On 1 February 1966, Rediffusion Television launched Hong Kong's first television artiste training course and began enrolment, the first such training class locally.
On 1 February 1975, the Hong Kong Museum of Art held the first Hong Kong Contemporary Art Biennial Exhibition, conducted as an open competition and held every two years.
From 1 February 1976, the Hong Kong Government stipulated that New Territories small houses, within five years after obtaining a certificate of compliance, were prohibited from being sold to non-indigenous residents, and offenders had to pay a land premium.
The Correctional Services Department was renamed from the Prisons Department, and its work covers enforcing sentences, preventing crime, and helping inmates reform.
On 1 February 1983, the Education Department completed its reorganisation and was renamed the Education and Manpower Branch, with its head's title changed from Director of Education to Secretary for Education and Manpower.
On the same day, the Social Affairs Branch was reorganised into the Health and Welfare Branch, and the head's title was changed from Secretary for Social Affairs to Secretary for Health and Welfare.
On 1 February 1984, the CCTV Spring Festival Gala was held in Beijing, at which Zhang Mingmin and Xi Xiulan performed and Chen Sisi was one of the hosts, marking the first appearance of Hong Kong artistes on the Spring Festival Gala stage.
On 1 February 1989, the Office of the Commissioner for Administrative Complaints was formally established under the Commissioner for Administrative Complaints Ordinance enacted in 1988.
The Disaster Relief Fund Advisory Committee was established on 1 February 1994 to advise on funding directions and monitor the daily management of the fund.
On 1 February 2008, the Centre for Food Safety launched a rapid alert system to strengthen communication with the trade and respond swiftly to food safety issues.
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.