17 chronicle entries dated 22 February, spanning 14 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、香港島威靈頓炮台、香港大學馮平山圖書館、竹園區、英國、中環、長沙灣、長洲Places appearing in these entries (not an exhaustive list of where events happened).
同日條目
Chronicle entries dated 22 February (oldest first)
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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/1849#〈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/1973#〈條目編號〉
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On 22 February 1849, the Hong Kong government enacted an ordinance establishing a summary court, under which the Chief Magistrate was granted the power to hear minor criminal cases.
On 22 February 1858, Charles Shadwell began geomagnetic observations at Wellington Battery on Hong Kong Island, recording a magnetic dip of 31 degrees 25.3 minutes.
On 22 February 1940, the Guangdong Antiquities Exhibition was organised by the Chinese Cultural Association at the Fung Ping Shan Library of the University of Hong Kong, running for five days with over 5,000 artefacts displayed in 12 categories, covering calligraphy and painting, manuscripts and epigraphy from successive dynasties of Guangdong.
On 22 February 1940, Wong Po-ngan served as executive committee member and general affairs director of the Guangdong Antiquities Exhibition, and also lent items from his personal collection.
On 22 February 1956, the Legislative Council passed a motion on broadcasting reform, which included disapproval of Radio Television Hong Kong engaging in commercial broadcasting and proposed that the Hong Kong Government introduce private capital to establish a commercial radio station.
On 22 February 1957, the Hong Kong government published a notice in the Gazette announcing the resumption of over 200 lots in the Chuk Yuen area for the construction of a resettlement estate.
On 22 February 1961, Douglas-Home, as British Foreign Secretary, sent a secret letter to the Defence Secretary and the Prime Minister stating that if Beijing took back Hong Kong by military force, London would have no option but to use nuclear weapons or else let it go, and he also proposed that the British side should consult Washington on using nuclear weapons to defend Hong Kong.
On 22 February 1963, the Hong Kong Government announced the Central District Comprehensive Development Plan, designating the Admiralty Naval Dockyard and the new land formed by Central reclamation as the primary development area.
On 22 February 1967, Caritas Hospital in Cheung Sha Wan held a completion and opening ceremony for its lift tower 'Mondini Tower', the construction of which was funded by a donation from Pope Paul VI.
On 22 February 1973, the noise committee of the Conservancy Association held a meeting and decided to apply for an injunction, petition the Secretary for Home Affairs, conduct a million-signature campaign, and seek the assistance of Legislative Council members.
On 22 February 2008, the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region launched the first stage of the Revitalising Historic Buildings Through Partnership Scheme.
On 22 February 2014, a Vietnamese-registered cargo ship capsized and took on water while navigating in waters near Cheung Chau, and all 17 crew members were rescued.
A cargo ship ran aground after hitting rocks near Tung Wan Tsai, Cheung Chau, causing an oil spill about 100 metres long and 3 metres wide that polluted the surrounding sea surface and beaches.
On 22 February 2017, Donald Tsang was sentenced to immediate imprisonment of 20 months, the highest-ranking official in Hong Kong's history to be jailed for such an offence.
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.