25 chronicle entries dated 26 February, spanning 23 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.
涉及地點尖沙咀、香港、跑馬地馬場、紅磡、金馬倫山、香港大會堂、北京、吐露港、赤門、將軍澳、屯門Places appearing in these entries (not an exhaustive list of where events happened).
同日條目
Chronicle entries dated 26 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/1884#〈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/2002#〈條目編號〉
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On 26 February 1884, a vessel built in 1869 and belonging to the first-generation Marine Police Headquarters caught fire and was completely destroyed; the second-generation Marine Police Headquarters was subsequently established on land at Tsim Sha Tsui.
The Defamation Ordinance 1887 was promulgated by the Hong Kong government on 26 February 1887; it was the first ordinance enacted by Hong Kong itself and provided for civil and criminal liability for defamation.
On 26 February 1900, Mrs. Little, as President of the Hong Kong Anti-Footbinding Society, gave a speech at the Hong Kong Chinese Club explaining the harms of footbinding, attended by more than a hundred people that day.
On 26 February 1918, the second day of the annual races at Happy Valley Racecourse, the bamboo scaffolding of the upper grandstand suddenly broke and collapsed onto the food stalls below, stoves overturned and ignited the bamboo, and the fire spread rapidly, resulting in 570 deaths and 135 missing.
On 26 February 1947, the Hong Kong government demolished the 'Chureito' built by the Japanese military during the occupation at present-day Bowen Hill (formerly known as Mount Cameron).
On 26 February 1965, the Chinese edition of Reader's Digest was officially launched in Hong Kong and simultaneously distributed to several other regions in Asia.
The budget forecast a surplus of $64 million for the fiscal year, which would be Hong Kong's first surplus budget since the end of the Second World War.
On 26 February 1973, the Hong Kong Arts Festival was held for the first time, opening at Hong Kong City Hall, lasting 27 days, with performers including orchestras, theatre troupes and dance troupes from different countries.
In that session's Guangdong delegation to the National People's Congress, the number of seats for representatives from Hong Kong increased from fourteen to sixteen.
On 26 February 1988, Po Lam Estate, built by the Housing Authority, was occupied, becoming the first public housing estate in the Tseung Kwan O new town.
On 26 February 1997, Beijing Enterprises Holdings Limited was incorporated in Hong Kong and listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on 29 May of the same year.
The Court of Final Appeal heard the application and pointed out that the judgment made on 29 January did not question the power of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress to interpret the Basic Law.
On 26 February 2002, the Advisory Council on the Environment voted to approve the environmental impact assessment report for the Sheung Shui to Lok Ma Chau spur line tunnel option.
On 26 February 2003, the Legislative Council conducted and completed the first reading of the national security legislation bill submitted by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
On 26 February 2003, the Task Force on Population Policy published its first report, establishing the direction for Hong Kong's long-term population policy.
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.