9 chronicle entries dated 29 February, spanning 7 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.
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Chronicle entries dated 29 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/1840#〈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/1964#〈條目編號〉
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On 29 February 1840, Lin Zexu, as Imperial Commissioner, together with Guan Tianpei, Naval Commander, dispatched men to carry out a fire attack on 23 opium fishing boats anchored at Cheung Sha Wan and burned six mat-sheds on the shore.
On 29 February 1868, the Hong Kong Hotel, located at the junction of Queen's Road and Pedder Street in Central, officially opened, being the first deluxe hotel in Hong Kong.
On 29 February 1952, the Hong Kong Government amended the Export Control (Specific Articles) Order 1951, increasing the controlled articles from the original 13 categories by another seven, and no person could import or export them without approval.
From 29 February 1964, the Observatory issued "Yacht Weather Information" twice daily on weekends and public holidays, scheduled after the weather report.
On 29 February 1984, a burglary occurred in an industrial building in San Po Kong, where thieves prised open the safe of a sweater factory and stole more than 100 pieces of jewellery with a total value of about $120 million.
On 29 February 1996, the Sino-British Joint Liaison Group held its first experts' meeting to discuss matters relating to mobile communications services.
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.