39 chronicle entries dated 1 March, spanning 29 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.
涉及地點哥連臣角、香港天文台、香港、荔枝角、香港深水埗、海軍船塢、深圳、香港、東江、旺角、香港體育館、汀角、香港天文台總部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/1876#〈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 Resources and Ecology (p. 〈頁碼〉). Accessed 2026-10-18. /chronicle/archive/1965#〈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/1982#〈條目編號〉
《香港志·自然》環境保護與生態保育 Hong Kong Chronicles, Nature: Environmental Protection and Conservation
APAHong Kong Chronicles Institute. Hong Kong Chronicles, Nature: Environmental Protection and Conservation (p. 〈頁碼〉). Accessed 2026-10-18. /chronicle/archive/1985#〈條目編號〉
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On 1 March 1876, Cape Collinson Lighthouse officially began operation, responsible for guiding vessels entering from the south or east of Victoria Harbour.
From 1 March 1884, the Observatory used a Negretti & Zambra Campbell-Stokes sunshine recorder No. 51 at the centre of the southern parapet on the roof of the main building.
Ho Kai served as an unofficial member of the Legislative Council from 1 March 1890 until 2 March 1914, the longest tenure in that position for a Chinese person.
On 1 March 1895, Lawson, then Acting Superintendent of the Government Civil Hospital, submitted a plague investigation report to the Hong Kong Government, questioning Tung Wah Hospital's treatment results and advocating that the authorities should regulate the hospital.
On 1 March 1909, Oriental Brewery was the name used externally by the American-owned Oriental Brewery Company, which was established at Lai Chi Kok and produced 100,000 barrels a year.
On 1 March 1926, the Government Vernacular Middle School was established as the first Chinese middle school run by the Hong Kong Government; in 1951 it was renamed Clementi Middle School in memory of Clementi's contributions to Chinese education during his tenure as Governor.
Under a Sanitary Board ordinance enacted in 1935, the Sanitary Board was renamed by the Government as the Urban Council, which was formally established on 1 January of the following year with C. G. S. Mackie as its first chairman.
On 1 March 1948, Dazhong Wenyi Congkan began publication, edited by Feng Naichao, Shao Quanlin, Hu Sheng, and others, focusing on literary theory articles, and it ceased publication in 1949.
On 1 March 1949, the Hong Kong Defence Force was formally formed, comprising several units, namely the reorganised Hong Kong Regiment, the Hong Kong Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve and the Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force; in 1951 the force was granted the Royal title.
On 1 March 1950, the Asia Evening College of Arts and Commerce was renamed New Asia College, moved its campus to Sham Shui Po, and became a school holding classes during the day.
On 1 March 1958, twelve workers at the Naval Dockyard were made redundant by management under a dockyard closure plan, prompting five hundred colleagues to gather outside the dockyard office in protest, and police later arrived to mediate.
The first issue of the Express was published on 1 March 1963 with funding from Aw Boon Haw's daughter Sally Aw Sian, chairman of Sing Tao Newspapers, and the paper ceased publication on 16 March 1998.
On 1 March 1965, a gate-opening water release ceremony was held at the Shenzhen Reservoir, from which date East River water was supplied to Hong Kong's reservoirs.
From 1 March 1965 the East River Deep Bay Water Supply Company Limited began conveying raw water from the East River to Hong Kong, with an initial annual supply of 49 million cubic metres.
On 1 March 1984, the Urban Council and the Hong Kong Sculptors Association jointly held a sculpture exhibition curated by the Hong Kong Museum of Art at the open-air plaza outside the Hong Kong Coliseum, displaying more than 30 exhibits.
The Ting Kok area covers Ting Kok Village and Po Sum Pai Village, where the mangroves grow well and are typical, and five species of mangrove plants have been recorded.
On 1 March 1989, the Office of the Commissioner for Administrative Complaints began operation, with authority to investigate complaints of maladministration against government departments.
From 1 March 1989, the post of Deputy Secretary for the Civil Service was renamed Secretary for Constitutional Affairs, and Michael Suen became the first Secretary of this newly created post.
The Geospatial Information Authority of Japan measured a gravity value of 978,755.766 at the bottom of the stairs of the earthquake monitoring room from 1 to 7 March 2005.
On 1 March 2007, the third Chief Executive Election candidates' forum was held at the Wan Chai Convention and Exhibition Centre, chaired by Legislative Council President Rita Fan Hsu Lai-tai.
Starting from 1 March 2013, no person may take powdered formula for infants and young children under the age of three out of Hong Kong without an export licence.
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.