23 chronicle entries dated 3 March, spanning 21 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、汕頭、沙田、維多利亞港、西貢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/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: Natural Environment (p. 〈頁碼〉). Accessed 2026-10-18. /chronicle/archive/1980#〈條目編號〉
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On 3 March 1849, the Hong Kong government announced that the lease term for local land auctions would be changed from 75 years to 999 years in order to increase revenue from land sales.
British interests established the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Company on 3 March 1865, with its head office at 1 Queen's Road Central; it was then the only bank headquartered in Hong Kong and was granted the right to issue banknotes; on 18 August 1866 the Hong Kong Government made an ordinance regulating its operations and note issue.
On 3 March 1921, the Singapore-registered steamer Heung Muk set sail from Hong Kong for Xiamen with about 800 Chinese on board, struck a reef and sank near Shantou, with only 250 survivors and many dead or missing; most passengers were coolies bound for work on rubber plantations.
On 3 March 1922, the Hong Kong Government deployed troops and police to intercept striking workers marching to Guangzhou and opened fire on them at Sha Tin, killing five workers and wounding seven, an incident known as the 'Sha Tin Massacre'.
On 3 March 1922, the Hong Kong Government issued a revised Royal Instructions, setting new terms of five years and four years respectively for the unofficial members of the Executive and Legislative Councils.
Hang Seng Bank, co-founded by Lam Ping Yin, Ho Sin Hang, Leung Chik Wai, and Shing Chun Lam, officially opened on 3 March 1933; on 7 February 1960, it was reorganized into Hang Seng Bank.
On 3 March 1958, the first cross-harbour gas pipeline linking Hung Hom and Causeway Bay across Victoria Harbour was completed; thereafter gas used on Hong Kong Island was supplied from the Kowloon plant, and the Sai Wan gas plant subsequently ceased operation.
From 3 to 4 March 1966, the Hong Kong Government permitted 50 crew members of the M. Uritsky to go ashore during the day but required them to return to the ship at night.
The Urban Council election of 3 March 1971 had five directly elected seats, and the successful candidates were Yeung Lai-yin, Sin Cho-chiu, Wong Mung-fa, Cheong Yau-hing and Elsie Tu.
On 3 March 1992, the Supreme Court issued an order to commence liquidation proceedings against the Hong Kong branches of the Bank of Credit and Commerce International, which had ceased business since July 1991.
The Hong Kong Publishing Federation was officially registered on 3 March 1994, formed jointly by eight local publishing-related chambers of commerce and publishing companies.
On 3 March 1997, The Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation Limited was formally incorporated, wholly owned by the Government's Exchange Fund, with the aim of introducing long-term funds to provide a source of mortgage loans while reducing the risks faced by banks.
Since 1998, a fireworks display has been held on 1 October, National Day, every year, an arrangement originating from a resolution passed by the Chief Executive in Council on 3 March 1998.
The District Court heard the first sexual harassment complaint supported by the Equal Opportunities Commission, ordering the defendant to pay HK$80,000 in compensation to the claimant and to apologise in writing.
On 3 March 2001, the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region held the first Language Proficiency Assessment Benchmark Test for serving teachers, covering English and Putonghua, with 650 teachers enrolled.
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.