22 chronicle entries dated 2 April, spanning 19 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、昂船洲、北京、香港天文台地磁小屋、中環、中環交易廣場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/1844#〈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/1998#〈條目編號〉
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On 2 April 1844, Dent & Co. (also known as Dent) moved its base from Macau to Hong Kong, setting up offices and warehouses on Queen's Road Central, engaging in import and export trade, shipping and insurance agency.
On 2 April 1898, the matter of extending Hong Kong's boundaries entered the stage of Sino-British negotiations; the British side, represented by Minister to China Claude MacDonald, repeatedly pressured the Chinese representatives including Li Hongzhang, ultimately forcing the Chinese side to accept the boundary extent and treaty proposals set by the British.
From 2 to 3 April 1903, Shinjō Shinzō and others observed at the magnetic hut of the Hong Kong Observatory and recorded a magnetic declination of 0 degrees 19 minutes 17 seconds east.
According to records of the Hong Kong Observatory headquarters, on 2 April 1924 the sea-level pressure fell to 999.9 hectopascals, the lowest value recorded at that station.
On 2 April 1946, the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation made the forced banknotes issued during the Japanese occupation legal tender with immediate effect; on 16 August of the same year, the Hong Kong Government promulgated an ordinance permitting Hong Kong's note-issuing banks to accept such banknotes.
On 2 April 1974, the Hong Kong Government established the Consumer Council, chaired by Kan Yau-kwong, with duties covering the collection and study of price information on various goods in the market, receiving complaints and views from the public, and advising the authorities on protecting consumer rights.
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong opened on 2 April 1986, formed by the merger of four exchanges, with offices on the second floor of Exchange Square in Central and trading handled by a computerised automatic order matching system.
On 2 April 1993, the second batch of 49 Hong Kong Affairs Advisers was jointly appointed by the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council and the Xinhua News Agency Hong Kong Branch in Beijing and received their letters of appointment for a two-year term.
From 2 to 5 April, a second wave of red tides occurred in Hong Kong, this time caused by Karenia digitata, affecting fish culture zones including Yung Shue Au, Kat O, O Pui Tong, Tai Tau Chau and Kai Lung Wan.
Two events were held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing: the appointment ceremony for the first batch of specially appointed professors under the Cheung Kong Scholars Programme, and the presentation ceremony for the first Cheung Kong Scholars Achievement Award.
On 2 April 2003, the World Health Organization issued a travel advisory for Hong Kong, advising people not to travel to Hong Kong unless absolutely necessary.
On 2 April 2012, the Court of Final Appeal delivered its judgment on the judicial review concerning the Hospital Authority's charging of higher fees to non-eligible persons.
The Court of Final Appeal unanimously ruled that the Hospital Authority's arrangement did not contravene Article 25 of the Basic Law, and the appellant's application was dismissed.
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.