29 chronicle entries dated 14 April, spanning 18 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.
涉及地點廣州黃埔、大埔新墟、廣州、珠江、香港天文台、中環士丹頓街、香港、北角渣華道、赤柱、青山、香港屯門、香港良景邨、香港屯門青山東面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/1853#〈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 14 April 1853, the Hong Kong firm Turner & Co. chartered the "Emigrant", which set sail from Whampoa in Guangzhou carrying 250 Chinese labourers, some of whom died during the voyage.
On 14 April 1899, near Tai Po New Market (now Tai Wo Market), villagers again set fire to and destroyed the mat-sheds erected for the flag-raising ceremony.
On 14 April 1941, as Japanese forces in Guangzhou had begun blockading the Pearl River on 9 April, traffic between Guangdong and Hong Kong was completely cut off on that day.
From 14 April 1947, the Hong Kong Observatory switched to a steel-tube mercury thermograph manufactured by Negretti & Zambra, and the whirling thermometer was discontinued.
On 14 April 1956, Youth Paradise was officially launched, featuring informative articles, campus news reports and literary creations; during the 1967 riots, the Hong Kong Government ordered the publication to cease from 22 November 1967.
On 14 April 1964, David Trench formally assumed the post of Governor of Hong Kong, becoming the territory's 24th Governor, a term that lasted until 19 October 1971.
On 14 April 1969 the NIMBUS 3 satellite was launched; the Observatory subsequently received its daytime visible-light images and nighttime infrared images.
On 14 April 1975, ten Kuomintang war criminals arrived in Hong Kong from Beijing intending to go to Taiwan; the ten had been granted special amnesty by the Supreme People's Court on 19 March of the same year.
On 14 April 1984, World Vision Hong Kong held the first Famine 30 at St. Stephen's College in Stanley, with over 4,000 participants and total donations of 330,000 dollars.
On 14 April, the fish farming sector stated that the red tide had affected 23 of Hong Kong's 26 fish culture zones, with an estimated 1,500 tonnes of fish killed and economic losses of $250 million.
The incident affected vehicular traffic on Lung Mun Road, and the section of the Light Rail between Tuen Mun Ferry Pier Terminus and Ming Kum Stop was suspended for nearly five hours.
Debris flows also occurred on the hillsides around Leung King Estate, with volumes ranging from 70 to 600 cubic metres, resulting in the blockage of one of the estate's roads.
The Tuen Mun Bypass construction site at the eastern foothills of Castle Peak was also affected by that debris flow, with a volume of about 1,600 cubic metres.
On 14 April 2004, the Independent Commission Against Corruption arrested and prosecuted twelve persons, including the Chairman of the Tung Chung Rural Committee, on allegations of corruption, bribery and fraud, of whom four defendants were convicted after trial and sentenced to terms ranging from eleven months to two years.
On 14 April 2007, the Hong Kong Film Development Council was established by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to advise on overall policy and strategy for the film industry.
The proposed package for the methods for selecting the Chief Executive and for forming the Legislative Council in 2012 was announced by the Hong Kong SAR Government on 14 April 2010.
The proposal suggested raising the number of Legislative Council seats from 60 to 70, with geographical direct elections and functional constituencies each taking 35 seats.
The proposal suggested that the size of the Election Committee be expanded from 800 to 1,200 members, with each of the four sectors gaining 100 additional seats.
The proposal suggested allocating 75 of the additional seats in the fourth sector to District Council members elected by the public, raising the number of District Council members in the Election Committee to 117.
On 14 April 2014, Hong Kong Nang Yan College of Higher Education was approved by the Education Bureau to be upgraded and renamed as Hong Kong Nang Yan College of Higher Education.
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.