20 chronicle entries dated 23 April, spanning 16 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、新界東北、北京、英國、西區副食品批發市場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/1877#〈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/1980#〈條目編號〉
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On 23 April 1877, Hennessy completed the swearing-in procedure and assumed the post of Lieutenant Governor; on 6 June of the same year, the authorities announced through the Gazette that he had become the eighth Governor of Hong Kong, serving until he stepped down on 7 March 1882.
On 23 April 1963, the Hong Kong government recognised the higher diploma awarded by Chung Chi, New Asia and United Colleges; however, graduates had to pass an English entrance examination before applying for government posts, the examination being held by the University of Hong Kong or the University of London and of matriculation standard.
On 23 April 1966, the committee reviewing the law and practice of corporal punishment published its report, recommending that corporal punishment no longer be imposed on children under 14 and that flogging of prisoners be discontinued, initially on a three-year trial basis.
On 23 April 1972, the SS Universe Campus, the world's first floating university founded by C. Y. Tung, founder of the Tung Group, arrived in Hong Kong for the first time, carrying 57 professors and 420 students; the ship replaced the Queen Elizabeth, which had been destroyed by fire in January of the same year, thereby fulfilling C. Y. Tung's wish to promote education at sea.
The Family Planning Association held a conference at the Hilton Hotel on 23 April 1974 to discuss Hong Kong's population, that year being designated World Population Year by the United Nations.
On 23 April 1984, Li Hou, Deputy Director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, together with Lu Ping, adviser to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, met in Beijing with 14 members of the Hong Kong Urban Council and District Boards.
On 23 April 1986, then Home Secretary Douglas Hurd made a statement in the House of Commons announcing visa-free travel to the United Kingdom for holders of British National (Overseas) passports.
On 23 April 1986, the predecessor of the World Trade Organization admitted Hong Kong, which joined as a separate customs territory and became its 91st contracting member.
On 23 April 1992, the 100th flight under the voluntary repatriation arrangement for Vietnamese boat people, monitored by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, officially departed, returning 126 boat people to their homeland.
On 23 April 1998, the first central facility in Hong Kong specifically for slaughtering live ducks and waterfowl, located at the Western Wholesale Food Market, officially began operation.
On 23 April 2003, the Hong Kong SAR Government announced an $11.8 billion relief package covering rates concessions, waivers of government fees, tax refunds and commercial loan arrangements, aimed at stimulating economic recovery.
On 23 April 2009, the Hong Kong Science Park Biotechnology Centre was officially opened, providing laboratory space dedicated to life science research and development.
On 23 April 2013, the government launched a project titled "Hong Kong: Our Home" lasting eight months, during which over 1,100 activities were organised in total.
On 23 April 2014, the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Philippine Government jointly issued an announcement regarding the 2010 Manila hostage incident.
The joint statement set out specific measures to address the four demands of apology, compensation, accountability of the officials concerned and ensuring passenger safety.
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.