28 chronicle entries dated 9 May, spanning 22 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.
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涉及地點香港、汲水門海域、香港天文台、英國、京士柏、上海、中環、葵涌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/1874#〈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/1946#〈條目編號〉
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On 9 May 1874 the Hong Kong Government officially published an ordinance to amend and consolidate the previous provisions on the carriage of Chinese passengers and the transport of Chinese labourers.
On 9 May 1885, the Hong Kong Government laid down rules on the types and handling of bills of exchange and promulgated them as the Bills of Exchange Ordinance of 1885.
On 9 May 1891, the Hong Kong government implemented the Gambling Ordinance 1891, prohibiting gambling and ordering the closure of lottery sales premises.
On 9 May 1927, the passenger ship "Leung Kwong" of Chieh Ho Steamship Company set sail from Hong Kong for Jiangmen, Guangdong, and sank after colliding with the launch "Moon Sai" in the waters of Kap Shui Mun, with 126 people surviving and 105 perishing in the accident.
On 9 May 1973, the government together with the Joint Secretariat of Education Organizations resumed discussions on certificate teachers' salaries, submitting another proposal: a starting monthly salary of $1,250, rising in seven annual steps to $1,750, then over another seven years to a maximum of $2,050, with the period from the starting point to the maximum reduced from 18 years to 14 years.
On 9 May 1978, staff and students' parents of Kam Shing Middle School went to Government House to submit a petition, and afterwards moved to the residence of the Catholic Bishop to stage a sit-in and overnight protest.
On 9 May 1984, a delegation formed by nine unofficial members of the Executive Council and Legislative Council jointly travelled to the United Kingdom to urge the British side to base its talks with China on the wishes of the people of Hong Kong.
On 9 May 2000, the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department invoked the Wild Animals Protection Ordinance to take away the macaque Golden Eagle.
On 9 May 2005, a squall line struck Hong Kong, with gusts measured at 135 kilometres per hour in Kwai Chung, toppling several containers at the container terminal and ultimately causing 1 death and 2 injuries.
On 9 May 2005, a squall line affected Hong Kong, with gusts reaching 135 kilometres per hour at Kwai Chung, overturning multiple containers and causing 1 death and 2 injuries.
On 9 May 2007, the Antiquities Advisory Board approved the grading of the second generation Queen's Pier, built in 1953, as a Grade I historic building.
On 9 May 2009, Supplement VI to CEPA was signed by the HKSAR Government together with the Central Government, covering 42 service sectors, of which 29 were new liberalisation measures.
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.