22 chronicle entries dated 11 May, spanning 17 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.
涉及地點中區、港島北岸、香港、維多利亞港、香港、新界、京士柏、西區山道、西博寮海峽、元朗及流浮山、元朗流浮山、大嶼山東部海域、深圳河、深圳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/1889#〈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/1972#〈條目編號〉
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To address the silting of the waterfront that prevented deep-water piers from operating properly and the shortage of commercial land on the northern shore of Hong Kong Island, the Hong Kong Government enacted an ordinance on 11 May 1889 to launch the Central reclamation scheme, which was completed only in 1903.
On 11 May 1894, due to the plague outbreak, the Hong Kong Government decided to add a permanent committee within the Sanitary Board and enacted twelve anti-epidemic regulations, including deploying a medical vessel called the 'Hygeia' in the central waters of Victoria Harbour to isolate infected persons, and authorising Sanitary Board personnel to enter patients' residences to carry out disinfection.
On 11 May 1956, the Hong Kong Government established a regulatory regime through the Adoption Ordinance 1956 for adoption orders issued by the courts and the conditions for adopting young children.
The New Territories General Chamber of Commerce was founded on 11 May 1959 to promote the growth of industry and commerce in the New Territories and strengthen collaboration among chambers of commerce.
From 11 May 1967 to 1 June 1968, a total of 4,498 people were arrested, of whom 2,077 were convicted after trial; meanwhile, the 1967 riots caused 51 deaths and 832 injuries.
In the early hours of 11 May 1972, two three-storey old buildings on Hill Road in Western District caught fire due to lightning, killing 12 people and injuring 16 others.
On 11 May 1984, Xinhua published a commentary stating that the statement issued by the Unofficial Members of the Executive and Legislative Councils was intended to obstruct a Sino-British consensus on the future of Hong Kong.
On 11 May 1992, the Efficiency Unit was established by the Hong Kong Government to provide management consultancy services to departments in order to improve administrative efficiency.
Shenzhen was responsible for the first phase of the works, with the two sides sharing the cost equally, covering the straightening of two river bends at Liu Pok and Lok Ma Chau as well as widening and deepening of the channel.
To address the flooding risk in the northern New Territories, the Hong Kong Government and the Shenzhen Municipal Government reached an agreement and signed documents on 11 May 1995 for the Shenzhen River regulation project.
On 11 May 2004, the Constitutional Development Task Force published its Third Report on behalf of the SAR Government, proposing increases in the number of members of the Election Committee for the Chief Executive and of Legislative Council seats.
On 11 May 2007, the China Banking Regulatory Commission announced that, for wealth management business on behalf of clients, mainland commercial banks were permitted to expand the scope of overseas investment to include Hong Kong-listed stocks and authorised funds.
On 11 May 2009, the International Maritime Organization chose Hong Kong as the venue for the diplomatic conference on the ship recycling convention, held over five days, the first such conference the organisation held in Asia.
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.
