19 chronicle entries dated 15 May, spanning 15 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.
涉及地點香港島、香港島、赤柱、皇后大道、香港、惠州紅海灣、彌敦道172號、深水埗荔枝角道、美國、九龍、北京Places appearing in these entries (not an exhaustive list of where events happened).
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《香港志·自然》建置與地區概況(人口) Hong Kong Chronicles, Nature: Territory, Geography and Population
APAHong Kong Chronicles Institute. Hong Kong Chronicles, Nature: Territory, Geography and Population (p. 〈頁碼〉). Accessed 2026-10-18. /chronicle/archive/1841#〈條目編號〉
《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/1841#〈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/1911#〈條目編號〉
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In 1841, the British forces landed on Hong Kong Island and immediately conducted a population census; the Hong Kong Government Gazette No. 2 was published on 15 May of the same year, recording a total of 7,450 residents on the island.
Gazette No. 2, published on 15 May 1841, contained population statistics recording a total of 7,450 inhabitants on Hong Kong Island, of which Stanley, as the capital, held 2,000, and this census constituted the first population census in Hong Kong's history.
On 15 May 1842, American Baptist missionaries John Lewis Shuck and his wife Henrietta Shuck completed Hong Kong's first Baptist chapel on Queen's Road, and its dedication ceremony was held on 19 July of the same year, with services in both Chinese and English.
On 15 May 1947, the Hong Kong Branch of Xinhua News Agency was announced, with Qiao Guanhua as its first director, and its office at 172 Nathan Road, which was originally the Hong Kong office of the East River Column.
On 15 May 1962, the number of illegal immigrants detained on that day exceeded 6,000, the highest single-day figure recorded in the preceding half month.
In addition to receiving one to two visible-light images from NIMBUS 2 daily, the Observatory also successfully obtained the satellite's nighttime infrared images.
On 15 May 1975, the High Court concluded the trial of the case, sentencing the first defendant Ng Sik-ho to 30 years' imprisonment, his deputy Ng Chun-kwan to 25 years, and the remaining seven defendants to terms ranging from seven to 15 years each.
Bosan was convicted at the Kowloon District Court on 12 counts of accepting advantages and 5 counts of conspiracy to defraud, and was sentenced to four years' imprisonment on 15 May 1980.
The interpretation adopted on 15 May 1996 clearly stated that British citizenship acquired by Hong Kong Chinese citizens through the British Nationality Selection Scheme would not be recognised.
The relevant interpretation adopted on 15 May 1996 provided that Hong Kong residents of Chinese descent born in Chinese territory, including Hong Kong, are regarded as Chinese citizens.
On 15 May 2001, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology established the Institute of Nano Science and Technology, the first local centre dedicated to research on nanomaterials and technology.
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.