25 chronicle entries dated 19 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.
涉及地點香港、荃灣圓玄學院、北京工人體育場、港島南區、天水圍、香港文化博物館、屯門稔灣曾咀、屯門稔灣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》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/1988#〈條目編號〉
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On 19 May 1877, the On Tai Insurance Company, Hong Kong's first insurance company wholly owned by Chinese, was formally established after registration by Chinese merchants Li Sing and Ho Kwan-shan.
On 19 May 1961, Typhoon Alice struck Hong Kong, and the Observatory hoisted the No. 10 hurricane signal for two hours and thirty minutes, causing four deaths and twenty injuries.
On 19 May 1980, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council and the Italian Institute for Foreign Trade reached a consensus and signed a trade cooperation agreement aimed at promoting cooperation in trade and industry between the two places.
On 19 May 1985, a World Cup qualifying match was held at the Beijing Workers' Stadium, where the Hong Kong football team defeated the national team 2-1.
The British Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong was founded on 19 May 1987 with the aim of promoting British investment in Hong Kong and strengthening bilateral economic and trade exchanges between China and the United Kingdom.
On 19 May, the Urban Services Department hoisted red flags at seven beaches in the Southern District of Hong Kong Island and advised the public not to swim because of a red tide along the coast caused by Noctiluca scintillans.
On 19 May 2006, the Hong Kong Wetland Park in Tin Shui Wai officially opened, becoming the first attraction in Hong Kong combining nature conservation, education and tourism.
At 2:28 pm on 19 May 2008, Hong Kong government personnel observed a three-minute silence, and flags across Hong Kong flew at half-mast for three days to mourn the victims of the Wenchuan earthquake.
At 14:28 on 19 May 2008, the same moment as the Wenchuan earthquake, all Hong Kong civil servants stood in silence for three minutes, while people from all sectors of society observed three consecutive days of half-masting as a mark of mourning.
The facilities include an incinerator, a power generation system and a desalination plant, with the incinerator capable of treating up to 2,000 tonnes of sludge per day.
To reduce bank credit risks, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority introduced three new measures on 19 May 2017, one of which was raising the capital requirement for mortgages.
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.