17 chronicle entries dated 21 May, spanning 13 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.
涉及地點九龍長沙灣、香港、后海灣、西貢西灣路、香港西貢東郊野公園、香港西貢西灣路、香港西貢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/1954#〈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/1973#〈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/1977#〈條目編號〉
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On 21 May 1954, the Kwong Cheung Hing shipyard in Cheung Sha Wan, Kowloon, completed the Nam Keung, Hong Kong's first new-type fishing vessel designed and built locally, with a handover ceremony to the shipowner held the same day.
On 21 May 1957, the University of Hong Kong established the Department of Extra-Mural Studies for high school graduates not admitted to the university and young people without higher education; in 1992, the department was renamed the School of Professional and Continuing Education, making the university the first higher education institution in Hong Kong with a continuing education unit.
On 21 May 1973, the resumption of night flights at Kai Tak Airport prompted dissatisfaction among some staff of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, who launched a joint petition.
On 21 May 1986, the Hong Kong Trade Fair Group hosted the third International Leather Week in Hong Kong, with representatives from 640 companies from 26 countries attending.
On 21 May 1989, about 500,000 citizens took part in an eight-hour city-wide march on Hong Kong Island to express support for the student movement in Beijing.
NATO US warplanes bombed the Chinese embassy in Yugoslavia on 8 May, after which the Central Government for the first time refused to allow US warships to visit Hong Kong.
On 21 May 2004, the youth version of The Peony Pavilion, jointly planned by the Hong Kong Chinese Culture Promotion Centre and Pai Hsien-yung, was publicly performed in Hong Kong for the first time.
On 21 May 2007, the High Court dismissed the Democratic Party's judicial review, which had sought disclosure of party membership registers under the Companies Ordinance.
On 21 May 2014, the Public Works Subcommittee approved by 16 votes in favour and 9 against the $1.993 billion funding application to the Finance Committee for the Tseung Kwan O landfill extension project.
A landslide about 600 metres west of Sai Wan Pavilion was the most notable, with a debris volume of about 2,100 cubic metres, causing traffic on Sai Wan Road to be cut off.
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.