18 chronicle entries dated 22 May, spanning 12 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、武昌、老虎巖、牛池灣、青衣、北京、法國康城、旺角窩打老道Places appearing in these entries (not an exhaustive list of where events happened).
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《香港志·自然》自然環境 Hong Kong Chronicles, Nature: Natural Environment
APAHong Kong Chronicles Institute (2020). Hong Kong Chronicles: Overview and Chronology (c. 5000 BC–2017, over 6,500 events) (p. 〈頁碼〉). /chronicle/archive/1924#〈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/1988#〈條目編號〉
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On 22 May 1878, flash floods, mudslides and flooding occurred in several places, damaging many houses and roads, and some vessels broke their anchor chains, with no record of casualties.
On 22 May 1878, severe flooding, landslides and waterlogging occurred in many parts of Hong Kong, damaging numerous buildings and roads, and several vessels broke their moorings and drifted.
On 22 May 1924, Hong Kong athletes competed in the National Games of the Republic of China for the first time; the event was held in Wuchang and was the third edition.
On 22 May 1957, days of heavy rain caused road collapses in multiple districts, damaging the Kowloon-Canton Railway and tramway foundations, resulting in at least 11 deaths and over 30 injuries.
On 22 May 1959, the Hong Kong Government laid down control measures for polluting emissions from the burning of industrial fuel and promulgated an ordinance for that purpose.
On 22 May 1968, the University of Hong Kong received approval from the Hong Kong Government to establish a new Department of Law under the Faculty of Social Sciences and to offer a three-year law degree programme, the first locally run law degree programme in Hong Kong.
On 22 May 1970, the Hong Kong Government established the Decimalization Committee, chaired by Legislative Council member Chung Sze-yuen, tasked with studying whether Hong Kong was suitable for implementing the decimal system and exploring its implementation arrangements; on 26 May 1971, the government accepted the committee's recommendations and decided to adopt the decimal system in official education, public works, and legislation, but private organizations could decide for themselves without mandatory constraints.
From 22 May 1999, the Buddha's Birthday on the eighth day of the fourth lunar month was included by Hong Kong as a public holiday, the first such occurrence in history.
On 22 May 2001, four robbers led by Kwai Ping-hung opened fire on three task force police officers on Waterloo Road in Mong Kok, seriously injuring two officers.
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.