26 chronicle entries dated 26 May, spanning 20 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、香港島威靈頓炮台、錦田吉慶圍、跑馬地馬場、中環、調景嶺、北京、深圳、香港沙田、大埔、九龍城裁判法院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/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: Environmental Protection and Conservation (p. 〈頁碼〉). Accessed 2026-10-18. /chronicle/archive/1973#〈條目編號〉
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On 26 May 1841, the Daoguang Emperor of the Qing dynasty, believing that Hong Kong should not be long occupied by rebellious foreigners, instructed Imperial Commissioner Qiying: once preparations were complete, seize the opportunity to launch an attack, using open assault combined with covert raids to retake Hong Kong.
The Hong Kong Club, established on 26 May 1846, was located at the junction of present-day Queen's Road Central and Wyndham Street; as a high-class social venue for European residents in Hong Kong, it did not admit Chinese people or women.
On 26 May 1857, Charles Shadwell conducted geomagnetic observations at Wellington Battery on Hong Kong Island and recorded a magnetic inclination of 31 degrees 26 minutes.
On 26 May 1925, Governor Stubbs presided over a handover ceremony returning a pair of linked iron gates to the Tang clan of Kat Hing Wai; the gates had been removed from Kat Hing Wai in Kam Tin by British troops as war trophies during the resistance by New Territories villagers against the British in 1899.
On 26 May 1951, 10 female police trainees received training in Hong Kong, the first batch; by 8 September 1952, the first 17 female police officers officially took up their duties.
On 26 May 1963, a rain-praying ceremony organised by the Hong Kong Buddhist community was held at Happy Valley Racecourse, lasting three days, with participants including 300 monks and 3,000 believers.
On 26 May 1972, HSBC established Wardley Limited, to which the bank's investment banking and investment fund businesses were entrusted for management, and which provided assistance in corporate finance, underwriting and mergers and acquisitions.
On 26 May 1972, Wardley Limited was founded by HSBC to manage the bank's investment banking and investment fund businesses and to provide corporate support in financing, underwriting and mergers and acquisitions.
On 26 May 1973, the Conservancy Association held a seminar on the pros and cons of building an oil refinery, but neither the Hong Kong Government nor Lamma Island residents' organisations sent representatives.
On 26 May 1994, Beijing held a presentation ceremony for the appointment letters of the third batch of Hong Kong Affairs Advisers; this batch numbered fifty and was jointly appointed by the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council and the Xinhua News Agency Hong Kong Branch for a term of two years.
On 26 May 1997, the Hong Kong Progressive Alliance announced that the Hong Kong Liberal Democratic Federation would merge into the organisation, with the merged name remaining the Hong Kong Progressive Alliance.
On 26 May 2000, the Hong Kong SAR Government enacted the Road Traffic (Amendment) Regulation to prohibit drivers from using hand-held communication devices while driving.
On 26 May 2005, the State Environmental Protection Administration and the Environmental Protection Department signed an exchange and cooperation arrangement on air pollution prevention and control.
The franchise agreement for Phase II of Shenzhen Metro Line 4 was signed between the Shenzhen Municipal Government and the MTR Corporation on 26 May 2005.
On 26 May 2006, Chan Yik-hei was admitted by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology outside the normal requirements without sitting an examination, becoming Hong Kong's first student to enter university directly with a Form 5 education.
On 26 May 2016, the Kowloon City Magistrates' Courts delivered its verdict in the case against Tsang Kin-chiu concerning the splashing of liquid and resisting arrest.
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.