29 chronicle entries dated 29 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、香港半山區及中區、啟德機場、南丫島、龍尾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/1861#〈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 29 May 1861, the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce was formally established, with foreign merchants resident in Hong Kong as its members, and Jardine Matheson partner Percival elected as its first chairman.
On 29 May 1889, the Observatory recorded 581 mm of rainfall, and the heavy rain triggered a landslide that damaged part of the Peak Tram route, the earliest recorded landslide in Hong Kong.
On 29 and 30 May 1889, rainfall in Hong Kong approached 900 millimetres; the slopes on both sides of the channel below the Albany Service Reservoir in the Central District collapsed, mud and rocks blocked the drains, causing flooding and mud to sweep through the Mid-Levels and Central District, and at least 23 people died.
The heavy rain in May 1889 destroyed the Tai Tam water mains along Bowen Road, the filter beds at Mid-levels, the Albany Service Reservoir, and the Peak Tram track bridge.
Documents show that the single-day rainfall in Hong Kong on 29 May 1889 was 320.6 millimetres; on the immediately following day, 30 May, the rainfall figure rose to 520.6 millimetres.
On 29 May 1964, the rain bands brought by Typhoon Viola improved Hong Kong's drought situation, prompting the authorities to change the original measure of supplying water for four hours every four days to four hours every two days; by 1 July it was further relaxed to eight hours of water supply per day.
Cheng Yu-tung founded New World Development Company Limited on 29 May 1970; the company was subsequently listed in Hong Kong on 23 November 1972, with property as its core business.
On 29 May 1973, Hong Kong United Textiles Limited and Japan's East Asia Oil Company formed a consortium to apply to the Hong Kong Government for 645 hectares of land on Lamma Island for building an oil refinery.
From 29 May 1982, Hong Kong experienced several consecutive days of heavy rain, triggering numerous landslides and floods, until 5 June, causing 25 deaths, 4 missing, at least 50 injured, and more than 8,000 people affected.
From late May, Hong Kong experienced consecutive days of heavy rain, triggering multiple landslides and floods; by 5 June, 25 people had died, 4 were missing, at least 50 were injured, and more than 8,000 residents were affected.
Under the Ordinance, Chinese residents had to have ordinarily resided in Hong Kong continuously for seven years to qualify as Hong Kong permanent residents, while British Dependent Territories citizens and Commonwealth citizens had to meet the relevant conditions separately.
Hong Kong permanent residents have the right of abode in Hong Kong, may enter Hong Kong freely, may reside there without any conditions, and shall not be expelled or deported.
On 29 May 1996, the Chinese side stated that if the North West Railway contract were awarded unilaterally by the Hong Kong Government, it would not be recognised after the establishment of the Special Administrative Region.
On 29 May 2003, the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region received an additional batch of medical care supplies from the Central Government.
On 29 May 2010, then Chief Executive Donald Tsang led accountability officials into the community and, under the slogan "Set Sail", called on the public to support the political reform package.
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.