27 chronicle entries dated 30 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、天文台總部、鳳凰山、調景嶺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/1854#〈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/1997#〈條目編號〉
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On 30 May 1888, the tramway system connecting to Victoria Peak officially opened, becoming the first track-based public transport in Hong Kong's history.
According to records, the single-day rainfall measured at the Observatory headquarters on 30 May 1889 reached 520.6 millimetres, the highest record for that month.
On 30 May 1952, the Urban Council held its first election after the Second World War, with nine candidates contesting two unofficial member seats, and Brook Bernacchi and Raymond Harry Lobo emerged victorious.
On 30 May 1958, the Hong Kong Government published an ordinance authorising persons appointed by the Governor to clear illegal structures, verify the identity of residents in resettlement areas, and construct buildings in resettlement areas and cottage areas.
During the period from 31 May to 1 June 1963, the highest temperature recorded in Hong Kong rose again to 35.0 degrees Celsius or above, and on 1 June the maximum temperature reached 35.6 degrees Celsius.
On 30 May 1973, the Fight Violent Crime Office established the Good Citizen Award to encourage citizens to help the police solve crimes through cash rewards, funded by donations from several large corporations.
On 30 May 1974, a lightning strike occurred on Lantau Peak, hitting six Form 6 matriculation students while they were watching the sunrise, resulting in three deaths and three injuries.
On 30 May 1979, the Hong Kong Chinese Merchants Travel Association held the first Tourism Festival, and after the opening ceremony the event ran for fourteen consecutive days.
Registered residents were permitted by the Hong Kong Government to remain in Hong Kong indefinitely, this being a matter of 1961; regarding the clearance, residents were largely opposed and said the Government had gone back on that decision.
The organisation promoted the implementation of 'One Country, Two Systems' and Hong Kong people governing Hong Kong through the discussion of public policy.
At a meeting of the Legislative Council's environmental panel on 30 May 1997, members indicated they did not support incinerating medical waste at the Tsing Yi Chemical Waste Treatment Centre.
On 30 May 2007, the Environmental Protection Department approved the environmental impact assessment report, and the environmental permit was issued on the same day.
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.