159 chronicle entries dated 1 July, spanning 45 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、青洲、訊號山、鶴咀、啟德機場、英國、石崗機場、北京、京士柏、香港、安徽阜陽、灣仔、沙田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/1862#〈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: Territory, Geography and Population (p. 〈頁碼〉). Accessed 2026-10-18. /chronicle/archive/1997#〈條目編號〉
《香港志·自然》自然資源與生態 Hong Kong Chronicles, Nature: Natural Resources and Ecology
APAHong Kong Chronicles Institute. Hong Kong Chronicles, Nature: Natural Resources and Ecology (p. 〈頁碼〉). Accessed 2026-10-18. /chronicle/archive/1997#〈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/1997#〈條目編號〉
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From 1 July 1862, the Hong Kong Government ceased using the pound sterling as its accounting currency and adopted the "dollar" as its financial unit, formally implementing the silver standard, under which Hong Kong's silver-standard monetary system lasted 73 years.
On 1 July 1865, the Hong Kong Government issued an ordinance on currency counterfeiting, with a maximum penalty of life imprisonment; anyone who without lawful authority sold, purchased, uttered, transported or possessed currency known to be counterfeit was guilty of an offence and liable to a fine.
On 1 July 1866, the German-capital firm Carlowitz & Co. opened a branch in Hong Kong, with business covering shipping, import and export trade, and insurance agency.
On 1 July 1868, the Governor-General of Liangguang, Rui Lin, blockaded Hong Kong in order to hunt down opium smugglers and stop the loss of tax revenue; the Qing government set up checkpoints and dispatched patrol boats at the two sea entrances on the east and west sides of Hong Kong waters at Lei Yue Mun and Kap Shui Mun, and around Kowloon City, to intercept Chinese junks travelling between Hong Kong and the Guangdong coast, with likin levied on opium at 16 taels per chest.
From 1 July 1917, the Observatory switched to issuing tropical cyclone warnings visually, with signals No. 1 to No. 7 according to typhoon intensity; the typhoon gun and storm signals were discontinued on the same day.
From 1 July 1917, Hong Kong's tropical cyclone warning system operated with numerical numbering; to date, a total of 26 typhoons have caused the Observatory to issue the highest-level hurricane signal.
From 1 July 1926, the Observatory transmitted weather reports and forecasts via the Cape D'Aguilar radio station under the call sign VPS at a wavelength of 600 metres, broadcast once daily at 12 noon and 8 pm, and rebroadcast at a wavelength of 2,800 metres at 1 pm and 9 pm; typhoon information was released to the public at 12 noon and then broadcast every two hours until midnight.
The Hong Kong government announced a total ban on prostitution from midnight that day and ordered all brothels closed; the brothels in Shek Tong Tsui ceased business overnight, while some continued operating under the signboard "Guide Society".
On 1 July 1940, the Hong Kong Government launched a compulsory evacuation scheme to send away British women and children remaining in Hong Kong, with the first batch of 1,640 leaving via Manila for Australia.
On 1 July 1941, the China Defence League held the inaugural meeting of the Bowl of Rice campaign to raise funds for the Chinese Industrial Cooperatives and to support China's resistance war and relieve refugees.
On 1 July 1947, Wong Chok-mui was awarded the Member of the Order of the British Empire by the British Government for assisting Allied operations during the Japanese occupation; he had previously been head of the International Co-operation Group under the former Hong Kong-Kowloon Brigade.
On 1 July 1962, the British Government introduced Commonwealth immigration legislation, effective the same day, aimed at restricting residents of British colonies from migrating to the United Kingdom, and Hong Kong residents were also subject to it.
The Agriculture and Fisheries Department was established on 1 July 1964 by the merger of the Agriculture and Forestry Department and the Co-operative and Fisheries Department, with Jack Cater as its first Director.
From 1 July 1970, the Legal Aid Department operated independently of the judiciary, extending its services from civil to criminal proceedings and assigning solicitors or barristers to eligible persons, enabling those in financial difficulty to seek justice through legal means.
Starting from 1 July 1970, the Urban Council implemented a new hawker management system, stipulating that upon the death of a licensee, the license must be returned and could not be transferred to others; however, for fixed-pitch licenses involving non-cooked food, the spouse (widow or widower) could apply for discretionary consideration; on the same day, the arrangement triggered hawker protests.
On 1 July 1973, Zhang Shizhao died in Hong Kong at the age of 92; during his lifetime he served as Director of the Central Research Institute of Culture and History, and had been a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and a member of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.
On 1 July 1977, TVB held a motorcycle race at Shek Kong Airfield, during which bamboo scaffolding collapsed, causing two deaths and sixty-five injuries.
On 1 July 1980, the monthly magazine China Tourism was officially launched, covering scenic spots, natural landscapes and folk customs in mainland China with the aim of promoting Chinese tourism culture.
On 1 July 1983, the Hong Kong Tourist Association launched a nine-month courtesy campaign aimed at encouraging visitors to commend outstanding service industry workers.
Under the Academy for Performing Arts Ordinance enacted in 1984, the Hong Kong Government established the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts on 1 July of the same year, with Ting Pak-shiu as its first Director, comprising four schools: Dance, Music, Drama and Technical Arts.
On 1 July 1985, the committee responsible for drafting a basic law for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region was formally announced, and it began the drafting work forthwith, with a total of 59 members.
Elderly residences are equipped with warden shift services and leisure and recreational facilities, and residents are required to share cooking space and sanitary facilities with others.
From 1 July 1985, the Housing Authority implemented the Senior Citizen Residences Scheme, providing hostel-style rental public housing units to persons aged 58 or above in good health.
On 1 July 1987, a statutory non-profit-making body named Ocean Park Corporation was established and was responsible for the management and operation of the park.
From 1 July 1987, the authorities implemented a new civil service pension scheme, which stipulated that joining the scheme was one of the rights exercisable by civil servants.
On 1 July 1988, the Hong Kong Government enacted and published an ordinance concerning the grant of a 30-year operating franchise to Tate's Cairn Tunnel Company Limited.
The Observatory Headquarters was originally responsible for the World Meteorological Organization's basic surface observation station, which was taken over by the King's Park Meteorological Station from 1 July 1992.
From 1 July 1993, the quota of One-way Permits for Mainland residents with relatives in Hong Kong to settle in Hong Kong was increased from 75 to 105 per day.
From 1 July 1993, responsibility for regulating the development of Hong Kong's telecommunications industry was transferred from the Post Office to the newly established Office of the Telecommunications Authority.
From 1 July 1995, the daily quota for Mainland residents with relatives in Hong Kong coming to settle under the One-way Permit scheme was increased from 105 to 150.
On 1 July 1996, a large photo exhibition titled "Hong Kong's History and Development" was held in Beijing, co-organised by the Ministry of Culture, the State Council Information Office and the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council.
On 1 July 1996, a photo exhibition titled "Hong Kong's History and Development" officially opened, with Wang Guangying, Lu Ping and Zhou Nan attending the opening ceremony.
The first Lifeline Express eye hospital train set off from Hong Kong and arrived in Fuyang, Anhui, providing free treatment for impoverished local cataract patients.
At 10 a.m. on 1 July 1997, the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai was the venue for the celebration of the establishment of the Hong Kong SAR.
On 1 July 1997, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region was proclaimed, and the Central People's Government also resumed the exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong on that day.
After 1 July 1997, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region retained its regional membership in the World Meteorological Organization under the name Hong Kong, China.
On the day of the handover in 1997, Hong Kong was immediately brought back into the national governance system, and the Special Administrative Region system laid down in the Basic Law was implemented in Hong Kong accordingly.
From 1 July 1997, new arrangements took effect under which the titles of all government departments and their heads would be changed, and a notice was issued to that effect.
Jiang Zemin, in his capacity as President, delivered a speech at the ceremony, symbolising the Chinese government's resumption of the exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong.
Members of the Provisional Legislative Council, judges, as well as Executive Council members, principal officials and the Chief Executive, were successively sworn in.
At 1:30 am, the establishment ceremony of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region was held at the Wan Chai Convention and Exhibition Centre, where the swearing-in ceremony of the SAR Government was also conducted.
After Hong Kong's return, the laws previously in force were retained except those that contravened the Basic Law or were amended by the legislature, covering common law, equity, ordinances and subsidiary legislation, and customary law.
The establishment of the Hong Kong Basic Law Committee originated from a decision made at the 26th session of the 8th National People's Congress Standing Committee, and Xiang Chunyi was appointed as its first director.
The Director of the Hong Kong Observatory has been appointed as the permanent representative of Hong Kong, China to the World Meteorological Organization.
Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa signed the ordinance to bring it into effect, thereby confirming the relevant bill previously passed by the Provisional Legislative Council.
At zero hour on 1 July 1997, accompanied by the melody of the national anthem of the People's Republic of China, the Chinese national flag and the flag of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region were raised simultaneously.
At zero hours zero minutes on 1 July 1997, accompanied by the playing of the national anthem, the national flag of the People's Republic of China and the regional flag of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region were raised together on the flagpole.
From 1 July 1997, Hong Kong's original Urban Council and Regional Council, as well as the eighteen District Councils, were all placed under the management of provisional bodies.
From 1 July 1997, the British Consulate-General in Hong Kong took over the issuance of British National (Overseas) passports; new registration applications ceased to be accepted on 1 October of the same year.
Non-Chinese persons who had acquired Hong Kong permanent resident status before 1 July 1997 need only satisfy the conditions set out in the transitional provisions for their permanent resident status and right of abode to continue.
The Central Government, represented by Vice-Premier Qian Qichen, transferred the assets of the Land Fund, worth about $170 billion, to the Hong Kong SAR government.
The Central Government presented a gilded bronze sculpture entitled "Forever Blooming Bauhinia", which was unveiled at the new wing of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai.
Since the establishment of the Court of Final Appeal, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has had judicial independence and the power of final adjudication.
On 1 July 1998, the SAR Government posthumously awarded the Gold Bauhinia Star to Li Renguang, making him one of the first citizens to receive this award.
On 1 July 1998, then President Jiang Zemin arrived in Hong Kong to attend the celebration of the first anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
On 1 July 2002, the Principal Officials Accountability System was formally implemented in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, with three Secretaries and eleven Bureau-level officials all appointed on contract terms and no longer part of the civil service establishment.
The Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau, the Commerce, Industry and Technology Bureau, the Housing, Planning and Lands Bureau, and the Economic Development and Labour Bureau were all formed by merging existing policy bureaux.
On 1 July 2002, the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region held a national flag-raising ceremony at the Golden Bauhinia Square in Wan Chai to mark five years since the handover of Hong Kong's sovereignty.
From 1 July 2002, the functions of the Environment and Food Bureau were split and transferred to the Environment, Transport and Works Bureau and the Health, Welfare and Food Bureau respectively.
From 1 July 2002, the Environment, Transport and Works Bureau began operation, taking over from the Environment and Food Bureau which ceased on the same day.
On 1 July 2003, large-scale marches organised by citizens took place against the legislation for Article 23 of the Basic Law; as for the number of participants, the organisers estimated 500,000 while the police estimated 350,000.
On the afternoon of 1 July 2003, the Civil Human Rights Front organised a march against the legislation of Article 23 of the Basic Law, from Victoria Park to the Government Secretariat; organisers estimated 500,000 participants while police estimated 350,000.
The Hong Kong Deposit Protection Board was established on 1 July 2004 to implement the Deposit Protection Scheme and to ensure the stability of the banking and financial systems.
On 1 July 2007, the third term Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region held its inauguration ceremony at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai, with President Hu Jintao administering the oath to Donald Tsang and the principal officials.
On 1 July 2007, the Sustainable Development Unit was renamed the Sustainable Development Branch, placed under the newly established Environment Bureau on the same day.
On 1 July 2007, the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region adjusted the division of functions among the policy bureaux and established the Environment Bureau on the same day.
After the Environment Bureau was established on 1 July 2007, the Environmental Protection Department's structure and scope of powers were adjusted accordingly.
On 1 July 2012, the inauguration ceremony of the fourth term of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government was held, and President Hu Jintao attended the celebration of the 15th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland on the same day.
On 1 July 2016, the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region posthumously awarded the Medal for Bravery (Gold) to the late Senior Station Officer Cheung Yiu-sing and Fireman Hui Chi-kit.
On 1 July 2017, He Lifeng, Chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission, together with Carrie Lam, Ma Xingrui and Chui Sai-on, signed a framework agreement on the development of the Greater Bay Area.
As of 1 July 2017, a total of 67 sites of special scientific interest had been designated in Hong Kong, 11 of which were located in coastal and shallow water areas.
As at 1 July 2017, the North District had eleven declared monuments, including the Hau Ku Shek Ancestral Hall in Ho Sheung Heung, the Tin Hau Temple at Lung Yeuk Tau, and the Cheung Shan Monastery at Ping Che.
As of 1 July 2017, the nature reserves in the North District included Plover Cove, Pat Sin Leng and Lam Tsuen country parks, as well as Yan Chau Tong Marine Park.
As of 1 July 2017, there were eight confirmed declared monuments in the Islands District, including the Stone Circle at Fan Lau, Fan Lau Fort and Waglan Lighthouse.
As of 1 July 2017, the Islands District contained nature conservation areas including the South Lantau Country Park, the North Lantau Country Park, and the Southwest Lantau Marine Park.
As of 1 July 2017, Tsung Kyam Church Village in Lung Yeuk Tau, the Hakka Wai in Tsung Pak Long and the Pang Ancestral Hall in Fanling Wai had been included in the list of Grade I historic buildings in the North District.
As of 1 July 2017, Yuk Hui Temple at Pak She Street, Tung Wan, Cheung Chau, and Yeung Hau Old Temple at Po Chue Tam, Tai O, were both listed as Grade I historic buildings in the Islands District.
The Guangdong-Hong Kong Cooperation Joint Conference later became a regular official cooperation mechanism between the two governments, and as at 1 July 2017 it had been held nineteen times.
From the day the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region was established until 1 July 2017, Hong Kong concluded arrangements on the surrender of fugitive offenders with 15 countries.
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.