30 chronicle entries dated 2 July, spanning 13 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、中環、芝麻灣、觀塘、荃灣青山公路近灣景花園、香港沙田萬佛寺、深井、大圍美松苑、前港督府(禮賓府)、香港沙田九肚山麗坪路、上城門水塘、青山公路汀九段近麗都灣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/1909#〈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/1929#〈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/1983#〈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: Natural Environment (p. 〈頁碼〉). Accessed 2026-10-18. /chronicle/archive/1997#〈條目編號〉
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On 2 July 1909, the Hong Kong Government appointed E. A. Irving as the first Director of Education, responsible for managing all schools in the territory.
On 2 July 1929, to conserve water, the Hong Kong government implemented a measure of supplying water to public street taps for only 4 hours per day, lasting 20 days.
On 2 July 1946, the Hong Kong Government imposed official control on the sale of piece goods and published a related regulation, which took effect from 1 July for all piece goods brought into Hong Kong.
On 2 July 1982, the Hong Kong Government contributed two million pounds to the South Atlantic Fund to assist persons, including Chinese persons and their relatives, injured in British military operations involving the Falkland Islands and the South Atlantic.
From 2 July 1982, all Vietnamese refugees arriving in Hong Kong had to be accommodated in closed refugee camps under the Correctional Services Department in accordance with an amending ordinance that took effect on that day.
On 2 July 1984, the Hong Kong Government published a town planning framework document entitled the "Territorial Development Strategy", focusing on reclamation on both sides of Victoria Harbour aimed at creating 1,000 hectares of land.
On 2 July 1990, the Hong Kong Government established the Intellectual Property Department to handle trademark and patent registration, with Annie Tam serving as Director.
On 2 July 1993, the Hong Kong Government issued an amending ordinance providing that controlled rents be progressively increased until they reached a level comparable to market rents.
On 2 July 1997, a landslide occurred along Castle Peak Road near Bayview Garden in Tsuen Wan, with a collapsed debris volume of 70 cubic metres, and the incident caused no casualties.
On the same morning, a landslide occurred on the slope behind Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery, damaging the Kwun Yam Hall and burying a small hut nearby in mud and rocks, resulting in 1 death and 1 injury.
On 2 July 1997, a landslide occurred at Mei Chung Court in Tai Wai, with a collapsed volume of 100 cubic metres, and no one was injured or killed in the incident.
On 2 July 1997, the first Grand Bauhinia Medal presentation ceremony was held at the former Government House, where Tung Chee-hwa conferred the highest honour on twelve persons including Ann Tse-kai.
On 2 July 1997, a landslide occurred on Lai Ping Road at Kau To Shan in Sha Tin, with the failed slope extending 135 metres, debris completely blocking Lai Ping Road, and a total landslide volume of 4,000 cubic metres.
On 2 July 1997, a landslide occurred at Sheung Shing Mun Reservoir, with a collapsed debris volume of 3,000 cubic metres, and no casualties were caused.
On 2 July 1997, a landslide occurred along Castle Peak Road near Lido Beach in Ting Kau, with a collapsed soil volume of 750 cubic metres, and 8 people were injured.
On 2 July 1998, Jiang Zemin departed Hong Kong by plane, becoming the first head of state to leave Hong Kong from the new Hong Kong International Airport.
On 2 July 1998, the first Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region held its first meeting, and Rita Fan Hsu Lai-tai was elected President of that Legislative Council.
The first foreign head of state to arrive at the airport by plane was Clinton, and the airport is located at Chek Lap Kok, namely Hong Kong International Airport.
On 2 July 2000, a No. 4 alarm fire broke out in the stilt house area of Tai O, lasting five hours, destroying nearly 100 houses and affecting about 300 residents.
On 2 July 2004, the Education Bureau assigned the implementation of the Territory-wide System Assessment to the HKEAA, starting with assessments in Chinese, English and Mathematics at Primary 3.
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.