20 chronicle entries dated 8 July, spanning 14 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.
涉及地點新界、香港、北京、太古城中心、珠海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/1899#〈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/2003#〈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/2004#〈條目編號〉
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On 8 July 1899, the Hong Kong government appointed some New Territories rural gentry as sub-district rural committee members to act as intermediaries explaining policy to villagers.
On 8 July 1899, the Hong Kong government adjusted the administrative divisions of the New Territories by adding the Eastern Sea District, dividing the New Territories into eight districts and forty-six sub-districts.
On 8 July 1927, the Hong Kong Government enacted an ordinance providing that a strike not arising from a labour dispute was unlawful, and that local trade unions wishing to join overseas unions or organisations required the approval of the Governor in Council.
On 8 July 1950, the Hong Kong Government promulgated a regulation on the export ban against Korea, strictly prohibiting the export of all kinds of goods to Korea.
The next day, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed opposition, stating that the Governor could only go to Beijing as a member of the British delegation.
On 8 July 1994, the Hong Kong Government allocated $20 million from the Disaster Relief Fund to provide aid to flood victims in South China through Médecins Sans Frontières, World Vision Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Red Cross.
On 8 July 1997, the Chief Executive held the first Executive Council meeting, at which all attending members took an oath pledging to uphold the two principles of confidentiality and collective responsibility.
At the meeting, participants discussed matters relating to children born in mainland China to Hong Kong residents, and also explored the method for forming the first Legislative Council in 1998.
On 8 July 2003, a Christie's Hong Kong auction set three new world records, covering Chinese furniture, scholar's objects and stone carvings, with the lots belonging to fine Chinese imperial art.
On 8 July 2003, at an auction held in Hong Kong, three categories of imperial Chinese art treasures each set new world auction records for Chinese furniture, scholar's objects and stone carvings.
On 8 July 2003, the High Court ruled in favour of the Society for Protection of the Harbour in the case and directed the Town Planning Board to reconsider the draft outline plan together with the related objections.
On 8 July 2005, the International Olympic Committee agreed to the Beijing Organising Committee's proposal to hold the equestrian events of the 2008 Olympics in Hong Kong.
On 8 July 2006, the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region held its first open day.
The Wanshan District Management Committee of Zhuhai announced on 8 July 2016 that, according to a preliminary investigation, the batch of refuse did not originate from Wailingding Island.
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.