18 chronicle entries dated 20 July, 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、卑利士道、香港島,九龍,新界、八鄉、日內瓦、南丫島銀洲、環境局總部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/1872#〈條目編號〉
《香港志·自然》建置與地區概況(人口) Hong Kong Chronicles, Nature: Territory, Geography and Population
APAHong Kong Chronicles Institute. Hong Kong Chronicles, Nature: Territory, Geography and Population (p. 〈頁碼〉). Accessed 2026-10-18. /chronicle/archive/1942#〈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/1985#〈條目編號〉
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On 20 July 1872, the Hong Kong government issued regulations requiring all labour dormitories in Hong Kong to be registered, with a registration fee calculated at $5 per year for every ten bed spaces.
Ho Miu Ling, daughter of Ho Fuk Tong and wife of Wu Tingfang, provided funding for the Ho Miu Ling Hospital on Bridges Street, which began operation on 20 July 1906.
On 20 July 1942, the Japanese occupation government introduced the district administration system, under which, pursuant to the Governor of Hong Kong's Order No. 26 of that year, Hong Kong Island was divided into 12 districts, Kowloon into nine districts and the New Territories into seven districts, each with one district head, one deputy district head and five to ten district members to handle district affairs.
引用名稱法例/計劃 1942年香督令第26號《香港佔領地總督部區政實施之文件》(1942 Hong Kong Governor's Order No. 26, Document on the Implementation of District Administration by the Hong Kong Occupied Territory Governor's Office)
Governor's Orders No. 26 and No. 27 were issued by the Japanese occupation government on 20 July 1942, dividing the whole of Hong Kong into 28 districts and renaming district administration offices as district offices.
On 20 July 1953, a Rent Enquiry Office was set up under the Secretariat for Chinese Affairs to handle public enquiries on tenancy matters and to investigate and report cases of contravention of tenancy legislation.
On 20 July 1967, the Hong Kong Government, under an emergency regulation made in 1949, implemented nine clauses of that regulation covering the prohibition of spreading false information and subversive acts, and granting the police the power to confiscate weapons and disperse assemblies.
On 20 July 1968, the Fire Services Training School in Pat Heung was officially opened; the school was both a place for all Hong Kong fire services personnel to receive training and also served as the New Territories headquarters of the Fire Services Department.
On 20 July 1979, the United Nations General Assembly convened an international conference in Geneva on the Southeast Asian refugee problem, and Governor MacLehose attended as the representative of the United Kingdom.
On 20 July 1985 the Brazilian-registered cargo ship Frota Durban ran aground at Silver Island, east of Lamma Island, damaging its hull and leaking fuel oil.
On 20 July 2001, the Court of Final Appeal ruled in the Chong Fung Yuen case that Chong Fung Yuen had the right of abode even though his parents were not Hong Kong permanent residents.
On 20 July 2007, the Environmental Protection Department responded at a meeting of the Legislative Council Panel on Environmental Affairs regarding the environmental impact of the natural gas station.
On 20 July 2010, nine green groups submitted a joint letter to the Environment Bureau headquarters, with Green Power, the Conservancy Association and WWF Hong Kong taking part.
On 20 July 2018, the Court of Appeal dismissed Donald Tsang's appeal against his conviction for misconduct in public office, but his prison sentence was reduced to twelve months.
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.