53 chronicle entries dated 1 August, spanning 41 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、新界、中環德輔道中、深水埗元州街、柴灣歌連臣角、黃竹坑、大嶼山、石崗軍營、白沙灣半島、廣東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/1845#〈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/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/2006#〈條目編號〉
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The Chinese Serial was published in Hong Kong, with its first issue dated 1 August 1853; it was the first Chinese-language periodical in Hong Kong and in all of China, with each issue printing 3,000 copies.
On 1 August 1853, the British missionary Walter Henry Medhurst founded the Chinese Serial in Hong Kong, the first Chinese-language periodical in the colony, which ceased publication in May 1856.
From 1 to 3 August 1895, the Austro-Hungarian Navy carried out geomagnetic observations in Hong Kong, recording a magnetic declination of 0 degrees 25.4 minutes east and a magnetic inclination of 31 degrees 48.2 minutes.
On 1 August 1905, Nathan, as Governor, with the Executive Council decided to establish two land offices, respectively administering the Southern District and Northern District of the New Territories, and defined their jurisdictions: the Southern District covered New Kowloon and Tung Lung Chau, Fat Tong Chau and Tit Cham Chau; the Northern District covered the land of the New Territories outside New Kowloon, as well as the New Territories islands other than the three islands that lie north of latitude 22.15 degrees north and east of longitude 114.1 degrees east.
On 1 August 1921, the Chiu Chow Eight Districts Commercial Association in Hong Kong was formally established, with Wong Siu-ping and Chan Chun-chuen presiding over the opening ceremony; in 1945 it was renamed the Hong Kong Chiu Chow Chamber of Commerce.
On 1 August 1925, the government established the post of School Medical Officer for the first time, responsible for arranging regular medical examinations and providing medical services for students of government and subsidised schools.
From 1 August 1943, persons without household registration were forcibly repatriated to their places of origin by the Japanese occupation government in phases.
From 1 August 1943, the Japanese military divided persons without household registration into multiple groups and forcibly repatriated them to their places of origin.
On 1 August 1947, the Hong Kong Government introduced an amending ordinance abolishing the rule that jurors be male only, so that qualified women were likewise required to serve as jurors.
On 1 August 1950, Great Wall Movie Enterprises founded Great Wall Pictorial, a monthly focused on films and the first publication of its kind in Southeast Asia.
On 1 August 1951, Typhoon Louise struck Hong Kong, and the Observatory hoisted the No. 9 Increasing Gale or Storm Signal for over five hours, resulting in one death.
On 1 August 1959, the new Standard Chartered Bank building at Des Voeux Road Central officially opened; at 19 storeys, it was the tallest building in Hong Kong at the time of completion.
On 1 August 1962, a tenement building on Un Chau Street in Sham Shui Po caught fire, destroying five dwellings, killing 44 people, four of them pregnant women, and injuring 21 others.
On 1 August 1963, the Board of Management of the Chinese Permanent Cemeteries took over the Chinese Permanent Cemetery at Cape Collinson, Chai Wan, which opened that day.
To mitigate the impact of industrial action on the social economy, the Governor in Council had the power, on the recommendation of the Commissioner for Labour, to impose a 30-day cooling-off period on both employers and employees.
After deduction of betting duty, eighty per cent of lottery revenue was injected into the lottery prize pool; once the Jockey Club's operating expenses were reimbursed, the remaining funds went to the Lotteries Fund.
On 1 August 1977, the Preventive Service was separated from the Commerce and Industry Department and renamed the Customs and Excise Department under an amending ordinance.
On 1 August 1982, the Trade and Industry Branch was formally established under the Government Secretariat, with responsibilities covering the Industry Department, the Trade Department and consumer protection affairs, and also overseeing the Hong Kong Customs and Excise; from the same day, the Customs and Excise Department was separated from the Trade and Industry Department and became an independent body.
After the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department became an independent department from its original structure, it was placed under the jurisdiction of the Lands and Works Branch.
The Hong Kong Academy of Medicine was established on 1 August 1992 under the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Ordinance enacted in 1992, responsible for planning continuing education and training programmes for specialist doctors.
On 1 August 1994, the Environment and Conservation Fund began operation, with funding applications handled by an attached committee to support non-profit organisations in carrying out environmental and conservation projects.
From 1 August 1995, the Hong Kong Government introduced unified employment terms for civil servants in phases, requiring new recruits to meet a specified level of Chinese language proficiency.
On 1 August 2003, the Housing Department introduced the Estate Cleaning Marking Scheme, covering eight immediate-deduction items and ten prior-warning items; in 2006 it was renamed the Estate Management Marking Scheme.
On 1 August 2004, the People's Liberation Army Hong Kong Garrison held its first open parade at Shek Kong Barracks to commemorate Army Day, attracting more than 15,000 members of the public to enter the barracks to watch.
On 1 August 2005, the MTR Disneyland Resort Line officially opened, with a total length of 3.5 kilometres and two stations, Sunny Bay Station and Disneyland Resort Station.
On 1 August 2007, in response to the Central Reclamation Phase III project, the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region announced the resumption of the government land on which Queen's Pier stood and the demolition of the pier, which had a history of 82 years.
Starting from 1 August 2013, the SAR Government implemented the Guangdong Scheme, allowing eligible elderly persons to receive the Old Age Allowance in Guangdong Province.
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.