31 chronicle entries dated 2 August, spanning 19 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、大埔、香港島北岸、維多利亞港、大埔滘、天文台總部、上環、灣仔、維多利亞港、大埔滘、尖鼻咀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/1839#〈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/1974#〈條目編號〉
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On the twenty-seventh day of the fifth month in the nineteenth year of the Daoguang reign (2 August 1839), Imperial Commissioner Lin Zexu issued a proclamation prohibiting local residents from trading with foreigners and ordered Charles Elliot, British Superintendent of Trade in China, to hand over the murderer of Lin Weixi.
On 2 August 1899, the principles of the Hong Kong government's administration of the New Territories were explained to villagers at Tai Po by Governor Henry Blake.
On 2 August 1902, buildings collapsed at several locations on Hong Kong Island and in Kowloon, killing many people, while more than thirty ferries sank or ran aground, with at least twenty-seven people dead or missing.
On 2 August 1902, Hong Kong was hit head-on by a typhoon, with the Observatory issuing warnings by firing typhoon guns, and the event caused 21 deaths.
On 2 August 1907, the Hong Kong Government enacted an ordinance regulating life insurance companies, the first legislation for the local insurance industry.
On 2 August 1945, Allied forces deployed 62 American aircraft to bomb the northern shore of Hong Kong Island, which was the last Allied air raid on Hong Kong during the Second World War.
At 6:00 pm on 2 August 1972, the opening ceremony of the Cross-Harbour Tunnel was held in Hung Hom, officiated by then Governor MacLehose; the tunnel was Hong Kong's first cross-harbour vehicular road crossing Victoria Harbour and connecting both sides; at 11:30 pm the following day, the tunnel was officially opened to vehicular traffic.
On 2 August 1974, the Hong Kong Government received a letter from Shell proposing a review of the refinery site and requesting an increase in the applied land area to 600 hectares.
On 2 August 1979, during the passage of Typhoon Hope, the Observatory Headquarters recorded the year's lowest hourly mean sea level pressure of 961.8 hPa.
On 2 August 1979, Typhoon Hope struck Hong Kong at super typhoon intensity, and the Observatory issued the No. 10 hurricane signal, which lasted for nearly four hours.
On 2 August 1986, the Medical and Health Department announced that Hong Kong was declared a cholera infected port, and that citizens travelling to countries bound by the relevant World Health Organization regulations must carry vaccination certificates.
On 2 August 1992, Sheung Wan Tai Tat Dei ceased operation, that day being its last day of business, an arrangement made to tie in with the Central and Wan Chai reclamation works.
On 2 August 1997, during the passage of Typhoon Victor over Hong Kong, the Observatory Headquarters recorded the year's lowest hourly mean sea level pressure of 973.7 hectopascals.
On 2 August 2002, a group of demonstrators seeking the right of abode set fire to Room 1301 in the Immigration Tower in Wan Chai, and Senior Immigration Officer Leung Kam-kwong and one demonstrator died of their injuries, with 46 people injured.
On 2 August 2002, the National Copyright Administration and Hong Kong Customs signed a mutual cooperation arrangement for the first time to strengthen copyright protection and combat pirated discs.
On 2 August 2007, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government announced that the Hong Kong section of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link would be built with a dedicated corridor and dedicated tracks running from the West Kowloon Terminus to the Shenzhen-Hong Kong boundary, shortening the journey time between Hong Kong and Guangzhou.
On 2 August 2016, Leung Tin-kei received notice from the Returning Officer that his nomination for the New Territories East constituency in the Legislative Council election had been ruled invalid.
On 2 August 2016, during Typhoon Nida, the maximum storm surge was 0.58 metres in Victoria Harbour, 0.63 metres in Tai Po Kau, and 0.90 metres in Tsim Bei Tsui.
On 2 August 2016, during Typhoon Nida, the highest tide levels were 2.93 metres in Victoria Harbour, 2.76 metres in Tai Po Kau, and 3.60 metres in Tsim Bei Tsui.
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.