14 chronicle entries dated 3 August, spanning 11 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、香港天文台總部、大嶼山、深圳灣、西德海德堡、香港呈祥道、呈祥道Places appearing in these entries (not an exhaustive list of where events happened).
Every entry is citable. Press “Cite this entry” for a Chinese footnote, Chinese bibliography, APA or Chicago note — all derived from the registered source and the generated archive, never hand-written. If a registered source has no publication year, the citation prints the access date and says so.
冇 JavaScript 都用得:來源書目模板 / Source patterns (no JavaScript needed)
《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/1934#〈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/1955#〈條目編號〉
Substitute the entry’s page number and ID (shown as 〈頁碼〉/〈條目編號〉) into the pattern above. The same templates, plus rules and limits, are in the citation block of /api/v1/archive.json.
In 1934, comprehensive control over the registration, building structure, safety and sanitation of public entertainment premises was implemented in Hong Kong under regulations made that year.
On 3 August 1957, the first stage of the South Lantau Road opened to traffic, linking Mui Wo and Cheung Sha; it was the island's first road for vehicles and was renamed South Lantau Road in 1969.
On 3 August 1962, a marine police launch intercepted a smuggling boat in Deep Bay (Shenzhen Bay), resulting in the deaths of two illegal immigrants, one injury and the detention of about 80 people.
On 3 August 1972, Hong Kong sent a delegation to Heidelberg, West Germany, to participate in the 4th Paralympic Games, marking Hong Kong's first appearance in the event; table tennis player Lam Lung won a silver medal in the men's singles and, partnering with Lee Kwun-hung, took a bronze medal in the men's doubles.
On 3 August 1986, the Legislative Council organised two nuclear power inspection teams to visit France, Austria, the United States and Japan respectively.
On 3 August 1990, the number of District Council constituencies expanded from 157 to 210, and the number of elected District Council members increased to 274.
On 3 August 1990, among Hong Kong's 19 district administration areas, the district boundaries of 14 areas and the constituency boundaries of 17 areas were changed.
On 3 August 1997, a landslide occurred on Ching Cheung Road, completely blocking a 50-metre section of carriageway and trapping a westbound private car, with no casualties.
On 3 August 1997, a landslide occurred on Ching Cheung Road, with a total collapsed volume of 2,000 cubic metres, and the incident caused no casualties.
On 3 August 1998, the High Court convicted Legislative Council member Chim Pui-chung of conspiracy to forge documents and sentenced him to three years' imprisonment.
When subscription closed on 3 August 2016, 76,009 valid applications were received, involving a total principal amount of $8.9 billion, and the final issue size was set at $3 billion.
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.