16 chronicle entries dated 6 August, spanning 13 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、廈門、上海、香港、加拿大溫哥華、老虎巖、尖沙咀、竹篙灣、深圳南山區、西灣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/1873#〈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/2002#〈條目編號〉
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On 6 August 1873, the China Mail published weather information for Xiamen, Shanghai and Hong Kong collected by telegram, under the column title "Meteorological Records of the China Coast".
On 6 August 1879, Stewart left his post as Inspector of Schools upon being transferred to Acting Colonial Secretary, and his position was taken over by Eitel.
On 6 August 1947, Ching Wo Bank closed after ten months of operation, becoming the first bank failure in Hong Kong after the end of the Second World War.
On 6 August 1954, the fifth British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Vancouver, Canada, where the Hong Kong men's lawn bowls team competed in the team event and won silver, Hong Kong's first medal since joining the Games.
On 6 August 1957, the British foreign affairs department replied to a note from the Beijing foreign affairs department, saying that the Hong Kong government's actions had been misunderstood by the Chinese side and that residents affected by the clearance had been rehoused in newly built premises at Lo Fu Ngam.
On 6 August 1958, the Hong Kong Government deported Du Bokui, principal of Pui Kiu Middle School; his position as supervisor had been revoked, but he still managed school affairs.
Under this scheme, $5.5 million would be provided annually over the following five years to assist post-secondary students facing financial difficulties.
The scheme covered two types of assistance: a grant of up to $2,000 to pay tuition and related study expenses, and a loan of up to $4,000 to meet daily living expenses.
The legislation provided for the establishment of a Commodity Trading Commission to monitor and regulate commodity futures trading, with traders and advisers required to register.
On 6 August 1979, about 70 boat dwellers living in Yau Ma Tei Typhoon Shelter, having received no reply to their demand for onshore resettlement, went to sit in at the Chatham Road military camp in Tsim Sha Tsui to express their dissatisfaction.
On 6 August 2002, the Group 2 infrastructure contract for the Penny's Bay development plan was signed between the Civil Engineering Department and the contractor.
On 6 August 2006, the first cinema operated by a Hong Kong-funded enterprise in the Mainland as a wholly owned venture, MCL Zhouli Cinema in Nanshan District, Shenzhen, officially opened.
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.