10 chronicle entries dated 7 August, spanning 9 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、港島南部水域、石澳、大浪灣、大亞灣、青山公路青龍頭、烏魯木齊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/1883#〈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/1968#〈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/1994#〈條目編號〉
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On 7 August 1883, Governor Bowen's proposal to reorganise the Legislative Council was approved by Derby, Secretary of State for the Colonies, with the Council to comprise six official and five unofficial members; among the unofficial seats at least one was to be Chinese, with the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce and the Justices of the Peace each recommending one of the members.
On 7 August 1968, the Marine Department, together with the Urban Services Department, the Fire Services Department and other departments, sent staff to spray emulsifier on the sea to clean up the oil pollution.
On 7 August 1968, the relevant departments closed the three beaches of Shek O, Shek O Back Beach and Big Wave Bay, and removed the contaminated sea sand.
On 7 August 1973, the police charged Superintendent Ernest Hunt under section 10 of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance 1970, alleging that his salary from 1971 to 1973 could not meet his living expenses.
On 7 August 1979, the Housing Department proposed relocating boat dwellers to a temporary housing area in Tuen Mun, but the boat dwellers did not accept this and sought rehousing in the urban area.
On 7 August 1996, Lee Lai-shan returned to Hong Kong, and the Hong Kong Government held a congratulatory ceremony for her at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre.
On 7 August 2016, the 30-year franchise of the Eastern Harbour Crossing ended in the early hours of that day, and the tunnel was immediately taken over by the SAR Government.
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.
