14 chronicle entries dated 8 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、觀塘、添馬艦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/1913#〈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/2015#〈條目編號〉
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On 8 August 1913, the Hong Kong Government enacted an education ordinance requiring all schools to be registered before opening and to be subject to the supervision of the Hong Kong Government, except government schools, military schools and those exempted by the Governor in Council.
On 8 August 1921, 26 supporters of abolishing the mui tsai system held the first meeting of the Anti-Mui Tsai Society, at which the organization's constitution was approved by vote.
On 8 August 1964, Typhoon Ida struck Hong Kong, and the Observatory issued the No. 9 increasing gale or storm signal, which lasted about three hours and thirty minutes, causing 5 deaths, 4 missing, and 56 injured, while 3 ocean-going vessels and 67 fishing boats were damaged.
On 8 August 1968, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals publicly appealed to members of the public to hand over any oil-stained birds found around the accident site to the relevant authorities for follow-up.
On 8 August 1980, the Hong Kong Government enacted an ordinance establishing the statutory status of the Unified Exchange to replace the previous four exchanges.
On 8 August 1980, the Hong Kong government announced an amendment to the law stipulating that from 1 January 1981, no person may hunt in Hong Kong without approval.
On 8 August 1984, Kornhill was put up for sale, this property being the first residential project built above a station on the MTR Island Line, jointly developed by the MTR Corporation, Hang Lung Development and New World Development.
The Hong Kong General Insurance Association and the Hong Kong Life Insurance Association jointly founded the Hong Kong Federation of Insurers on 8 August 1988, with Shum Mo-fai as its first chairman.
The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index was launched on 8 August 1994, based on ten constituent stocks, reflecting the overall performance of Chinese enterprises listed in Hong Kong, and is also known as the H-share Index.
On 8 August 2007, bar-bending workers went on strike for a pay rise; on the 12th of the same month labour and management reached a consensus, with the daily wage raised to $860 and working hours reduced to eight, ending the 36-day industrial action.
On 8 August 2015, Hong Kong recorded abnormally high temperatures due to the approach of Tropical Cyclone Soudelor, reaching 36.3 degrees Celsius, the highest value since records began in 1884.
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.