On This Day / 歷史上的今日
17 August
志錄已收錄 26 條 8月17日 嘅條目，橫跨 16 個年份。 每條只記時間、地點、人物／組織，經去情感化、去敘事化處理，並附原書檔名同頁碼。
26 chronicle entries dated 17 August, spanning 16 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、維多利亞港、香港尖沙咀、美國、中國、大老山、新界、北京、日本Places appearing in these entries (not an exhaustive list of where events happened).
Chronicle entries dated 17 August (oldest first)
引用每條都可以引用：按條目下面嘅「引用呢條」，可以揀中文腳註／中文參考書目／APA／Chicago 四種格式並複製。 書名、出版者、年份同頁碼一律由已登記來源同生成檔派生，頁面一條都唔會手寫；年份取來源登記嘅出版年， 來源未登記出版年嘅，引文改用查閱日期並寫明。
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.
《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)
中文腳註香港地方志中心，《香港志·總述 大事記》（公元前 5000 年至 2017 年，共 6,500 多條大事），2020，頁 〈頁碼〉，/chronicle/archive/1923#〈條目編號〉。
APAHong Kong Chronicles Institute (2020). Hong Kong Chronicles: Overview and Chronology (c. 5000 BC–2017, over 6,500 events) (p. 〈頁碼〉). /chronicle/archive/1923#〈條目編號〉
《香港志·自然》自然環境 Hong Kong Chronicles, Nature: Natural Environment
中文腳註香港地方志中心，《香港志·自然》自然環境（查閱日期 2026-10-18），頁 〈頁碼〉，/chronicle/archive/1923#〈條目編號〉。
APAHong Kong Chronicles Institute. Hong Kong Chronicles, Nature: Natural Environment (p. 〈頁碼〉). Accessed 2026-10-18. /chronicle/archive/1923#〈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
中文腳註香港地方志中心，《香港志·自然》環境保護與生態保育（查閱日期 2026-10-18），頁 〈頁碼〉，/chronicle/archive/1986#〈條目編號〉。
APAHong Kong Chronicles Institute. Hong Kong Chronicles, Nature: Environmental Protection and Conservation (p. 〈頁碼〉). Accessed 2026-10-18. /chronicle/archive/1986#〈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.
1923-08-17 · 香港
On 17 August 1923, Hong Kong was struck by a typhoon, with the No. 7 typhoon signal hoisted from that day until 22 August, lasting nearly 96 hours; the storm killed about 100 people and damaged 11 ocean-going vessels and 10 fishing boats, and was known as the 'Guihai Typhoon'.
來源 《香港志·總述 大事記》（公元前 5000 年至 2017 年，共 6,500 多條大事）（香港地方志中心） · p.214
1923-08-17 · 香港
The Guihai Typhoon began on 17 August 1923 and ended on 18 August, destroying at least 52 houses in Tai O and killing over 100 people.
來源 《香港志·自然》自然環境（香港地方志中心） · p.706
1936-08-17 · 香港
On 17 August 1936, the Observatory hoisted the hurricane signal due to an unnamed typhoon, and this signal remained in force for 6 hours.
來源 《香港志·自然》自然環境（香港地方志中心） · p.627
1936-08-17 · 維多利亞港
On 17 August 1936, the maximum storm surge in Victoria Harbour was 1.92 metres.
來源 《香港志·自然》自然環境（香港地方志中心） · p.710
1936-08-17 · 維多利亞港
On 17 August 1936, the highest tide level in Victoria Harbour was 3.81 metres.
來源 《香港志·自然》自然環境（香港地方志中心） · p.710
1937-08-17 · 香港尖沙咀
On 17 August 1937, the linking project between the Kowloon-Canton Railway and the Canton-Hankow Railway was completed, allowing trains departing from Tsim Sha Tsui in Hong Kong to reach Hubei directly and connect with the Yangtze River system; after the Japanese army occupied China's coastal areas, the railway became an important channel for transporting military supplies to the interior.
來源 《香港志·總述 大事記》（公元前 5000 年至 2017 年，共 6,500 多條大事）（香港地方志中心） · p.233
1945-08-17 · 美國
On 17 August 1945, Truman, as President of the United States, signed General Order No. 1, stipulating that Japanese forces in China must surrender to Chiang Kai-shek, the Supreme Commander of the China Theatre.
來源 《香港志·總述 大事記》（公元前 5000 年至 2017 年，共 6,500 多條大事）（香港地方志中心） · p.256
1945-08-17 · 中國
On 17 August 1945, US President Truman approved General Order No. 1, requiring Japanese forces in China to surrender to Chiang Kai-shek, the Supreme Commander of the China Theatre.
來源 《香港志·總述 大事記》（公元前 5000 年至 2017 年，共 6,500 多條大事）（香港地方志中心） · p.257
1948-08-17 · 香港
On 17 August 1948, Bishop Ronald Hall of the Anglican Church proposed the establishment of a Hong Kong children's placement home as a temporary shelter for children with problems.
來源 《香港志·總述 大事記》（公元前 5000 年至 2017 年，共 6,500 多條大事）（香港地方志中心） · p.269
1967-08-17 · 香港
On 17 August 1967, the Central Magistracy issued suspension orders against three leftist newspapers.
來源 《香港志·總述 大事記》（公元前 5000 年至 2017 年，共 6,500 多條大事）（香港地方志中心） · p.354
1971-08-17 · 大老山
At 7:30 am on 17 August 1971, Tate's Cairn recorded an instantaneous rainfall rate of 513 millimetres per hour, Hong Kong's highest record.
來源 《香港志·自然》自然環境（香港地方志中心） · p.309
1971-08-17 · 香港
Records show that an absolute maximum gust speed of 224 kilometres per hour was recorded at the Observatory Headquarters on 17 August 1971.
來源 《香港志·自然》自然環境（香港地方志中心） · p.298
1978-08-17 · 新界
On 17 August 1978, the Heung Yee Kuk and the Secretary for the New Territories held a joint meeting and agreed on an arrangement that licensed small houses on private land required payment of a land premium if transferred within five years.
來源 《香港志·總述 大事記》（公元前 5000 年至 2017 年，共 6,500 多條大事）（香港地方志中心） · p.401
1978-08-17 · 新界
At the joint meeting in the same year, it was agreed that for small houses built on government land acquired through private treaty, regardless of when the transfer took place, a land premium would be required.
來源 《香港志·總述 大事記》（公元前 5000 年至 2017 年，共 6,500 多條大事）（香港地方志中心） · p.401
1984-08-17 · 香港
On 17 August 1984, the Hong Kong government announced amendments to the Royal Instructions: the maximum number of unofficial seats in the Legislative Council would be raised on 1 September from 29 to 32.
來源 《香港志·總述 大事記》（公元前 5000 年至 2017 年，共 6,500 多條大事）（香港地方志中心） · p.453
1986-08-17 · 香港
On 17 August 1986, the Hong Kong Tourist Association held the first Hong Kong Food Festival to promote Hong Kong's image as a culinary paradise.
來源 《香港志·總述 大事記》（公元前 5000 年至 2017 年，共 6,500 多條大事）（香港地方志中心） · p.467
1986-08-17 · 北京
The delegation was ultimately unable to deliver the signatures and petition documents of Hong Kong residents into the hands of national leaders.
來源 《香港志·自然》環境保護與生態保育（香港地方志中心） · p.548
1986-08-17 · 北京
The delegation was subsequently received by officials of the state's Ministry of Nuclear Industry and Nuclear Safety Bureau, and experts were arranged to explain nuclear power safety and technical issues in Cantonese, the nuclear power station concerned being the Qinshan Nuclear Power Station in Haiyan County, Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province.
來源 《香港志·自然》環境保護與生態保育（香港地方志中心） · p.548
1989-08-17 · 香港
From 17 August 1989, anyone operating powered mechanical equipment for construction work at night and on public holidays was required to hold a valid permit, failing which it was prohibited.
來源 《香港志·自然》環境保護與生態保育（香港地方志中心） · p.252
1989-08-17 · 香港
From 17 August 1989, no person without a valid permit was allowed to carry out construction work using powered mechanical equipment during the evening and on public holidays.
來源 《香港志·總述 大事記》（公元前 5000 年至 2017 年，共 6,500 多條大事）（香港地方志中心） · p.482
1989-08-17 · 香港
From 17 August 1989, no person may carry out construction work using powered mechanical equipment during the evening and on public holidays without a valid permit.
來源 《香港志·自然》環境保護與生態保育（香港地方志中心） · p.253
1991-08-17 · 香港
On 17 August 1991, Lin Fengmian's funeral was held at the Hong Kong Funeral Home.
來源 《香港志·總述 大事記》（公元前 5000 年至 2017 年，共 6,500 多條大事）（香港地方志中心） · p.498
1999-08-17 · 香港
The Hong Kong Institute for Monetary Research was established by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, mainly responsible for conducting specialised research on monetary policy, the banking system and the financial industry in Hong Kong and Asia.
來源 《香港志·總述 大事記》（公元前 5000 年至 2017 年，共 6,500 多條大事）（香港地方志中心） · p.573
2000-08-17 · 香港
On 17 August 2000, the merger of Pacific Century CyberWorks and Hong Kong Telecom was formally completed, the new company was renamed PCCW, and its market capitalisation was US$47.6 billion.
來源 《香港志·總述 大事記》（公元前 5000 年至 2017 年，共 6,500 多條大事）（香港地方志中心） · p.583
2012-08-17 · 日本
Japanese police subsequently detained all 14 people on board, and by the 17th of the same month all were allowed to leave Japan.
來源 《香港志·總述 大事記》（公元前 5000 年至 2017 年，共 6,500 多條大事）（香港地方志中心） · p.678
2017-08-17 · 香港
From 17 to 22 August 2017, Hong Kong experienced very hot weather, with the maximum temperature reaching 34.0 degrees Celsius or above on 4 of those days.
來源 《香港志·自然》自然環境（香港地方志中心） · p.288
香港志錄現時共 36501 條，其中只有 8766 條精確到日 —— 即係可以用嚟做日期頁嘅全部。 其餘條目原文只寫到年份或者月份，唔會被強行塞入某一天。
志錄只收已出版卷冊，所以「呢日有 9 條」唔代表「香港喺呢日只發生過 9 件事」， 而係「已收錄嘅卷冊之中，有 9 條可以對到呢一日」。未收錄嘅年份唔會補，亦唔會用鄰近日期頂替。
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.
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