17 chronicle entries dated 24 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、鯉魚門、九龍灣、香港、秀茂坪、屯門公路、大嶼山嶼南道近禮智園、青衣路、羅湖口岸、西貢沙角尾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/1843#〈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/1976#〈條目編號〉
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On 24 August 1843, Governor Pottinger appointed three persons as members of the Executive Council and Legislative Council, namely Johnston (who had served as Acting Governor of Hong Kong), Morrison, who concurrently served as Chinese Secretary and Interpreter to the Superintendent of Trade, and William Caine, Chief Magistrate; these two councils were structures providing policy advice to the Governor.
From 24 August 1939, the British Navy imposed a blockade in the eastern waters of Victoria Harbour around Lei Yue Mun and laid obstacles to prevent Japanese warships from entering.
On 24 August 1945, Chiang Kai-shek publicly stated that the Hong Kong question would be discussed with Britain through diplomatic channels; at the time, as Chairman of the Nationalist Government, he attended a joint meeting of the Kuomintang Central Standing Committee and the Supreme National Defence Council.
On 24 August 1962, the Hong Kong government confirmed four local cases of cholera carriers, opened five temporary injection stations and urged the public to be vaccinated.
On 24 August 1967, Commercial Radio broadcaster Lam Bun and his cousin Lam Kwong-hoi were attacked with fire by rioters, both were seriously injured, Lam Bun died the next day and Lam Kwong-hoi died on 29 August.
From 24 to 25 August 1976, Tropical Storm Ellen brought torrential rain to Hong Kong, causing a severe landslide in Sau Mau Ping that killed 18 people; together with accidents in various districts, 27 people died and 65 were injured.
During the heavy rains in August 1976, the railway bridge over the Shing Mun River was destroyed by floods, and Happy Valley Racecourse also experienced extensive flooding.
On 24 August 1995, owing to emergency strengthening works, the Kowloon-bound lanes of Tuen Mun Road were closed, and the Government simultaneously established a temporary ferry service between Tuen Mun and Tsuen Wan.
On 24 August 2001, the demolition of the Sha Kok Mei temporary housing area in Sai Kung was completed, bringing to an end the 41-year history of Hong Kong's last temporary housing area.
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.
