21 chronicle entries dated 25 August, spanning 12 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、新蒲崗、秀茂坪下邨、秀茂坪、香港觀塘區、香港秀茂坪邨、香港石硤尾邨、新界北區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/1856#〈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: Environmental Protection and Conservation (p. 〈頁碼〉). Accessed 2026-10-18. /chronicle/archive/2001#〈條目編號〉
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On 25 August 1856, when ruling on a case in which a European police officer was accused of extortion, Attorney General Anstey proposed marking police uniforms with numbers and adding a crown emblem to police caps for identification, a proposal subsequently adopted by Chief Justice Hulme.
On 25 August 1904, the gales and torrential rain accompanying a tropical cyclone caused one death, at least three injuries, and the collapse of several houses.
On 25 August 1939, as the Hong Kong government advised foreign women and children to leave the territory, foreigners rushed to banks to withdraw funds and exchange foreign currency, triggering a series of bank runs.
On 25 August 1966, the Lai Kung Theatre in San Po Kong began operation with over 3,000 seats, making it the cinema with the most seats in Hong Kong at the time, and it closed in March 1992.
On 25 August 1976, a hillside in Lower Sau Mau Ping Estate collapsed during heavy rain, with Blocks 9, 15, and 16 hit by mud and rocks, resulting in 18 deaths.
After the incident, the Governor of Hong Kong invited overseas professionals to establish a dedicated investigation body on fill slopes to ascertain the cause of the disaster.
On 25 August 1976, a filled slope near Block 9 of Sau Mau Ping Estate collapsed, sending mud and rocks into low-level homes and ground-floor shops and piling up to the second floor, ultimately causing 18 deaths and 24 injuries.
On 25 August 1977 the police Narcotics Bureau carried out arrests, with nine people taken into custody; the authorities alleged they conspired with Ma Sik-yu and Ma Sik-chun to traffic in drugs between 1967 and 1973.
On 25 August 1981, Conic Investment Company Limited became the name under which Conic Electronics was listed in Hong Kong, and the company was one of the larger local electronics companies at the time.
On 25 August 1999, the SAR Government determined that the slope behind Blocks 35, 36 and 38 of Shek Kip Mei Estate showed obvious cracking and considered that it might collapse again.
On 25 August 2001, the descendants of Hau Cheuk-fung Cho wrote to the Chief Executive questioning whether Long Valley was naturally formed and suggesting that the authorities acquire the land.
The Environment Bureau, Customs and Excise Department, Police and Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department jointly formed the Wildlife Crime Task Force, which held its first meeting on 25 August 2016.
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.