14 chronicle entries dated 27 August, spanning 10 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、九龍、灣仔、香港赤柱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/1870#〈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/2016#〈條目編號〉
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On 27 August 1870 the Hong Kong Government enacted an ordinance giving the Government the power to resume land or property units that did not comply with the conditions of Government leases.
On 27 August 1895, the Hong Kong Government ordered the closure of the Kan Hang Hong on the grounds that it was suspected of involvement in planning an uprising in mainland China.
On 27 August 1926, the Hong Kong Government implemented a radio regulation ordinance requiring anyone possessing a radio receiver or radio equipment to obtain a licence; the maximum penalty for contravention was 12 months' imprisonment or a fine of $1,000.
On 27 August 1945, General Luo Zhuoying was dispatched by the Nationalist Government to lead the 13th Army into Kowloon, but received orders to withdraw two days later.
On 27 August 1945, Gimson (former Colonial Secretary of the Hong Kong Government), after leaving Stanley Internment Camp, announced through the Hong Kong Government Radio to the public that British troops would soon arrive in Hong Kong to accept the Japanese surrender.
On 27 August 1947, the Social Welfare Office was established under the Secretariat for Chinese Affairs, and this body later evolved into the Social Welfare Department.
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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.