85 chronicle entries dated 1 September, spanning 42 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.
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涉及地點香港、鶴咀、灣仔駱克道、跑馬地、啟德機場、香港天文台、中國、荃灣、維多利亞港、大埔滘、大老山、北角、廣東省Places appearing in these entries (not an exhaustive list of where events happened).
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Chronicle entries dated 1 September (oldest first)
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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/1909#〈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: Territory, Geography and Population (p. 〈頁碼〉). Accessed 2026-10-18. /chronicle/archive/1945#〈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
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From 1 September 1918, the Observatory provided a radio time-signal service to the public through the Cape D'Aguilar radio station, marking the formal commencement of this service.
On 1 September 1931, the long-distance telephone line between Guangdong and Hong Kong was officially opened, and the Governor of Hong Kong and the Chairman of Guangdong Province exchanged greetings over the line, marking their first call.
On 4 August 1941, Xu Dishan died in Hong Kong; during his life he was head of the Department of Chinese at the University of Hong Kong, where he promoted teaching reforms and participated in social and cultural activities and literary creation.
The Dingchou typhoon struck from 1 September 1937 to 2 September 1937, during which about 11,000 people died and 1,855 fishing boats and 28 steamships were grounded or sunk.
On 1 September 1940, the supplement of Sing Tao Daily began serializing Xiao Hong's novel Tales of Hulan River, completing publication on 27 December of the same year.
On 1 September 1945, Harcourt announced the formation of a British military government in Hong Kong to replace the provisional government previously established by Gimson.
On 1 September 1945, Harcourt announced through the Hong Kong Government Radio that the Hong Kong military government was formally established, taking over from the provisional government set up by Gimson as Colonial Secretary after the Japanese surrender.
On 1 September 1946, the Hong Kong and Kowloon Workers' Children Education Promotion Association was established and later renamed the Hong Kong and Kowloon Workers' Education Promotion Association; in September of the same year, it founded the first workers' children school, using the premises of the Naval Dockyard Chinese Employees' Union on Lockhart Road, Wan Chai, as its classroom.
From 1 September 1947, the Observatory's Forecasting Headquarters moved to Kai Tak Airport, where it was responsible for supplying all weather forecasts.
From 1 September 1951, the Beijing authorities imposed controls on Chinese citizens travelling to and from Hong Kong and Macao, requiring them to complete entry and exit procedures, ending the free movement of people between the mainland and Hong Kong and Macao.
The first Asian Cup football tournament, organised by the Asian Football Confederation, kicked off on 1 September 1956 at the Hong Kong Stadium and lasted until the 15th of the same month, with the Hong Kong team finishing third.
On 1 September 1961, the Town Planning Board published an outline draft plan for the development of Tsuen Wan, the first statutory plan for Tsuen Wan New Town, planning to develop Tsuen Wan over fifteen years into a self-sufficient satellite city accommodating 640,000 people.
On 1 September 1962, Typhoon Wanda struck Hong Kong, and the Observatory issued the No. 10 hurricane signal, which lasted eight hours, causing a severe storm surge; a maximum tide level of 5.03 metres was recorded at Tai Po Kau, the highest in Hong Kong's history.
On 1 September 1962, Typhoon Wanda caused 130 deaths and 53 people missing, affected over 46,000 people and damaged 36 ocean-going vessels and 2,053 fishing boats.
On 1 September 1962, during Typhoon Wanda, the Royal Observatory headquarters recorded the year's lowest hourly mean sea-level pressure at 955.1 hectopascals.
At 6:15 a.m. on 1 September 1962, the Observatory hoisted the No. 10 hurricane signal, and at 6:30 a.m. issued a separate storm surge advisory stating that the water level in Victoria Harbour would rise more than six feet above normal high tide.
On 1 September 1963, the new North Point Ferry Pier officially came into service, with two ferry routes opened, respectively between North Point and Hung Hom, and between North Point and Kowloon City.
On 1 September 1964, the Hong Kong Government announced that female civil servants would receive equal pay and benefits regardless of marital status, effective retroactively from 1 January of the same year.
On 1 September 1961, the quartz time-signal system replaced the synchronous standard pendulum clock, ending the Observatory's time-signalling by pendulum clock.
From 1 September 1966, the Observatory transmitted time signals to various organisations by very high frequency radio broadcast instead of telephone lines.
From 1 September 1966, the basis of Hong Kong time was changed to the quartz time-signal system installed by the Observatory, and the original synchronised standard pendulum clock no longer served this role.
On 1 September 1967 the Education Department introduced the "one point one" system: a teaching establishment of 1.1 teachers per class; class sizes in government and subsidised primary schools reduced from 45 to 40 pupils; and class teachers required to strengthen moral education.
On 1 September 1969, three amending ordinances came into effect together, concerning road traffic and public transport services on Hong Kong Island and in Kowloon and the New Territories respectively.
引用名稱法例/計劃 《1969年道路交通(修訂)條例》(Road Traffic (Amendment) Ordinance 1969)、法例/計劃 《1969年公共交通服務(香港島)(修訂)條例》(Public Transport Services (Hong Kong Island) (Amendment) Ordinance 1969)、法例/計劃 《1969年公共交通服務(九龍及新界)(修訂)條例》(Public Transport Services (Kowloon and the New Territories) (Amendment) Ordinance 1969)
The public light bus (minibus) had 14 seats and, after obtaining a formal operating licence, gradually became one of Hong Kong's main public transport modes.
The Chinese Muslim Cultural and Fraternal Association founded Islamic English Secondary School, which officially opened on 1 September 1970; in 1997 the school was renamed Islamic Kasim Tuet Memorial College, becoming Hong Kong's first school with an Islamic religious background.
On 1 September 1976, Lady Symons received an Executive Council appointment and also served as an unofficial member of the Legislative Council, becoming the first female Executive Council member in Hong Kong's history.
From 1 September 1976, the actual number of official seats in the Legislative Council rose from 10 to 15, while the actual number of unofficial seats increased from 15 to 22.
The conference was organised by the Hong Kong Government's Public Works Department, with representatives from UNESCO and seven Commonwealth and Asian countries and regions.
On 1 September 1982, Guangdong Province implemented new measures requiring those settling in Hong Kong or Macao to apply for a One-way Permit, with an initial daily quota of 75; those visiting relatives or travelling were required to apply for a Two-way Permit.
On 1 September 1983, the JETCO card automatic service system was launched, with East Asia, Chekiang First, Wing Lung and Shanghai Commercial banks participating in the first phase.
The interbank ATM network was operated by Union Bank of Hong Kong Limited, a company jointly established in 1982 by the aforementioned banks and the Bank of China.
The new rules also allowed the President of the Legislative Council to set debate time limits and the Finance Committee to publicly scrutinise the budget.
Li Peng-fei was appointed as the first chairman of the Broadcasting Authority, which is responsible for receiving public opinions and complaints on broadcasting matters.
On 1 September 1989, following a reorganisation of the Government Secretariat by the Hong Kong Government, the former Lands and Works Branch was split into two: the Planning, Environment and Lands Branch, and the Works Branch.
The Hong Kong Government established the Recreation and Culture Branch, whose responsibilities covered culture, recreation and sport, and also included antiquities and monuments, country park management, and broadcasting and entertainment.
The newly established Drainage Services Department was under the Works Branch, which was also responsible for implementing policies set by the Planning, Environment and Lands Branch and reported to the Financial Secretary.
On 1 September 1991, the Education Department included an introduction to the Basic Law in the curriculum, covering the sixth-form General Studies subject and junior secondary Social Studies, and distributed relevant teaching kits to schools.
On 1 September 1995, Donald Tsang, in his capacity as Secretary for the Treasury, succeeded to the post of Financial Secretary, becoming the first Chinese to hold the office.
From 1 September 1995, the Department of Health implemented the Student Health Service, conducting an annual physical examination and health screening for Primary 1 to Primary 6 students.
The Beijing-Kowloon Railway linking Beijing and Kowloon officially opened on 1 September 1996, running southward from Beijing through Shenzhen into Kowloon, with a total length of 2,536 kilometres.
On 1 September 1997, the Octopus card and its electronic payment system were officially launched, replacing the stored-value tickets previously used by the MTR.
On 1 September 2000, a three-member independent investigation panel of the University of Hong Kong published its findings, stating that the allegations made by Chung Ting-yiu could not be substantiated.
On 1 September 2001, a debris flow occurred on a natural hillside about 130 metres above Lei Pui Street in Kwai Chung, with a debris volume of about 780 cubic metres.
The debris flow in Kwai Chung destroyed two squatter huts, with debris accumulating at a construction site and Shek Lei Estate below the hillside; no one was injured or killed in the incident, and Lei Pui Street had to be closed for three days for clearance.
From 1 September 2003, the Education and Manpower Bureau implemented a new policy requiring all newly appointed kindergarten teachers to hold a Qualified Kindergarten Teacher qualification or equivalent.
Since 1 September 2006, the automatic weather station at the Ngong Ping Main Fresh Water Service Reservoir has been in service, limited to measuring rainfall only.
On 1 September 2008, the Standing Committee on Language Education and Research announced a four-year support arrangement in four phases to help primary and secondary schools teach Chinese in Putonghua, covering 132 primary schools and 28 secondary schools.
The first satellite receiver was installed on 1 September 2008 at the Hong Kong satellite positioning reference stations at Chek Lap Kok, T430 and Quarry Bay.
From 1 September 2009, the Education Bureau implemented the new senior secondary academic structure at Secondary 4 level, enabling students to articulate to local four-year university programmes upon completion.
The Education Bureau abolished the rigid Chinese-English division of medium of instruction in secondary schools, and instead made arrangements based on each school's actual circumstances and students' abilities.
On 1 September 2013, commissioning of the facilities for the Hong Kong branch line of the eastern section of the Second West-East Gas Pipeline was completed.
On 1 September 2014, Li Fei, Deputy Secretary-General of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, Zhang Rongshun, Deputy Director of the Legislative Affairs Commission, and Feng Wei, Deputy Director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, arrived in Hong Kong to attend a briefing on constitutional development and explain the "831 Decision".
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.