15 chronicle entries dated 4 September, 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.
涉及地點九龍山、香港、米埔及內后海灣、啟德機場、北角、啟德、香港公園Places appearing in these entries (not an exhaustive list of where events happened).
同日條目
Chronicle entries dated 4 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/1839#〈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/1998#〈條目編號〉
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On 4 September 1839, Elliot, in his capacity as British Superintendent of Trade in China, led five ships to the vicinity of Kowloon Hill (present-day waters off Kowloon), where Qing naval vessels were anchored, with the aim of forcibly procuring food and drinking water; failing to achieve this, he opened fire on the Qing warships.
The Bank of Canton announced a suspension of external payments for reorganisation, triggering a run by depositors; Hong Kong National Commercial and Savings Bank was also affected, experiencing a run and ceasing operations on the 16th.
On 4 September 1939, the Hong Kong government amended the Defence Regulations 1939, allowing the authorities to requisition various types of property, including vessels and aircraft, at any time.
On 4 September 1964, the torch of the 18th Tokyo Olympic Games arrived in Hong Kong, marking the first time in Olympic torch relay history that it passed through Hong Kong.
On 4 September 1974, the Hong Kong Technical Teachers' College formally opened; it was established by the Education Department to replace the original industrial training classes of Morrison Hill Technical Institute and was also Hong Kong's first teachers' college dedicated to training industrial teachers.
On 4 September 1995, the Hong Kong Government designated 1,500 hectares of wetland at Mai Po and the Inner Deep Bay area as a wetland of international importance under the Ramsar Convention.
On 4 September 1998, the Environmental Protection Department approved the environmental impact assessment report for the Kai Tak North Apron demolition project with conditions.
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.
