14 chronicle entries dated 12 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.
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Chronicle entries dated 12 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/1881#〈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/2008#〈條目編號〉
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On 12 September 1881, Hong Kong's first full-time teacher training institution, the Government Normal School, officially opened in Wan Chai, initially admitting 12 students on a trial basis, and the school finally closed in 1883.
On 12 September 1941, the stage play Wu Chongqing, written by Song Zhide, was performed in Hong Kong for two consecutive days to an enthusiastic response.
On 12 September 1958, Runway 13/31 of Kai Tak Airport came into operation at a cost of $90 million; on the same day the airport was renamed Hong Kong International Airport.
On 12 September 1990, several amusement game centre operators were arrested on suspicion of accepting and offering advantages in connection with licence applications, the period involved running from May 1989 to September 1990.
On 12 September 1990, the ICAC took action and arrested thirty-eight people, including two former licensing officers and one serving licensing officer of the Television and Entertainment Licensing Authority.
On 12 September 1997, the Futures Exchange officially launched futures and options contracts on the Hang Seng China-Affiliated Corporations Index (Red Chip Index), providing investors with a reference indicator.
From 12 September 2000, revised burial period rules took effect at Gallant Garden and public cemeteries, allowing those who died in acts of gallantry to be buried permanently at both places.
On 12 September 2004, the Hong Kong SAR held the third Legislative Council election, in which over 3.2 million registered voters cast their ballots and a total of 60 members were elected, with 30 seats each for geographical constituencies and functional constituencies.
The third Legislative Council election recorded voter turnout rates of 55.6% and 70.1%, both higher than the corresponding figures of the previous two elections.
On 12 September 2008, in response to the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding, CLP announced the shelving of the onshore liquefied natural gas terminal project.
On 12 September 2012, the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region announced that the plastic pellets that had fallen into the sea had basically been cleared.
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.