22 chronicle entries dated 17 September, spanning 18 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.
涉及地點新安縣、香港、九龍大坑東、維多利亞港、大埔滘、尖鼻咀、筲箕灣Places appearing in these entries (not an exhaustive list of where events happened).
同日條目
Chronicle entries dated 17 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/1760#〈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/1990#〈條目編號〉
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On 17 September 1760, Xin'an County was struck by a typhoon, this being the ninth day of the eighth month of the 25th year of the Qianlong era of the Qing.
On 17 September 1864, the Hong Kong Government promulgated an ordinance amending commercial law, providing that a commercial guarantee or promise should not be held invalid merely for lack of a written agreement.
On 17 September 1884, the proclamation "Notice to Chinese Residents of Hong Kong and Macao" issued by Zhang Zhidong, Viceroy of Liangguang, was reprinted by four Chinese newspapers in Hong Kong; it stated that French forces were recruiting Chinese from Hong Kong and Macao to work aboard ships with generous pay while in fact luring them to the front line of the Sino-French War, and called on Chinese already on board to plot mutiny at an opportune moment.
On 17 September 1909, the Hong Kong Government established a new anti-smuggling unit under the Harbour Office to collect duties on alcoholic beverages, which was the predecessor of the Hong Kong Customs.
On 17 September 1960, a fire broke out in the Tai Hang Tung squatter area in Kowloon, burning over 300 huts, killing four people including a pregnant woman, and leaving more than 4,500 homeless.
The environmental science and technology symposium named Environment 90 was co-organised by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and Hong Kong Baptist College and held from 17 to 18 September 1990.
On 17 September 1993, during Typhoon Becky, the maximum storm surge was 0.88 metres in Victoria Harbour, 1.42 metres at Tai Po Kau and 1.32 metres at Tsim Bei Tsui.
On 17 September 1993, during Typhoon Becky, the maximum tide levels were 3.08 metres in Victoria Harbour, 3.25 metres at Tai Po Kau and 3.98 metres at Tsim Bei Tsui.
On 17 September 1993, Typhoon Becky struck Hong Kong, and the Observatory hoisted the No. 8 gale or storm signal, which was maintained for about twelve hours.
The Legislative Council election was held on 17 September 1995, with a total of 60 seats and a turnout of 35.79% in the directly elected district seats.
Overseas banks could set up offices in up to three different buildings, and there were no longer restrictions on the number of regional and back-office offices.
On 17 September 2009, the HKSAR Government established the Hong Kong Council for Testing and Certification to advise the Chief Executive on the development of the testing and certification industry.
On 17 September 2011, UNESCO inscribed Hong Kong Global Geopark in the Global Geoparks Network, and the park was subsequently renamed China Hong Kong Global Geopark.
On 17 September 2012, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing launched a futures product linked to the US dollar against the renminbi, the world's first currency futures contract with physical delivery of renminbi.
On 17 September 2014, the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region published a railway development strategy document proposing seven new railway projects between 2018 and 2026.
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.