28 chronicle entries dated 5 October, spanning 17 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.
涉及地點港島、香港、北京、九龍摩士公園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/1884#〈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/1986#〈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: Natural Environment (p. 〈頁碼〉). Accessed 2026-10-18. /chronicle/archive/2000#〈條目編號〉
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On the morning of 5 October 1884, notices were posted along the coast of Hong Kong Island stating that, after discussion among various trades, all boat operators and coolies were to resume work that morning, while other boycott actions against the French continued.
On 5 October 1965, a motion proposed by Legislative Council member Wu Hung-lit was passed by the Urban Council, requiring government departments to reply in Chinese to Chinese-language letters; the Urban Council itself had already adopted this practice at the time.
On 5 October 1973, the Education Department announced that the primary mathematics curriculum would switch entirely to the decimal system, but for the convenience of pupils' learning and practical daily needs, certain imperial units and traditional Chinese units of measurement would continue to be used.
On 5 October 1974, barrister Kwok Hing-wai held a call ceremony at the High Court and was formally admitted to practice; he was the first graduate of the University of Hong Kong's Faculty of Law.
On 5 October 1977, the Governor announced at the Legislative Council that free compulsory junior secondary education would be implemented ahead of schedule from the 1978/1979 school year.
On 5 October 1979, the China International Trust and Investment Corporation held its first board meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing and announced the company's establishment to the public.
The China International Trust and Investment Corporation had a capital of 200 million yuan, was a state-owned enterprise, and was directly led by the State Council.
On 5 October 1982, representatives of China and Britain met in Beijing for the first time to discuss the content and arrangements of negotiations on the future of Hong Kong; Zhang Wenjin attended for the Chinese side, and Percy Cradock for the British side.
On 5 October 1986, an anti-nuclear public rally was held at the Morse Park amphitheatre in Kowloon, organised by the joint group opposing the construction of the Daya Bay plant.
On 5 October 1996, the method for producing the Chief Executive stipulated that candidates must first be nominated by Selection Committee members, after which all members of the Selection Committee would conduct a secret ballot, and a candidate who obtained more than half of the votes would be elected.
Under the method for producing the Chief Executive established on 5 October 1996, any person intending to stand for election had to meet the following conditions: aged 40 or above, a Hong Kong permanent resident of Chinese citizenship, having ordinarily resided in Hong Kong for at least 20 consecutive years, and not holding a foreign passport or right of abode.
On 5 October 2000, several environmental organisations met with the Secretary for the Environment and Food to discuss the damage caused by the Lok Ma Chau Spur Line project to the bird habitat in Long Valley.
At the Lam Tei and Kam Tin reference stations, the first satellite receivers were both installed on 5 October 2000, according to records of the Hong Kong Satellite Positioning Reference Station Network.
To support the policy of ageing in place, the Housing Authority launched the Harmonious Families Housing Scheme on 5 October 2007, allowing elderly tenants to live with their adult children.
On 5 October 2015, HKEX decided to stop drafting the weighted voting rights proposal and shelved the related market consultation; before making the decision, it had considered the views of the Securities and Futures Commission.
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.