17 chronicle entries dated 6 October, 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.
涉及地點香港、灣仔、港島渣甸山谷柏道、韓國釜山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/1914#〈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/2003#〈條目編號〉
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On 6 October 1914, the Hong Kong Government implemented an ordinance on trading with the enemy, prohibiting local firms from trading with belligerent states.
On 6 October 1962, a burglary occurred at a villa on Coombe Road in Jardine's Lookout on Hong Kong Island, in which the culprits stole 52 pieces of jewellery (worth $400,000), US$66,000, 25,000 Swiss francs and 250,000 Italian lira, the largest loss among similar cases that year.
On 6 October 1969, the Hong Kong Government reached a consensus with three civil service associations to implement a policy of equal pay for male and female civil servants.
From 1 April 1969, the scheme was rolled out in stages, ultimately achieving the goal of equal pay for all male and female civil servants in April 1975.
On 6 October 1970, Woo Hon-fai, in his capacity as an Urban Council member, moved a motion at a Council meeting proposing that the Hong Kong government promptly amend section 45 of the Urban Council Ordinance to allow the use of both Chinese and English in Council meetings; the motion was passed with 17 votes in favour and 5 abstentions.
On 6 October 1972, Stanley Ho founded Shun Tak Enterprises Limited and completed its registration, mainly engaging in the three areas of hotels, property and transport; on 25 January 1973, the company was formally listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
On 6 October 1976, the Hong Kong Government launched the Home Ownership Scheme, setting a target of 5,000 units per year and an eventual total of 30,000 units.
On 6 October 1997, after the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, a mainland newspaper was distributed locally for the first time, namely the English-language China Daily Hong Kong Edition.
The 14th Asian Games were hosted by Busan, South Korea, and by 6 October 2002 the Hong Kong, China delegation had won a cumulative total of 4 gold, 6 silver and 11 bronze medals.
On 6 October 2009, Charles Kao was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his research contributions to optical communication; he had previously served as Vice-Chancellor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
On 6 October 2014, Stage 2 of the Harbour Area Treatment Scheme (formerly the Strategic Sewage Disposal Scheme) was officially completed and put into operation, having commenced in 2009 at a total cost of $17.1 billion.
The project covers the upgrading of eight preliminary sewage treatment works on Hong Kong Island, the construction of a deep tunnel system, and the upgrading of secondary treatment facilities and construction of an outfall at the Stonecutters Island Sewage Treatment Works.
In the overall works of the Strategic Sewage Disposal Scheme, the sewage tunnel between North Point and Stonecutters Island was the deepest and most difficult section to construct.
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.