31 chronicle entries dated 15 October, spanning 19 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、香港、夏威夷、青山、灣仔、柴灣、中環、東京、上海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/1872#〈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/1986#〈條目編號〉
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On 15 October 1872, Hayashi Michisaburo became the first Japanese Vice-Consul in Hong Kong; by 20 April 1873, Japan established a formal consulate in Hong Kong, with duties including managing affairs of Japanese residents, liaising with the British and Chinese, and handling China-related matters in Guangdong, Shantou, Qiongzhou, and other places.
On 15 October 1910, Western-trained doctors Guan Xinyan and Chen Ziqiu jointly launched a movement in Chinese society called the 'Cut Hair, Not Clothes Society', urging people to cut their queues but not necessarily adopt Western attire.
On 15 October 1947, Wu Kunsheng founded Wai Lun Textile Company Limited (also known as Wai Lun Spinning Mill), then the third largest textile mill in Hong Kong.
From 15 October 1951, the Hong Kong Observatory, following the recommendation of the World Meteorological Organization, provided regional meteorological monitoring for the Hong Kong Flight Information Region during the day and issued warnings of hazardous weather.
On 15 October 1954, the Hong Kong Government published the Mining Ordinance 1954 and established the Mines Department to regulate mineral prospecting and extraction.
On 15 October 1971, at an ordination service held by the Anglican Diocese of Hong Kong and Macau presided over by Bishop John Gilbert Baker, Joyce Bennett was ordained as a priest, the first non-Chinese female priest of that diocese and the first British female priest in the worldwide Anglican Communion.
After converting seawater into fresh water, the facility sent it to Tai Lam Chung Reservoir for storage, producing up to 40 million gallons of fresh water per day.
The plant's output accounted for about ten to fifteen per cent of Hong Kong's daily water consumption, and it was the largest desalination facility in the world at that time.
On 15 October 1983, the Hong Kong government announced several measures to stabilise the Hong Kong dollar and abolished the interest tax on Hong Kong dollar deposits.
On 15 October 1986, the day the Daya Bay Nuclear Power Station contract took effect, the Legislative Council held a debate on the issue lasting five hours.
After a five-hour debate, Legislative Council members made mutual concessions and unanimously passed a motion urging the Hong Kong government to disclose information on the safety procedures and costs of the plan.
Applicants must hold British Dependent Territories Citizen status or British National (Overseas) status and be engaged in the disciplined services, a profession, entrepreneurship or sensitive work.
The Travel Industry Compensation Fund was established on 15 October 1993 to pay compensation to travellers who suffered injury or death while travelling abroad and to those who suffered losses due to the closure of travel agents.
On 15 October 1997, Tung Chee-hwa arrived in Tokyo as Chief Executive for a two-day visit, during which he met Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto.
On 15 October 1997, Wong Kam-po represented Hong Kong at the National Games and won gold in the 180 km men's road cycling race, becoming Hong Kong's first-ever medallist in the history of the National Games.
On 15 October 2003, the authorities announced a series of arrangements covering the reintroduction of the application list mechanism in the following year, the phased launch of the two railways' property development projects, and the termination of the sale of remaining Home Ownership Scheme units before the end of 2006.
On 15 October 2011, more than ten organisations responded to the Occupy Wall Street movement by pitching tents and camping on the ground floor of the HSBC Main Building in Central.
On 15 October 2013, Fantastic Television and Hong Kong Television Entertainment were granted free television programme service licences by the Communications Authority.
On 15 October 2016, the Chief Executive in Council approved the termination of the sound broadcasting licence of Hong Kong Digital Broadcasting Limited.
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.
