23 chronicle entries dated 18 October, 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.
涉及地點北京、香港、維多利亞港、香港、新界、索罟洲、大埔吐露港、吐露港、美國、悉尼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/1860#〈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/1983#〈條目編號〉
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On 18 October 1911, just eight days after the Wuchang Uprising, the Hong Kong branches of the Daqing Bank, Bank of Communications and China Merchants Steam Navigation Company raised the Yellow Dragon Flag to commemorate Confucius's birthday, but were attacked with stones by the public and had to lower the flags before the incident ended.
On 18 October 1947, Victoria Harbour hosted its first cross-harbour swimming race after the Second World War, starting from the railway pier at Tsim Sha Tsui Station and finishing at the Victoria Swimming Club in Central.
On 18 October 1948, the British Ambassador to China, on behalf of the Hong Kong government, signed an anti-smuggling agreement with the Nationalist government's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, allowing Chinese customs to enforce the law in Hong Kong waters to curb smuggling in nearby waters.
From 18 to 19 October 1974, the wind and rain brought by Typhoon Carmen caused one death and 17 injuries, and damaged about 470 hectares of farmland in the New Territories.
On 18 October 1978, the Hong Kong Government published an education policy white paper setting the target that by 1981 there would be 57,000 subsidised senior secondary places, allowing 60% of Secondary 3 students to continue their studies.
On 18 October 1983, a Karenia mikimotoi red tide was recorded in Tolo Harbour, Tai Po, and the Environmental Protection Department detected a toxin level of 1200 mu per kilogram in fish tissue, the first toxic red tide found in Hong Kong.
The report argued that the United States should no longer view Hong Kong as a passive bystander, and must abandon its low-key approach in favor of active intervention.
This agreement contains 23 liberalisation measures across ten service areas, enabling Hong Kong service providers to enjoy preferential treatment for entering the Mainland market.
On 18 October 2016, Andrew Leung, in his capacity as President of the Legislative Council, ruled that the oaths of Yiu Chung-yim, Sixtus Leung, Yau Wai-ching, Lau Siu-lai and Wong Ting-kwong were invalid, and approved their re-taking of oaths the following day.
The High Court held an urgent hearing in the evening and granted leave for judicial review, but the application for an interim injunction was not approved.
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.