23 chronicle entries dated 19 October, spanning 14 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、上海、香港仔、北京、吐露港、加拿大、離島區、布魯塞爾、倫敦、天文台總部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/1848#〈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/1983#〈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/2016#〈條目編號〉
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On 19 October 1848, Jardine Matheson and Dent & Co., together with several foreign firms in Hong Kong and Guangzhou, jointly funded the formation of the Hong Kong and Canton Steam Packet Company, Hong Kong's first steamship enterprise; the following spring it launched a regular service between Hong Kong and Guangzhou, but ceased operations in 1854.
The football final of the 6th National Games of the Republic of China was held in Shanghai, where the Hong Kong football team, with Li Wai-tong in the side, defeated Guangdong 3-1 to win the championship.
On 19 October 1943, Lo Yuk-ku, as chairman of the Hong Kong Chinese Representative Council, together with three other representatives, met the Governor of the Japanese occupation government and submitted various demands for improvement, all of which were rejected.
The organisation's aim was to promote links between the tourism industry and the Hong Kong government, airlines and other related organisations, while safeguarding the industry's interests.
At the meeting, Chinese representative Yao Guang quoted a British message stating that the British side was willing to use China's concept as the basis for negotiations.
On 19 October 1987, Hong Kong Telecommunications acquired all shares of Cable and Wireless (Hong Kong) and the telephone company, and the two companies merged.
For Hong Kong residents unsettled by the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in 1997, the Canadian government was willing to accept their immigration applications.
Tsam Chai Beach is located in the Islands District, covering 2.7 hectares, and was designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest on 19 October 1994.
On 19 October 1997, then Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa visited Brussels and London, meeting with European Commission President Santer and British Prime Minister Blair respectively.
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.
