17 chronicle entries dated 27 October, spanning 16 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.
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涉及地點香港、英國、旺角花墟球場、新蒲崗、中環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/1911#〈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/1991#〈條目編號〉
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The census reference date was 20 May 1911, and the Hong Kong Government announced the results on 27 October of the same year: 456,739 residents in the whole territory, of whom 444,664 were Chinese and 12,075 non-Chinese.
On 27 October 1914, the Hong Kong Government made an ordinance on the winding up of enemy subjects, providing that businesses operated by persons deported, interned or imprisoned could be terminated and winding-up proceedings commenced.
On 27 October 1946, various sectors in Hong Kong and Kowloon jointly formed the Anti-Civil War Grand Alliance and publicly demanded that the civil war across the country be stopped.
On 27 October 1961, the Administrative Officer grade was held by a Chinese woman for the first time, with Chow Suet-ying appointed by the Hong Kong Government.
On 27 October 1964, the British authorities announced a 15 percent tariff on goods imported into the country from the following day, and Hong Kong's exports were also affected by this measure.
On 27 October 1971, Governor-designate MacLehose told officials of the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office that he hoped to make Hong Kong superior to China in all respects, so as to make the Central People's Government hesitate over the question of taking over Hong Kong.
On 27 October 1972, the Hong Kong Government granted Barclays Bank International Limited permission to establish a branch in Hong Kong, the first entirely new banking licence issued by the authorities since the tightening of the Banking Ordinance in 1965 and the suspension of licensing.
On 27 October 1977, the Junior Police Officers' Association was established by a resolution of about 5,000 police officers at the Fa Hui sports ground on Boundary Street, Mong Kok.
On 27 October 1982, the San Po Kong Magistracy completed the preliminary hearing of the case, and Lam Kor-wan was found to have a prima facie case on the murder charge.
On 27 October 1984, Yip Kai-foon and his accomplices, armed with firearms, robbed the Dickson Watch and Jewellery shop in Landmark, Central, taking gold ornaments and watches valued at about $8 million.
On 27 October 1988, the first Artist of the Year Awards were organised by the Hong Kong Artists' Guild, honouring outstanding individuals in fields including painting, literature, fashion and music.
On 27 October 2004, the Hong Kong SAR Government and the Central People's Government signed a supplement to CEPA, which included 713 additional products eligible for zero-tariff treatment and further liberalisation in some service sectors.
On 27 October 2004, the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Central People's Government jointly signed a CEPA supplement, granting zero-tariff treatment to another 713 products.
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.