38 chronicle entries dated 1 November, spanning 31 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.
涉及地點香港摩利臣山、香港、中環德輔道中、啟德機場、太子花墟村、曼谷、香港大會堂、長沙灣、香港天文台、沙田、西營盤、鰂魚涌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/1842#〈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〉
《香港志·自然》建置與地區概況(人口) Hong Kong Chronicles, Nature: Territory, Geography and Population
APAHong Kong Chronicles Institute. Hong Kong Chronicles, Nature: Territory, Geography and Population (p. 〈頁碼〉). Accessed 2026-10-18. /chronicle/archive/2001#〈條目編號〉
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On 1 November 1842, Morrison Hill became the new site of the Morrison Memorial School, which moved from Macau; the headmaster Rev. Brown arrived in Hong Kong together with 11 students including Wong Shing, Yung Wing and Wong Fun, this being Hong Kong's first English college.
On 1 November 1888, Tai Tam Reservoir was completed and opened, becoming Hong Kong's second completed reservoir, and began supplying water from that day.
On 1 November 1907, a venue named the Victoria Cinema began operation on Des Voeux Road Central in Central, Hong Kong, specialising in film screenings and being one of the rare fixed screening venues in the territory at the time.
On 1 November 1950, Jardine Aircraft Maintenance Company and Pacific Airmotive Supply Company merged to form Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company, headquartered at Kai Tak Airport, the largest enterprise in Hong Kong's aircraft maintenance engineering industry.
On 1 November 1955, a fire struck the squatter area around Prince Edward Flower Market Village, causing five deaths, burning over 400 houses, and affecting about 6,000 residents.
On 1 November 1959, the fleet of Phnom Penh Taxi Company began operating in Hong Kong, equipped with radio communication devices, making it Hong Kong's first fleet with such equipment.
The first issue of Tin Tin Daily News was published on 1 November 1960, making it Hong Kong's first colour-printed general newspaper; it ceased publication on 8 September 2000.
On 1 November 1973, Han De was convicted after trial and sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment; he became the first superintendent prosecuted and ultimately convicted under section 10 of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance 1970.
On 1 November 1973, the Hong Kong government began replacing children's identity cards in phases for persons aged 11 to 18, and issued second-generation laminated identity cards.
On 1 November 1974, the Cheung Sha Wan Temporary Poultry Wholesale Market officially opened, mainly handling the wholesale of live chickens imported from outside Hong Kong and supplied by local farms.
From 1 November 1976, the Hong Kong Observatory ceased recording soil temperatures at depths of 0.3 metres and 1.2 metres at both the Observatory Headquarters and King's Park.
From 1 November 1979, the Director of Trade and Industry was authorised to set the selling price of white rice and to supervise the sale of white rice by registered importers and wholesalers.
On 1 November 1982, Prince of Wales Hospital in Sha Tin opened with 1,448 beds, mainly serving residents of the eastern New Territories, and was the first public hospital in Hong Kong with air conditioning throughout.
On 1 November 1984, the Hong Kong Federation of Drama Societies announced its establishment, aiming to unite people in the local drama sector and promote exchanges and ties with overseas counterparts.
From 1 November 1988, vegetables shipped from Shenzhen to Hong Kong had to bear labels under rules set by the Hong Kong government and the relevant Shenzhen authorities, stating the farm of origin, pesticides used and harvest date.
From 1 November 1995, the Civil Aviation Department implemented a total flight ban, under which aircraft were not permitted to take off or land at Kai Tak Airport between 1 a.m. and 6 a.m. except in emergency situations.
On 1 November 1997, the Estate Agents Authority was established to regulate the conduct of estate agents and to set up a licensing system for estate agents.
On 1 November 2000, the Immigration Department shortened the period for overseas Chinese citizens holding Chinese passports to come to Hong Kong for employment and residence from two years to one year.
Mainland residents qualify as over-age children if they were under 14 on the day their biological father or mother obtained a Hong Kong identity card, provided the identity card was issued on or before 1 November 2001.
The Hong Kong Correctional Services Museum opened to the public on 1 November 2002 at the Correctional Services Department Staff Training Institute in Stanley.
On 1 November 2004, the Hong Kong Commercial Credit Reference Agency, jointly formed by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, Dun & Bradstreet (Hong Kong) Limited, the Hong Kong Association of Banks and the DTC Association, began operation.
According to the Lands Department, one of Hong Kong's satellite positioning reference stations is located in Shap Sze Heung, and its first satellite receiver was installed on 1 November 2004.
The Hong Kong Commercial Credit Reference Agency commenced operation on 1 November 2004 and was jointly established by the Hong Kong Association of Banks, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority and Dun & Bradstreet (Hong Kong) Limited.
Starting from 1 November 2005, Hong Kong Customs implemented the red-green channel system at all immigration control points, on the one hand facilitating the declaration process for passengers entering Hong Kong and on the other ensuring the tax revenue due to the SAR Government.
At 3 pm on 1 November 2006, the Fire Services upgraded the hill fire in Tai Lam Country Park to No. 2, with multiple departments deploying over 500 personnel to fight the fire.
In the morning of 1 November 2006, a hill fire broke out in the Tai Lam Country Park area near Wong Nai Tun Reservoir in Yuen Long, burning an area of 630 hectares and destroying 66,000 trees.
At about 10 a.m. on 1 November 2006, a hill fire broke out in Tai Lam Country Park near Wong Nai Tun Reservoir in Yuen Long and spread towards Lam Tei and Tuen Mun.
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.