17 chronicle entries dated 20 November, spanning 15 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.
涉及地點新安縣、大嶼山赤瀝角、香港、石硤尾大埔道村、北京、英國、新加坡、油麻地Places appearing in these entries (not an exhaustive list of where events happened).
同日條目
Chronicle entries dated 20 November (oldest first)
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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/1666#〈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/1996#〈條目編號〉
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On 20 November 1666, a comet was recorded appearing in the southeast within Xinan County, with a tail extending several zhang and shaped like a long rainbow.
On 20 November 1809 (the thirteenth day of the tenth month of the fourteenth year of the Jiaqing reign of the Qing), Sun Quanmou, naval commander of Guangdong, together with Peng Zhaolin, magistrate of Xiangshan, led the Guangdong naval forces and joined with Portuguese ships from Macao to attack the pirate Zhang Bao, who was holding out on Lantau Island and at Chik Lap Kok (present-day Chek Lap Kok), trapping him in Tung Chung Bay; on 29 November (the twenty-second day of the tenth month) Zhang Bao broke out by taking advantage of the wind.
The Juvenile Court held its first sitting at the Central Magistracy, and its establishment was based on the Juvenile Offenders Ordinance enacted in 1932.
On 20 November 1954, a fire broke out in Tai Po Road Village, Shek Kip Mei, destroying more than 500 houses, causing 5 deaths and over 20 injuries, with about 3,000 residents affected.
On 20 November 1967, the Hong Kong Government announced that, in order to maintain the exchange rate of HK$16 to the pound, the Hong Kong dollar would be devalued along with the pound sterling by 14.3%.
On 20 November 1982, Liao Chengzhi told a visiting delegation of the Federation of Hong Kong Industries in Beijing that China would resume the exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong, that a Special Administrative Region would be established and run by Hong Kong people themselves, and that the system would remain unchanged.
On 20 November 1995, Singapore set a precedent by implementing visa-free entry arrangements for HKSAR passport holders, becoming the first country in the world to make such an announcement.
On 20 November 1996, the Garley Building in Yau Ma Tei was hit by a five-alarm fire that burned for about 23 hours, killing 41 people and injuring 81, including one firefighter among the dead.
The Innovation and Technology Bureau was established on 20 November 2015, mainly responsible for formulating comprehensive innovation and technology policies.
The Bureau aims to bring together government, industry, academia and research to accelerate the development of Hong Kong's innovation and technology and related industries.
On 20 November 2016, the first edition of "Hong Kong Maritime Week", organised by the Hong Kong Maritime and Port Board, officially began and lasted for eight days.
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.