25 chronicle entries dated 4 December, 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.
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.
涉及地點華盛頓、香港、鯉魚門、深水埗、澳門、政府大球場、南區、北京、大嶼山、秀茂坪道、粉嶺龍躍頭、新界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/1921#〈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/1981#〈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〉
《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/1997#〈條目編號〉
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On 4 December 1921, during the Washington Conference, Britain, France and Japan indicated their willingness to return leased territories including Weihaiwei, Kwangchowan and Kiaochow Bay.
On 4 December 1921, the British representative at the Washington Conference stated that because the New Territories were vital to Hong Kong's defence, the area was not among the leased territories to be returned.
On 4 December 1950, a fire broke out in the squatter area around Lei Cheng Uk in Sham Shui Po, destroying about 1,500 huts and leaving thousands of residents homeless; another 2,419 victims registered at the Sham Shui Po Kaifong Welfare Association.
On 4 December 1966, owing to the "12-3" incident, the Macau Government declared martial law, and large numbers of Macau residents travelled to Hong Kong by boat.
On 4 December 1967, the Government merged the statistics section of the Commerce and Industry Department with the Census Planning Office under the Colonial Secretariat to form the Census and Statistics Department, responsible for promoting and coordinating statistical work and population censuses across government departments.
On the afternoon of 4 December 1970, Pope Paul VI arrived in Hong Kong for a visit, celebrated Mass at the Government Stadium with about 40,000 attendees; after the ceremony, he immediately left Hong Kong, staying for only about three hours, becoming the first pope to visit Hong Kong.
On 4 December 1982, the 5th Session of the 5th National People's Congress adopted an amendment to the Constitution of the People's Republic of China, incorporating Article 31 and Article 62(13), which provide that the state may establish special administrative regions when necessary.
This constitutional amendment incorporated the "one country, two systems" policy into the provisions of the constitution, making it part of the national governance system.
On 4 December 1984, the Lantau Trail was officially opened, covering the area of South Lantau, starting from Mui Wo, with a total length of 70 kilometres, being the first long-distance hiking trail on Lantau Island.
A rock slope on Sau Mau Ping Road collapsed on 4 December 1997, covering four traffic lanes over a length of 25 metres, and the road was closed for 17 days afterwards to clear the debris.
On 4 December 2013, the Legislative Council voted down the amendment moved by Lau Wong-fat to remove Tai Long Sai Wan from the country park designation.
On 4 December 2014, the Antiquities Advisory Board accepted the archaeological team's proposal to preserve the Song-Yuan ancient well at the Sacred Hill site of the MTR Shatin to Central Link To Kwa Wan Station by dismantling and rebuilding it by hand.
On 4 December 2015, the District Court delivered its verdict in the first ding rights case, convicting the owner of Hong Pui Development Limited and 11 Sha Tin indigenous residents on a total of 22 counts of conspiracy to defraud.
The District Court found that these persons had profited through illegal transfers of ding rights, and convicted them on 22 counts of conspiracy to defraud.
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.