24 chronicle entries dated 17 December, 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.
涉及地點些利街、香港、長沙灣、跑馬地、沙田、南生圍、啟德跑道公園Places appearing in these entries (not an exhaustive list of where events happened).
同日條目
Chronicle entries dated 17 December (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/1866#〈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/2007#〈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/2014#〈條目編號〉
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On 17 December 1866, a Portuguese club named the Club Lusitano was formally founded on Shelley Street, with its opening ceremony presided over by the Governor of Macao, Coelho do Amaral.
On 17 December 1915, the Hong Kong Government introduced regulation of the import and export of goods, and under an ordinance empowered the Import and Export Office to inspect all goods entering and leaving the territory.
On 17 December 1969, the Hang Seng Index officially began operating in the Hong Kong stock market, an arrangement arising from a collaboration agreement between Hang Seng Bank and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
On 17 December 1969, the Far East Exchange Limited, founded by Lee Fook-chiu, officially opened as Hong Kong's second institution operating securities trading, breaking the situation since 1891 in which there had been only one exchange, and later became one of the members forming the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong.
On 17 December 1990, HSBC announced the establishment of HSBC Holdings, a company incorporated in the United Kingdom with its headquarters still in Hong Kong.
On 17 December 1992, Hong Kong Internet & Gateway Services Ltd. obtained registered status in Hong Kong as the first local internet service provider, with its business operations commencing in August 1993.
The scheme had a quota on applications, and successful applicants did not need to secure employment with a Hong Kong employer before arriving in Hong Kong.
On 17 December 1999, the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region began implementing the Admission of Talents Scheme to attract highly skilled or talented persons to settle in Hong Kong.
On 17 December 2000, the Hong Kong Heritage Museum held the 'Longevity' exhibition, displaying over 100 Qing dynasty imperial banquet artefacts from the Palace Museum collection.
On 17 December 2005, during the WTO Ministerial Conference held in Hong Kong, numerous Korean farmers arrived in Hong Kong to protest, and the situation subsequently escalated into a riot.
The statement pointed out that existing wetlands must be wisely used in accordance with the principles of the Ramsar Convention, and that wildlife habitats should be protected through active management.
On 17 December 2013, the Court of Final Appeal ruled that the seven-year residence requirement for Comprehensive Social Security Assistance was unconstitutional.
The Court of Final Appeal ordered the SAR Government to restore the arrangement whereby one year of residence in Hong Kong was sufficient to apply for Comprehensive Social Security Assistance.
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.