21 chronicle entries dated 24 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.
涉及地點油麻地、九龍、香港、新九龍、禮頓山、青山灣、磨刀島、大欖植林區、油麻地文景樓、告士打道Places appearing in these entries (not an exhaustive list of where events happened).
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Chronicle entries dated 24 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/1895#〈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: Territory, Geography and Population (p. 〈頁碼〉). Accessed 2026-10-18. /chronicle/archive/1937#〈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/1973#〈條目編號〉
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On 24 December 1903, the Hong Kong Government established a comprehensive regulatory regime for public health and building construction through an ordinance.
On 24 December 1944, a passenger ship named Lingnan Maru set sail from Hong Kong for Macao and, while passing the waters around Mudao Island off Castle Peak Bay, was attacked by United States military aircraft, killing 349 people, among them Chan Lim-pak, then a member of the Chinese Representative Council serving the Japanese side.
On 24 December 1949, about 1,500 tram company workers launched a go-slow, protesting the management's unwillingness to improve pay and allowances; they continued to operate trams carrying passengers but did not collect fares, allowing passengers to ride free.
On 24 December 1962, the opening ceremony of Hang Seng Bank's new headquarters building was held; the building was designed by Yuen Tat-cho, with 22 storeys and a total height of 73.45 metres.
At about 4:30 pm on 24 December 1973, a hill fire broke out in the Tai Lam afforestation area near Tai Lam Chung Reservoir; the Agriculture and Fisheries Department mobilised nearly 100 people to fight it.
On 24 December 1982, the Hong Kong Government completed the enactment of an amending ordinance requiring employers to insure their employees and to pay compensation for work injuries, and establishing an Employees' Compensation Assessment Board.
On 24 December 1998 the HKSAR Government confirmed by gazette notice that a national law on the exclusive economic zone and continental shelf had commenced implementation.
The consultation period for legislation under Article 23 of the Basic Law ended on 24 December, during which more than 90,000 submissions were received.
On 24 December 2003, law enforcement officers entered a residential unit in Man King Building, Yau Ma Tei at night, arrested Kwai Ping-hung and another accomplice, and seized a large quantity of firearms and ammunition.
On 24 December 2009, the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region announced that an ordinance amending provisions relating to domestic violence had been enacted, extending protection to same-sex cohabiting partners.
On 24 December 2013, the police announced that a batch of highly realistic HK$1,000 counterfeit banknotes had been seized in the market, involving the 2003 version issued by HSBC and BOCHK.
On 24 December 2014, when an armoured van drove to Gloucester Road, three cash boxes on board fell out containing banknotes worth a total of $270 million, of which $52 million in banknotes spilled onto the road.
A passer-by picked up banknotes with a face value of 15.23 million dollars and later returned them in batches, but about 7.3 million dollars remains unaccounted for.
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.