Events
| Year Sort descending | Details |
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| 1975 | 1975 Queen Elizabeth visits Hong Kong Notes from Hong Kong Memory: Queen Elizabeth II arrived in Hong… read more |
| 1975 | Typhoon Elsie
Typhoon Elsie was one of the most intense typhoons that have affected Hong Kong in October. It was also the first occasion that required the hoisting of the Hurricane Signal, No. 10, since Typhoon… read more |
| 1977 | 1977 Princess Alexandra visits Hong Kong I've found mentions that her visit was "in early February", but I don't have the exact dates yet. Update: she arrived on 2 Feb as noted below. |
| 1979 | 1979 Typhoon Hope
Mean maximum average wind speed 38 knots (70km/h), maximum gusts 94 knots (174 km/h). 14 people were killed and 260 injured. 29 ocean-going vessels and 374 fishing boats were damaged or destroyed… read more |
| 1983 | 1983 Typhoon Ellen
Max wind speed: 134 knots Source: |
| 1986 | 1986 Queen Elizabeth visits Hong Kong
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| 1989 | 1989 Visit to Hong Kong by the Prince and Princess of Wales
The Prince and Princess of Wales began their three-day Official Visit to the then British overseas territory of Hong Kong on this day in 1989, the highlight of which was the grand Opening of… read more |
| 2010 | 2010 old building at 45j ma tau wai road collapsed On 2010-1-29, an old building at 45j ma tau wai road collapsed causing 4 dead and 2 injured. It was located directly opposite the San Wai street. Following two picures show the scene just… read more |
| 2017 | 2017 Typhoon Hato
There were over 5,300 reports of fallen trees, many incidents of falling objects, one report of landslide as well as a number of flooding reports. Two police officers were hit on the head by… read more |
| 2018 | Typhoon Mangkhut
Typhoon Mangkhut arrived in Hong Kong in 2018. On Sept 16 2018, typhoon signal no. 8 was raised in predawn hours. It was increased to no. 10 in the morning. It landed in Guangdong later the same… read more |