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A Cafe de Coral mini-store pictured in 1989. The company was the first Hong Kong restaurant group to go public. Photo: SCMP
Hong Kong society

On This Day | In 1986, Cafe de Coral is first Hong Kong food chain to go public – SCMP archive

On this day 40 years ago, Cafe de Coral became the first Hong Kong restaurant group to list on the city’s stock exchange.

Hong Kong

In pictures: ‘Made in Hong Kong’ - craft industries that built the city

Hong Kong economy

On This Day | Hong Kong pivots to a 5-day civil service work week in 2006 – SCMP archive

Tibet

On This Day | World’s highest railway begins operation in 2006 – SCMP archive

The first trains on a rail route connecting China’s capital to the Tibetan Plateau began their journey 20 years ago today.

Passengers settle in the 48-hour journey to Beijing via the Qinghai-Tibet Railway. Photo: SCMP
Hong Kong

On This Day | ‘New era’: Hong Kong returns to Chinese rule in 1997 – SCMP archive

The handover ceremony 29 years ago marked the end of over 150 years of British colonial rule in the city.

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Hong Kong International Film Festival

On This Day | Hong Kong hosts its first International Film Festival in 1977 – SCMP archive

The first Hong Kong International Film Festival was held in 1977. This year marked its 50th iteration.

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Hong Kong society

On This Day | Hong Kong’s Tiu Keng Leng residents win landmark case in 1996 – SCMP archive

On this day 30 years ago, a judge ruled refugees living in Rennie’s Mill were treated unfairly although their homes were ultimately demolished.

Rennie’s Mill residents celebrate outside the High Court after winning the court case on Jun 27, 1996. Photo: Robert Ng
Hong Kong

In pictures: 50 years of Hong Kong lottery Mark Six

Fancy a flutter? Discover the Mark Six lottery’s half-century journey, from tackling illegal gambling to record payouts.

Shanghai

On This Day | In 2016, ‘China’s Disneyland’ opens in Shanghai – SCMP archive

On this day 10 years ago, Walt Disney expanded into China by opening its first theme park in Shanghai.

Hong Kong society

On This Day | 60 years ago, 64 killed in one of Hong Kong’s worst rainstorms – SCMP archive

On June 12, 1966, floods and landslides in Hong Kong killed 64 people, including two SCMP editors, with over 7,000 people losing their homes.

Cars tumbled down steep streets in North Point afterJune 1966’s heavy rainstorms. Photo: SCMP
Hong Kong

In pictures: Haw Par Mansion and the long-lost Tiger Balm Garden

Tiger Balm Garden was a sprawling park adjoining the eye-catching Haw Par Mansion. While the former was demolished in 2004, the latter is now being transformed into Hong Kong’s first ‘cultural villa’.

Ornate structures at the Tiger Balm Garden, in Tai Hang, in 1986. Photo: SCMP Archives
History

In pictures: Hong Kong’s fishing industry through the years

Commercial fishing was once much more integral to the city’s way of life, as SCMP photographers documented.

Hong Kong

On This Day | Jackie Chan, Sly Stallone attend 1994 Planet Hollywood opening – SCMP archive

On this day 32 years ago, a star-studded night with Bruce Willis, van Damme and others launched Asia’s first Planet Hollywood in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong

On This Day | Gazza and the ‘Dentist’s Chair’: England’s wild trip to Hong Kong – SCMP archive

On this day 30 years ago, a football match between England and a Hong Kong select team side ended in a wild night out in Causeway Bay.

Paul Gascoigne pictured with a female fan at The Jump Bar in Causeway Bay on May 30, 1996. Photo: SCMP
Hong Kong society

On This Day | Australian makes first swim around Hong Kong Island in 1976 – SCMP archive

On this day 50 years ago, Australia’s Linda McGill completed the first 45km swim around Hong Kong Island in 17 hours.

Australia’s Linda McGill smiles after completing the first 45km swim around Hong Kong Island on May 22, 1976. File photo: SCMP
Hong Kong culture

In pictures: crossing the Hong Kong-mainland China border through the decades

Discover how Hong Kong-mainland border crossings transformed from slow, queue-filled journeys in the 1970s to today’s seamless high-speed rail trips.

Hong Kong

On This Day | In 1961, Typhoon Alice claims 4 lives in Hong Kong – SCMP archive

On this day in 1961, a typhoon that hit the city injured around 20 and led to four – two women and two children – being killed.

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Hong Kong society

On This Day | Hong Kong’s HK$690 million Central Library opens in 2001 – SCMP archive

25 years ago, the Hong Kong Central Library in Causeway Bay opened to the public after years of controversy and months of delays.

Hong Kong’s Central Library was mired by controversy and criticism prior to its opening in May 2001. Photo: David Wong
Hong Kong

On This Day | Hong Kong’s iconic Bank of China Tower opens in 1990 – SCMP archive

Opening 36 years ago today, the landmark skyscraper was Hong Kong’s tallest at the time.

Russia

On This Day | In 2021, China becomes the third country to land a rover on Mars – SCMP archive

On this day five years ago, China became the third country in the world to safely land a rover on Mars after months of space travel.

Cathay Pacific

On This Day | Cathay Pacific debuts on Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 1986 – SCMP archive

On this day 40 years ago, the city’s flagship carrier opened to public trading on the stock exchange.

A Cathay Pacific Convair 880-22M-4 passes over Taikoo Dockyard in Hong Kong, during a publicity event in October 1968. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong culture

On This Day | In 1946, Hong Kong’s governor Sir Mark Young returns after WWII – SCMP archive

On this day 80 years ago, Sir Mark Young returned to Hong Kong after being a prisoner of war during the Japanese occupation.

Sir Mark Young (left) in an undated picture. He was serving as Hong Kong’s governor when the territory fell under Japanese occupation in 1941. Photo: SCMP Archive
Queen Elizabeth II

On This Day | A look back on Queen Elizabeth’s life, a century since her birth – SCMP archive

On this day 100 years ago, Queen Elizabeth II was born. Here’s a look back at SCMP’s coverage of some highlights from her life and reign.

Hong Kong culture

In pictures: Hong Kong’s groundbreaking Wah Fu public housing estate

Wah Fu Estate’s iconic 1968 design, community spirit and ongoing redevelopment make this Hong Kong landmark a compelling story of heritage, architecture and urban change.

Mainland China

In pictures: Hong Kong’s watchmaking industry through the decades

How time flies: a look back at Hong Kong’s watch industry from the 1960s to the 2000s.

Students learn how to make watches at the Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Studies, in Kowloon Tong, in 1999, when the process of manufacturing moving from Hong Kong to mainland China was well underway. Photo: May Tse
Rugby World Cup Sevens

In pictures: 50 years of mud, sweat and beers at the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens

Try, try again: a look back at the thrilling sporting action of Hong Kong’s premier tournament.

New Zealand’s Dallas Seymour powers his way through the mud as his team faces Hong Kong at the 1992 Cathay Pacific-Hongkong Bank Invitation Sevens at Hong Kong Stadium. The All Blacks won, obviously. Photo: SCMP Archives
Hong Kong society

On This Day | HSBC’s HK$5 billion headquarters opens in Hong Kong in 1986 – SCMP archive

When it opened 40 years ago, the bank’s new headquarters was the most expensive building in the world.

Hong Kong

On This Day | Riots over Star Ferry fare increase kill 1 as 1,800 arrested – SCMP archive

Sixty years ago in April 1966, thousands of Hongkongers protested over planned 5-cent increase to Star Ferry ticket prices.

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