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Singapore’s Joseph Schooling shows off his gold medal in the men’s 100-meter butterfly medals ceremony during the swimming competitions at the 2016 Olympics on August 12, 2016. Photo: AP
Singapore

On This Day | Singapore wins first ever Olympic gold in 2016 – SCMP archive

On this day 10 years ago, Joseph Schooling outswam Michael Phelps to bring Singapore its first Olympic gold medal.

Hong Kong

In pictures: 50 years of Hong Kong’s yum cha teahouse tradition

Greece

On This Day | ‘Stunning spectacle’: Rio Olympics kicks off in Brazil in 2016 – SCMP archive

Hong Kong cinema

On This Day | John Woo’s A Better Tomorrow turns 40 – SCMP archive

As A Better Tomorrow celebrates its 40th anniversary, we look back at how the film redefined the Hong Kong action genre.

Film still of A Better Tomorrow (1986) starring (from left) Ti Lung, Ming Leung, and Chow Yun-fat. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong weather

On This Day | Anger in Hong Kong over low signal during 2006 Typhoon Prapiroon – SCMP archive

20 years ago, Typhoon Prapiroon sparked outrage when the Hong Kong Observatory did not raise the No 8 signal despite risk, chaos.

Hong Kong society

On This Day | 2016 Pokemon Go fever sends Hongkongers on citywide hunt – SCMP archive

10 years ago, Hong Kong became the second place in Asia to get Pokemon Go, sparking a citywide craze and trespassing warnings.

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Hong Kong sports

On This Day | Windsurfer wins Hong Kong’s first Olympic gold in 1996 – SCMP archive

On this day 30 years ago, Hong Kong won its first Olympic gold. It would take almost exactly 25 years to win another one.

Lee Lai-shan raises her fist in triumph after winning a gold medal in the Olympic women’s windsurfing competition on July 29, 1996. Photo: David Wong
Accidents and disasters in China

On This Day | 1976 earthquake in China’s Tangshan kills over 240,000 people – SCMP archive

On this day 50 years ago, the deadliest earthquake in recorded history razed the mining town of Tangshan in China’s Hebei province.

Mainland China

In pictures: how generations of Hongkongers beat the summer

Locals have long swapped concrete for coastline, heading to the city’s coolest locations – our numerous accessible beaches.

NBA

On This Day | Chinese NBA star Yao Ming retires from basketball in 2011 – SCMP archive

On this day 15 years ago, one of China’s first global sports stars retired from basketball but insisted he would not completely leave it.

Yao Ming, then playing for the Houston Rockets, makes a free throw during an NBA China Games match against the New Jersey Nets on October 13, 2010. File photo: AFP
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.

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

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

See Hong Kong’s past through the lens of the craftsmanship, from mahjong tiles to shipbuilding, that laid the foundation for its growth.

Hong Kong International Airport

On This Day | ‘Goodbye and thank you’: Hong Kong’s old Kai Tak Airport closes - SCMP archive

Lights go out for the last time as army of staff works overnight on move to Chek Lap Kok.

Hong Kong economy

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

On this day 20 years ago, Hong Kong reduced the working week from 5.5 days to 5 for the city’s government staff.

Pictured on May 15, 2006: Civil Service Secretary Denise Yue Chung-yee at RTHK’s phone-in programme in Broadcasting House, Kowloon Tong. Photo: SCMP
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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China Railway

On This Day | Shanghai-Beijing high-speed rail link officially began operations in 2011 – SCMP archive

The landmark Shanghai–to–Beijing rail link marks a new era for Chinese transit.

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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.

(From right) Arnaldo de Oliveira Sales, Chairman of the Urban Council; Mrs Sales; and Sir Run Run Shaw of the Shaw Brothers sharing a joke at the opening of the first Hong Kong International Film Festival on June 27, 1977. Photo: C.Y Yu
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.

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.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

On This Day | Hong Kong declared Sars-free in 2003 – SCMP archive

On this day 23 years ago, the World Health Organization declared the end of Sars in Hong Kong after the epidemic left 299 dead in the city.

Large-scale cleaning at Telford Gardens in Kowloon Bay on April 11, 2003. Photo: Martin Chan
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.

Mickey Mouse entertains visitors at Shanghai’s Disneyland theme park on its opening day on June 16, 2016. Photo: AP
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.

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’.

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.

Fishermen at Sheung Wan, in 1984. Photo: SCMP Archives
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.

Actors Sylvester Stallone (centre) and Jackie Chan (right) arrive at the opening party of Planet Hollywood in Tsim Sha Tsui on May 29, 1994. Photo: SCMP Archive
Hong Kong society

On This Day | Hong Kong ‘Happy Ghost’ actress Lo Ming-chu dies at 47 in 2016 – SCMP archive

Police say they found medication including diet pills in her flat in Bel-Air Residence on Hong Kong Island.

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.

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