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==Records==
 
==Records==
 
*''British and Indian Armies on the China Coast 1785-1985'' by Alan Harfield 1990 is  available at the [[British Library]]. Includes lists such as “List of Known Recipients of the Hong Kong Plague Medal 1894” and “List of Officers who served with the Hong Kong Regiment 1892-1902”. This [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/uk.people.ex-forces/v3LqubdrU1k link] lists some “Military Commanders of Hong Kong and China” from the book (pages 483-484)
 
*''British and Indian Armies on the China Coast 1785-1985'' by Alan Harfield 1990 is  available at the [[British Library]]. Includes lists such as “List of Known Recipients of the Hong Kong Plague Medal 1894” and “List of Officers who served with the Hong Kong Regiment 1892-1902”. This [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/uk.people.ex-forces/v3LqubdrU1k link] lists some “Military Commanders of Hong Kong and China” from the book (pages 483-484)
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*See Hong Kong Government Reports Online, below. A researcher advised that he found details of a relative who worked for the Hong Kong lighthouse service in these online government publications.<ref> Who Do You Think You Are? Forum thread [http://www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com/forum/topic10068.html  Lighthouse keeper in the dark]</ref>
  
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
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===Historical books online===
 
===Historical books online===
 
*[http://www.lib.hku.hk/database/  The Universities of Hong Kong Libraries Digital Initiatives] includes
 
*[http://www.lib.hku.hk/database/  The Universities of Hong Kong Libraries Digital Initiatives] includes
**[http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkgro/index.jsp Hong Kong Government Reports Online 1842-1941]  [http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkgro/browse.jsp Browse the titles]. Includes the ''Hong Kong Government Gazette''.
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**[http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkgro/index.jsp Hong Kong Government Reports Online 1842-1941]  Click on  'Browse the titles' to see the titles available. Includes the ''Hong Kong Government Gazette''.  
 
**[http://bamboo.lib.hku.hk/HKWest/HKWest.htm Hong Kong & the West until 1860] [http://bamboo.lib.hku.hk/HKWest/HKWest.asp?page=1&TEXT1=b_all Browse the titles]
 
**[http://bamboo.lib.hku.hk/HKWest/HKWest.htm Hong Kong & the West until 1860] [http://bamboo.lib.hku.hk/HKWest/HKWest.asp?page=1&TEXT1=b_all Browse the titles]
 
**'''Restricted access'''. Online books are available  at the website  China Through Western Eyes , from the same source. Covers the period until 1911, although the date of publication may be later.  Includes titles about missionary work. Unfortunately this database is no longer publicly available.
 
**'''Restricted access'''. Online books are available  at the website  China Through Western Eyes , from the same source. Covers the period until 1911, although the date of publication may be later.  Includes titles about missionary work. Unfortunately this database is no longer publicly available.
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===Journals online===
 
===Journals online===
*Online editions of [http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkjo/issue.jsp?book=44 ''Journal of the Hong Kong Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society'' 1961-2007] from [http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkjo/browse.jsp Hong Kong Journals online] The University of Hong Kong Libraries
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[http://hkjo.lib.hku.hk/exhibits/show/hkjo/home Hong Kong Journals online] The University of Hong Kong Libraries. Click on 'Browse the titles' to see all the titles available. Included are the following:
**[http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkjo/view/4401250.pdf "Transactions of the China Medico-Chirurgical Society" <nowiki>[</nowiki>Hong Kong<nowiki>]</nowiki>, 1845-46] by H. A. Rydings  ''Journal of the Hong Kong Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society'' Volume 13 (1973)  
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*Online editions of  ''Journal of the Hong Kong Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society'' 1961-2007  
**[http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkjo/view/4401303.pdf "Incident between the Hong Merchants and the Super-cargoes of the British East India Company in Canton, 1811"] by J. L. Cranmer-Byng ''Journal of the Hong Kong Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society'' Volume 15 (1975)  
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** "Transactions of the China Medico-Chirurgical Society" [Hong Kong], 1845-46 by H. A. Rydings  ''Journal of the Hong Kong Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society'' Volume 13 (1973)  
*[http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkjo/view/2602388.pdf "The Colony of Hongkong - From a Lecture on Reminiscences of a long Residence in the East"] by Rev. Jas. LEGGE, D.D., LL.D. ''The China Review, or notes & queries on the Far East'' Volume 1 No. 3 (1872)  
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**"Incident between the Hong Merchants and the Super-cargoes of the British East India Company in Canton, 1811" by J. L. Cranmer-Byng ''Journal of the Hong Kong Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society'' Volume 15 (1975)  
*[http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkjo/view/2600561.pdf "Historical Outline of Medical Missions at Canton, Hongkong and Macao"] ''The China Review, or notes & queries on the Far East'' Volume 4 No. 5 (1876)
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*"The Colony of Hongkong - From a Lecture on Reminiscences of a long Residence in the East"by Rev. Jas. Legge, D.D., LL.D. ''The China Review, or notes & queries on the Far East'' Volume 1 No. 3 (1872)  
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*"Historical Outline of Medical Missions at Canton, Hongkong and Macao" ''The China Review, or notes & queries on the Far East'' Volume 4 No. 5 (1876)
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== References ==
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Revision as of 05:42, 30 January 2014

Records

  • British and Indian Armies on the China Coast 1785-1985 by Alan Harfield 1990 is available at the British Library. Includes lists such as “List of Known Recipients of the Hong Kong Plague Medal 1894” and “List of Officers who served with the Hong Kong Regiment 1892-1902”. This link lists some “Military Commanders of Hong Kong and China” from the book (pages 483-484)
  • See Hong Kong Government Reports Online, below. A researcher advised that he found details of a relative who worked for the Hong Kong lighthouse service in these online government publications.[1]

External links

  • Hong Kong Public Libraries
    • Information about the contents of the Old Newspapers data base, and microforms available.
    • Newspapers and Periodicals Services
    • To access online historical newspapers, from the link, Multimedia Information System (MMIS) select Collection, Digital Collection, then from “Browse Themes”, select “Culture and Society” then “Old HK Newspapers” to view these online. Previously the website advised the online newspapers are in TIFF format, which may require a plug-in. If you cannot see the newspaper images, refer Online books-Digital Library of India for more details of the TIFF format, including plug-ins. The Newspapers available in English are
      • China Mail (1866/01/04 – 1961/12/29),
      • Hong Kong Daily Press (1864/01/04 – 1941/09/30),
      • Hong Kong Sunday Herald (1929/01/06 – 1950/10/29),
      • Hong Kong Telegraph (1881/06/16 – 1951/03/30)
      • Hong Kong Weekly Press (1895/01/03 – 1909/12/24)
Note some issues and pages may be omitted

Second World War

Historical books online

Journals online

Hong Kong Journals online The University of Hong Kong Libraries. Click on 'Browse the titles' to see all the titles available. Included are the following:

  • Online editions of Journal of the Hong Kong Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 1961-2007
    • "Transactions of the China Medico-Chirurgical Society" [Hong Kong], 1845-46 by H. A. Rydings Journal of the Hong Kong Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society Volume 13 (1973)
    • "Incident between the Hong Merchants and the Super-cargoes of the British East India Company in Canton, 1811" by J. L. Cranmer-Byng Journal of the Hong Kong Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society Volume 15 (1975)
  • "The Colony of Hongkong - From a Lecture on Reminiscences of a long Residence in the East"by Rev. Jas. Legge, D.D., LL.D. The China Review, or notes & queries on the Far East Volume 1 No. 3 (1872)
  • "Historical Outline of Medical Missions at Canton, Hongkong and Macao" The China Review, or notes & queries on the Far East Volume 4 No. 5 (1876)

References

  1. Who Do You Think You Are? Forum thread Lighthouse keeper in the dark