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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.hkpl.gov.hk/eindex.html Hong Kong Public Libraries]
*[http://www.hkpl.gov.hk/eindex.html Hong Kong Public Libraries]
**To access online historical newspapers, from the link, [http://hkclweb.hkpl.gov.hk/hkclr2/internet/eng/html/welcome.html Multimedia Information System (MMIS)] select either Basic Search or Advanced Search, then select “Old HK Newspapers” to view these online. Note restricted hours of access apply, as detailed in a [http://www.hkpl.gov.hk/english/collections/services_er/services_er_mmis/services_er_mmis.html  second MMIS page]. (Hong Kong Standard Time is 8 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT+8)). When there is no access,  the first link  defaults to the second link. The online newspapers are in TIFF format, which requires a plug-in. For more details of the TIFF format, including plug-ins, refer [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Online books-Digital Library of India]]
**Information about the contents of the [http://www.hkpl.gov.hk/english/services/services_rlr/services_rlr_historyhk.html#oldnews Old Newspapers] data base, and microforms available.
**Information about the contents of the [http://www.hkpl.gov.hk/english/services/services_rlr/services_rlr_historyhk.html#oldnews Old Newspapers] data base, and microforms available.
**[http://www.hkpl.gov.hk/english/services/services_rls/services_rls_nps.html Newspapers and Periodicals Services]  
**[http://www.hkpl.gov.hk/english/services/services_rls/services_rls_nps.html Newspapers and Periodicals Services]  
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**[http://www.discovershropshire.org.uk/html/search/verb/GetRecord/theme:20070316120518 The K.S.L.I. and the Hong Kong Plague, 1894]. discovershropshire.org.uk. [http://www.britisharmedforces.org/li_pages/regiments/ksli/shrop_hongkong.htm K.S.L.I.: Hong Kong Plague Medal 1894] britisharmedforces.org
**[http://www.discovershropshire.org.uk/html/search/verb/GetRecord/theme:20070316120518 The K.S.L.I. and the Hong Kong Plague, 1894]. discovershropshire.org.uk. [http://www.britisharmedforces.org/li_pages/regiments/ksli/shrop_hongkong.htm K.S.L.I.: Hong Kong Plague Medal 1894] britisharmedforces.org
**Details of [https://www.dixonsmedals.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=1001747 ''The Whitewash Brigade: The Hong Kong Plague of 1894''] “includes all known recipients of the Hong Kong Plague Medal”. www.dixonsmedals.co.uk, . Available at the [[British Library]]
**Details of [https://www.dixonsmedals.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=1001747 ''The Whitewash Brigade: The Hong Kong Plague of 1894''] “includes all known recipients of the Hong Kong Plague Medal”. www.dixonsmedals.co.uk, . Available at the [[British Library]]
**"The Great Plague of Hong Kong" by E G Pryor  ''Journal of the Hong Kong Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society'' (Hong Kong: Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland. Hong Kong Branch (Hong Kong Branch)) 1975: 61-70 [https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:ffqrzP_rnNUJ:humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/~lha/middle_ages/plagueHK.pdf+bubonic+plague+hong+kong+1894&hl=en&gl=au&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEEShMHdU7VhmtV9HyUWovjKxlOh5avyiVbQv1iMJUBCniQZKr4nRxYqNZ6YVcKtYMNcYoyEx3O4zFDhbJZc2xFkMGI-1qoH0n8V-vgK9njyIMQqOaDiLRjPeE_TquhTg7As8-XGMa&sig=AHIEtbTyT2Lp5RksJvloqLV2QAOpQcQxZw html version], [http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/~lha/middle_ages/plagueHK.pdf original pdf]
**[http://www.casademacau.org.au/history/historyarticlepages/calamity.htm 'An unexampled calamity' - The Hong Kong Plague of 1894] by Stuart Braga. Originally in ''Casa de Macau Australia Newsletter'', September 2007 and January 2008 issues. www.casademacau.org.au
**[http://www.casademacau.org.au/history/historyarticlepages/calamity.htm 'An unexampled calamity' - The Hong Kong Plague of 1894] by Stuart Braga. Originally in ''Casa de Macau Australia Newsletter'', September 2007 and January 2008 issues. www.casademacau.org.au
**[http://newspaperarchive.com/london-and-china-telegraph/1894-07-16/page-14 ''London And China Telegraph'', July 16, 1894 Page 14] newspaperarchive.com
**[http://newspaperarchive.com/london-and-china-telegraph/1894-07-16/page-14 ''London And China Telegraph'', July 16, 1894 Page 14] newspaperarchive.com

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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)

External links

Second World War

Historical books online

Journals online