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***details of an [http://gwulo.com/node/8734 online database of the 6,000+ burials in the Hong Kong Cemetery] | ***details of an [http://gwulo.com/node/8734 online database of the 6,000+ burials in the Hong Kong Cemetery] | ||
*Rudi Butt’s [http://hongkongsfirst.blogspot.com/ Hong Kong’s First]. A blog about historical aspects of Hong Kong | *Rudi Butt’s [http://hongkongsfirst.blogspot.com/ Hong Kong’s First]. A blog about historical aspects of Hong Kong | ||
| + | *[http://gmic.co.uk/index.php/topic/149-hong-kong-plague-medal/ Hong Kong Plague Medal 1894] gmic.co.uk. [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 | ||
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===Second World War=== | ===Second World War=== | ||
*[http://www.hongkongwardiary.com/searchgarrison.html Hong Kong War Diary : Hong Kong Defenders ,December 1941-August 1945] Includes Indian Army Units and Indian Medical Service | *[http://www.hongkongwardiary.com/searchgarrison.html Hong Kong War Diary : Hong Kong Defenders ,December 1941-August 1945] Includes Indian Army Units and Indian Medical Service | ||
*''The Battle of Hong Kong 1941: A note on the literature and the effectiveness of the defence'' by Lawrence W C Lai, University of Hong Kong , Discussion paper series, July 2000 [http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:VoFgbzNO-ZwJ:ebook.lib.hku.hk/CADAL/B38630229.pdf+The+Battle+of+Hong+Kong+1941:+A+note+on+the+literature+and+the+effectiveness+of+the+defence+b&hl=en&gl=au&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEEShk--4OIxpwj7ZDQIVlwlYoHs5Il1B_MbFHES8iuYBuNu8ayy9qunZkBPKOaVa0c0wd5iITgA3R6EjIW_mxq5WMdiS2z3DWDEYkUYNYzbCIXlqSaEzqg7mh0oD1BODE1d4yK3Fn&sig=AHIEtbQgOH99ETvoM93iEvL4oQbYpZih0g html version], [http://ebook.lib.hku.hk/CADAL/B38630229.pdf original pdf] | *''The Battle of Hong Kong 1941: A note on the literature and the effectiveness of the defence'' by Lawrence W C Lai, University of Hong Kong , Discussion paper series, July 2000 [http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:VoFgbzNO-ZwJ:ebook.lib.hku.hk/CADAL/B38630229.pdf+The+Battle+of+Hong+Kong+1941:+A+note+on+the+literature+and+the+effectiveness+of+the+defence+b&hl=en&gl=au&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEEShk--4OIxpwj7ZDQIVlwlYoHs5Il1B_MbFHES8iuYBuNu8ayy9qunZkBPKOaVa0c0wd5iITgA3R6EjIW_mxq5WMdiS2z3DWDEYkUYNYzbCIXlqSaEzqg7mh0oD1BODE1d4yK3Fn&sig=AHIEtbQgOH99ETvoM93iEvL4oQbYpZih0g html version], [http://ebook.lib.hku.hk/CADAL/B38630229.pdf original pdf] | ||
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===Historical books online=== | ===Historical books online=== | ||
Revision as of 14:14, 7 July 2012
External links
- Hong Kong Public Libraries
- To access online historical newspapers, from the link, 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 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
- Information about the contents of the Old Newspapers data base, and microforms available.
- Newspapers and Periodicals Services
- The BACSA Archive at the British Library has the following catalogue entries in respect of Hong Kong
- David’s Gwulo: Old Hong Kong including
- Rudi Butt’s Hong Kong’s First. A blog about historical aspects of Hong Kong
- Hong Kong Plague Medal 1894 gmic.co.uk. The K.S.L.I. and the Hong Kong Plague, 1894. discovershropshire.org.uk
Second World War
- Hong Kong War Diary : Hong Kong Defenders ,December 1941-August 1945 Includes Indian Army Units and Indian Medical Service
- The Battle of Hong Kong 1941: A note on the literature and the effectiveness of the defence by Lawrence W C Lai, University of Hong Kong , Discussion paper series, July 2000 html version, original pdf
Historical books online
- Online books are available at the website Hong Kong & the West until 1860 , a digital initiative from the University of Hong Kong Libraries.
- 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 publically available.
