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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.discovershropshire.org.uk/html/search/verb/GetRecord/theme:20070316120518 The K.S.L.I. and the Hong Kong Plague, 1894]. discovershropshire.org.uk | ||
**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] | ||
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===Historical books online=== | ===Historical books online=== | ||
| − | *Online books are available at the website [http://bamboo.lib.hku.hk/HKWest/HKWest.htm Hong Kong & the West until 1860] , a [http://lib.hku.hk/database digital initiative] from the [http://lib.hku.hk/ University of Hong Kong Libraries]. | + | *Online books are available at the website [http://bamboo.lib.hku.hk/HKWest/HKWest.htm Hong Kong & the West until 1860] , a [http://lib.hku.hk/database digital initiative] from the [http://lib.hku.hk/ University of Hong Kong Libraries]. [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 publically 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 publically available. | ||
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| + | ===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 | ||
| + | **[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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[[Category:Locations]] | [[Category:Locations]] | ||
[[Category:China]] | [[Category:China]] | ||
Revision as of 14:18, 13 August 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
- 1894 Plague
- A Pestilential Place: The Plague Epidemic of 1894 and the Whitewash Brigade citylifehk.com. Includes information about Plague medals.
- The K.S.L.I. and the Hong Kong Plague, 1894. discovershropshire.org.uk
- Details of 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 html version, original pdf
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. 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 publically available.
Journals online
- Online editions of Journal of the Hong Kong Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 1961-2007 from Hong Kong Journals online The University of Hong Kong Libraries
- "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)
