Hong Kong: Difference between revisions

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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
- Cemetery files and registers : South East Asia, and the Far East; Hong Kong, Reference material: Publications - by country; China: Hong Kong
David’s Gwulo: Old Hong Kong including
- Cemeteries in Hong Kong
  - details of an online database of the 6,000+ burials in the Hong Kong Cemetery
Rudi Butt’s Hong Kong’s First. A blog about historical aspects of Hong Kong

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

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.

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 ===Historical books online===
-*'''Restricted access'''. Online books are available  at the website  China Through Western Eyes , a [http://lib.hku.hk/database digital initiative] from the  [http://lib.hku.hk/ University of Hong Kong Libraries]. 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.
+*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].
+**'''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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