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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'' 1842-1941 and the ''Blue Book'' 1871-1940. ([https://gwulo.com/hong-kong-blue-books Details of ''Blue Books''] gwulo.com.) Earlier editions of the ''Blue Books of Statistics'' are available at the National Archives, Kew record series CO 133, commencing with CO 133/1, for 1844.
***In addition, [https://archive.org/details/hongkongbluebook1920hong/page/n3 ''Hong Kong Blue Book for the year 1920''], including [https://archive.org/details/hongkongbluebook1920hong/page/72 "List of Officers"] page 73. Archive.org.
**[httphttps://bamboodigitalrepository.lib.hku.hk/HKWestcollection/k0698b414/HKWest.htm Hong Kong & the West until 1860] **[httphttps://bamboodigitalrepository.lib.hku.hk/HKWestcollection/b8515n36q/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 ] Originally covered the period until 1911, although the date of publication may be have been later, but this may no longer apply. Includes titles about missionary work. Unfortunately this database is no longer publicly available.Some items may be extracts only, and are classified Resource Type: Article
*[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=MYdA2zTNYRkC&pg=PP9 ''The Hongkong Directory: With List of Foreign Residents in China''] 1859 Google Books
*''The Directory & Chronicle for China, Japan, Corea, Indo-China, Straits Settlements, Malay States, Siam, Netherlands India, Borneo, the Philippines, &c''. For a range of editions to 1922, see [[China]].
:''Colonial Office List'' (to 1925) and the later title ''The Dominions Office and Colonial Office List'' are available at the [[British Library]] UIN: BLL01002841625 and UIN: BLL01007173533
*''Narrative of the Voyages and Services of the Nemesis, from 1840 to 1843; and of the Combined Naval and Military Operations in China: Comprising a Complete Account of the Colony of Hong Kong, and Remarks on the Character and Habits of the Chinese'' from Notes of W[illiam] H[enry] Hall, R N and W D Bernard 1844 [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=nX1CAAAAcAAJ&pg=PR1 Volume I], [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=9HZCAAAAcAAJ&pg=PP9 Volume II] Google Books
*[https://archive.org/details/jstor-1798051 "Note on the Island of Hong-Kong"] by A R Johnston .HM Deputy Superintendent of Trade, an article from ''Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London, Volume 14. January 1, 1844''Archive.org*[https://archive.org/details/gri_33125012657132 ''Description of a view of the island and bay of Hong Kong…''] 1844 Archive.org
*[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=4QkTAAAAYAAJ&pg=PP11 ''Reports from Committees: Mortality of Troops (China)''] Session 1 February-10 August 1866 Volume XV. Ordered to be printed by The House of Commons 24 July 1866. Google Books.
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=-9QMAAAAIAAJ&pg=PR3 ''The Treaty Ports of China and Japan: A Complete Guide to the Open Ports of Those Countries, Together with Peking, Yedo, Hongkong and Macao. Forming a Guide Book & Vade Mecum for Travellers, Merchants, and Residents in General''] by William Frederick Mayers, N B Dennys, and Charles King 1867. '''Note''': The maps have not been filmed. Google Books
*[https://archive.org/details/b21297496/page/n7 ''Report on the causes and continuance of plague in Hongkong and suggestions as to remedial measures''] by WJ Simpson 1903 Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/details/twentiethcentury00wriguoft ''Twentieth century impressions of Hong-kong, Shanghai, and other Treaty Ports of China: their history, people, commerce, industries, and resources''] by Arnold Wright 1908 Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/details/cu31924071143832/page/n5 ''Historical and statistical abstract of the colony of Hongkong. 1911'']. Appears to be an official publication. There was an earlier edition in 1907. There appear to be later editions published 1922, (for the period to 1920), and 1932 (for the period to 1930).
*[https://archive.org/details/hongkongshorthis00mag ''Hong Kong: A short history of the colony and an outline of the present political situation in China''] by A G M. 3rd edition revised c 1928 (or later) (catalogued as 1900) Archive.org
*[http://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.$b658121?urlappend=%3Bseq=9 ''Shanghai Lawyer''] by Norwood F. Allman 1943 Hathi Trust Digital Library. Includes some chapters on internment by the Japanese in Hong Kong during WW2
