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*[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
*''British Rule In Eastern Asia: A Study of Contemporary Government and Economic development in British Malaya and Hong Kong'' by Lennox A Mills 1941. Issued under the auspices of the Secretariat, Institute of Pacific Relations International Research Series. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.89975/page/n7/mode/2up File 1] some missing pages noted; [https://archive.org/details/in.gov.ignca.35262 File 2] Archive.org. Public Library of India Collection.
*[https://archive.org/details/travelerstalemem0000cand/page/n9 ''A Traveler's Tale : Memories of India''] by Enid Saunders Candlin 1974. Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library. The initial pages indicate the situation in Hong Kong to 1941 when the author’s husband a metallurgist/chemical engineer was transferred to India to work for the Inspectorate of Armaments in ordnance factories. By the same author (born in Shanghai, daughter of a tea merchant) ''The Breach in the Wall: A Memoir of Old China'' 1973. Available at the [[British Library]] UIN: BLL01000594031 [https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/enid-saunders-candlin/the-breach-in-the-wall-a-memoir-of-the-old-chin/ A review] kirkusreviews.com.
*[http://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.$b658121?urlappend=%3Bseq=9 ''Shanghai Lawyer''] by Norwood F. Allman 1943 HathiTrust Digital Library. Includes some chapters on internment by the Japanese in Hong Kong during WW2.
