Research Guides: Resources Guide to Hong Kong Studies: Hong Kong History

Reference Sources

Hong Kong Yearbook
Read the latest Hong Kong Yearbook here. You can also access past yearbooks (1997-2013) in archive through this web site.
Historical Hong Kong Annual Reports

Mapping Hong Kong : a historical atlas
Publication Date: 1992
It has old street maps, topographic maps, as well as some aerial photographs.
香港史　硏究　書目　題解　／ Xianggang shi yan jiu shu mu ti jie /
Call Number: DS796 .H757 L526 2001
Publication Date: 2001
An Annotated bibliography of Hong Kong history
Hongkong studies: a bibliography by Compiled by M.I. Berkowitz [and] Eddie K.K. Poon
Publication Date: 1969

Browse the shelf in this range DS796.H7 – H797 to find books on the History of Hong Kong

Subject Headings: use the following links to quickly find books on key periods of Hong Kong's history:

Opium War 1840-1842, Cession of Hong Kong

Japanese Occupation of Hong Kong

Hong Kong Handover 1997

ChinaMaxx Digital Library (SuperStar)
Use search term "香港" to search for ebooks on Hong Kong in Simplified Chinese.
Ebooks on Hong Kong in English language
To further limit the search results:
add more lines/keywords in the advanced search box
Hong Kong Literature Collection
The database is provided by Hong Kong Public Libraries and consists of nearly 1,000 authors' biographies, bibliographies of works and criticism of literary authors related to Hong Kong literary scene.