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New E-Resources: Hong Kong, Britain and China 1841–1951

Filed under: Collections, New E-resources

11 Nov 2019

New e-resources
China and the Modern World: Hong Kong, Britain and China 1841–1951

A collection of British government documents on colonial Hong Kong. Digitized from British Colonial Office records, the collection consists of despatches and correspondence between the governors of Hong Kong and the Colonial Office. It also includes letters and telegrams of other government departments and organizations such as the Foreign Office, Home Office, and War Offices.

This database features handwritten text recognition, allowing users to perform full text keyword searches of handwritten primary sources.

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