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Hong Kong
• Xianggang
• Hsiang-kang
• HK
• HKSAR
• 香港
• Fragrant HarborFirst recorded in a book of local history of Guangdong, Yue da ji 粵大記 published in Ming dynasty (1595)
Quick Reference of Hong Kong
Background information of Hong Kong:
HKSAR webpage http://www.gov.hk
Brand Hong Kong http://www.brandhk.gov.hk/
HK Tourism Board
http://www.discoverhongkong.com
Hong Kong Yearbook
http://www.yearbook.gov.hk/
Hong Kong Yearbookhttp://www.yearbook.gov.hk/
• Official Annual Report of the HKSAR• Available online from 1997 onwards
ExampleHow does the Muslim community operate in Hong Kong?
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Finding Articles on Hong Kong Studies
Database: Hong Kong Journals Online
Database: Academic Search Premier
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Finding Photos of Hong Kong
Hong Kong Public Records Office,Archives for Still and Moving Images http://www.grs.gov.hk/ws/online/movi
ng_still/photo.htm
• Includes about 8,000 photos taken in Hong Kong dated back to 1860s
Hong Kong Public Library, Multimedia Information System
http://hkclweb.hkpl.gov.hk/hkclr2/internet/eng/html/frm-adv_srch.html
The Hong Kong Heritage Projecthttps://www.hongkongheritage.org/html/eng/index.html
• The history of Kadoorie family, its business and charitable works in Hong Kong
• Includes Archive, photos, videos, documents and oral history
Virtual Heritage Explorerhttp://vhe.lcsd.gov.hk/vhe/main.jsp?langNo=1&pageAction=MAIN
• Provides 360-degree cubical panorama for about 60 historic buildings and sites in Hong Kong
Gwulo: Old Hong Konghttp://gwulo.com/
•Website on Historical Hong Kong•Includes photos of Hong Kong from 1860 to present day
Hong Kong Photo Galleryhttp://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong.htm
•Photos of buildings & transport of contemporary HK•Browse by geographical region/topic
Hong Kong Heritage Museumhttp://www.heritagemuseum.gov.hk/
• Thematic Exhibition: Hong Kong Photography Series• City Flâneur: Social Documentary Photography (until 3/1/2011)• Showcase Social Landscape Photography of Hong Kong dating b
ack to 1950s to present day
Hong Kong Museum of History http://hk.history.museum
• Witness of Time: Photos of Central and Western District in the 1970s (until 10 Jan 2011)
• Co-organized with the Royal Asiatic Society (Hong Kong Branch)
• 300 photos of religious structures, public buildings and Chinese residences in Central and Western District
HK Public Records Officehttp://www.grs.gov.hk/ws/english/org_pro.htm
• Over 1,000,000 archival records and library items documenting the different aspects of the HK government
• Unique information resources, dated from the mid 19th century to the present
• Materials in different formats ranging from files, bound volumes, photographs, posters, maps and plans to films.