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China and the Modern World
The digital archive collections source from preeminent libraries and archives across the world.
Hong Kong, Britain, and China, Part I: 1841–1951
- Digitized from the British Colonial Office records grouped under the CO 129 Series, the collection consists of despatches and correspondence between the governors of Hong Kong and the Colonial Office, as well as letters and telegrams of other government departments and organizations. It provides detailed and valuable information on the political, military, social, economic, and external development of Hong Kong.
Hong Kong, Britain, and China, Part II: 1965–1993
- Primarily from the records of British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO 40), this collection continues where Hong Kong, Britain and China Part I, 1841–1951 left off, and documents the process of Hong Kong maneuvering, surviving, thriving, and transforming into a modern international metropolis and financial center in the wider context of the Cold War.
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