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Print Sources
Documentary History of England DA 26 D55
English Historical Documents DA 26 E55
Source-Book of English History DA 32.5 L5
Chinese Civilization and Society: A Sourcebook DS 721 C517
The People’s Republic of China: A Documentary History DS 777.55 P423
The People’s Republic of China, 1949-1979 Oversize DS
777.55 P4243
Website
Hong Kong Government Reports Online (1842-1941) Available online through
University of Hong Kong
Libraries at
sunzi/.lib.hku.hk/hkgro/index.jsp
Databases on Library Website
China: Trade, Politics and Culture 1793-1980
JSTOR 19th Century British Pamphlets
Nexis Uni
The Times (London), Digital Archive, 1786 - 2014
The Times (London) 1985 – present
(in Nexis Uni)