Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s War Crimes Trials Collection

The HKWCT Collection provides details of, and access to, the
case files of 46 trials involving 123 persons who were tried
in Hong Kong for war crimes committed during the Second
World War. Due to restrictions imposed by the copyright
holder, The National Archives, it is only possible for
persons based at one of the universities in Hong Kong to
have full access to the case files. However, other
documents are available to everyone.

Hong Kong Government Reports Online (1842-1941)

Hong Kong Government Reports Online (HKGRO) is a full-text
image database providing online access to pre-World War II
issues of four major government publications, namely,
Administrative Report, Hong Kong Sessional Papers, Hong Kong
Hansard and Hong Kong Government Gazette. It contains a wide
range of information, such as official notifications,
proceedings of the Legislative Council, statistics, and
reports of government departments and special committees,
which are essential to students and scholars in conducting
research on Hong Kong.

Historical Laws of Hong Kong Online

Historical Laws of Hong Kong Online is a full-text image
database providing access to past revised editions of Hong
Kong Laws. The database comprises a total of seven
consolidations of the laws of Hong Kong: 1890, 1901, 1912,
1923, 1937, 1950, and 1964 (last updated to 1989). The
Historical Laws of Hong Kong Online database is a valuable
source for legal research on the historical development of
the law of Hong Kong.