These two databases are available to use for a trial period until 3 April 2026.
- The Hongkong Weekly Press Online (HWPO) (1920-1929)
The Hong Kong Weekly was an English-language weekly newspaper published between 1890 and 1945. This online database contains full-text searchable scans of 15,000 pages of the newspaper published between 1920 and 1929. The content of this database covers a series of watershed incidents and periods of unrest in then-British Hongkong’s modern history. - The Hongkong News Online (HKNO) (1941-1945)
The Hongkong News was a significant Japanese Occupation holding, started publication from1941 (after the Christmas Day surrender of the British Crown Colony), and lasted until 1945 (the day that the Japanese forces surrender to the Allies). This online database traces Japan’s progress from the Colony’s Imperial overlord to abject surrender.
For the details, please refer to our database list in the library webpage:
https://library.hksyu.edu/lib//SubjectsPlus/subjects/databases.php?letter=T
Use it to enhance your research now!
The Hongkong Weekly Press Online access link: https://bit.ly/hkwpo
The Hongkong News Online access link: https://bit.ly/thkno