(On Trial database) State Papers Online Colonial: Asia, Part I: Far East, Hong Kong, and Wei-Hai-Wei

This collection is the first part of a major new program bringing the British Colonial Office files to a global audience. 

These working files bear witness to the two very different sides in the colonial relationship: a British Government whose main priority was the acquisition of commodities, wealth and labour; and the local people living under colonial rule and British-style institutions for law, health, education, policing, defense, agriculture and industry.

The trial period is from now on to 15th October 2023. Access link: https://go-gale-com.hksyu.idm.oclc.org/ps/start.do?p=SPOC&u=hksyu

(On Trial database) China and the Modern World: Hong Kong, Britain, and China Part II, 1965–1993

This collection provides scholars with essential reference material for researching Hong Kong and its interactions with mainland China, UK, US, Taiwan, and other parts of Asia. It will appeal to students and researchers around the world, particularly in Asia Pacific, Britain, Europe, and North America, who are engaged in researching the twentieth-century history of China, Britain and British Commonwealth, and Sino-British relations during the era of Cold War.

The trial period is from now on to 15th October 2023.

Access link: https://go-gale-com.hksyu.idm.oclc.org/ps/aboutThisArchive?p=CFER&u=hksyu&mCode=53MG&sid=bookmark-CFER

(New Database) Gale In Context: World History

The Library provides a new subscribed history database: Gale In Context: World History for all HKSYU staff and students.

Gale In Context: World History takes learners from the ancient world to today’s headlines, delivering a chronicle of the great cultures and societies that have formed the history of the human race.
The databases provide rare primary sources, reliable references, and multimedia content put this vast topic into context for students.

Access link: https://go-gale-com.hksyu.idm.oclc.org/ps/start.do?p=WHIC&u=hksyu