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Hong Kong Government Publications: http://www.info.gov.hk/isd/cpubindex.htm
Monthly lists of new publications from the government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

http://www.justice.gov.hk
The Hong Kong Bilingual Laws Information System of Hong Kong’s Dept. of Justice. It is the official database of the statutory laws of Hong Kong and selected constitutional documents, and will include a bilinual glossary of terms used in the laws. Includes Sino-British Joint Declaration, Basic Laws of Hong Kong SAR, national [Chinese] laws applying to Hong Kong.

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Forum/2365
Hong Kong journalists site; links to text of the Basic Law, to Hong Kong English newspapers, Far Eastern Economic Review, cartoons of Larry Feign.

http://www.hongkong.org
From the Hong Kong Government Economic and Trade Office, San Francisco; government and economic information; recent speeches by officials; information on Hong Kong’s new airport.

http://www.reunification.org.hk
Site of the Association for Celebration of Reunification of Hong Kong with China, an official site.

http://www.amcham.org.hk
From the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong; long list of links to topics of importance to the Chamber’s members, such as books, committees, textiles, financial services, taxation.

http://info.gov.hk
Hong Kong Government Information Center site, with statistics, Hong Kong facts, Hong Kong in pictures, list of position papers, links to overseas Hong Kong Government offices.

http://www.hk1997.china.com/english/front/front.html
Chinese government-sanctioned site in Chinese or English; includes Hong Kong Encyclopedia, with some documents.

Hong Kong Film Archive
http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/CulturalService/HKFA/english/eindex.html
From the Leisure and Cultural Service Dept. of the Hong Kong government. The archive secures and preserves films and related materials, currently holds over 3800 films back to 1898, and film-related materials such as posters, stills, and contracts. The Archive sponsors programs, seminars, exhibitions. The list of its publications includes a three-volume Hong Kong filmography (1913–1952). Its public access catalog is under construction.

Hong Kong Pinyin Conversion Project
http://library.ust.hk/info/pinyin/pinyin.html
The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology has developed programs for the conversion project, from Wade-Giles to Hanyu Pinyin romanization. This site gives access to the conversion programs and information on HKUST’s experiences with the conversion.

Index to Hong Kong Periodicals
http://hkinchip.lib.cuhk.edu.hk
Index to Chinese-language periodicals; requires Chinese software for access to characters.