Old HK Newspapers

Newspapers and Periodicals Reading Area, 5/F, Hong Kong Central Library

The collection provides digitized images of old Hong Kong newspapers from the library, which are accessible through the Multimedia Information System of Hong Kong Public Libraries. Collection includes:

• 香港工商日報 (Chinese) (1926/04/01 – 1984/11/30)*，
• 香港工商晚報 (Chinese) (1930/11/16 – 1984/11/29)*，
• 華僑日報 (Chinese) (1947/05/01 – 1991/12/31)*，
• 香港華字日報 (Chinese) (1895/01/31 – 1940/12/31)*，
• 香港華字晚報 (Chinese) (1937/01/28 – 1938/01/27)*，
• 大公報 (Chinese) (1938/08/13 –1991/12/31)*，
• 天光報 (Chinese) (1933/02/07 - 1940/11/30)*，
• 遐邇貫珍 (Chinese) (1853/08 – 1856/05)*，
• 循環日報 (Chinese) (1874/05/16 - 1886/01/30)*，
• China Mail (1866/01/04 – 1961/12/29)*，
• Hong Kong Daily Press (1864/01/04 – 1941/09/30)*，
• Hong Kong Sunday Herald (1929/01/06 – 1950/10/29)*，
• Hong Kong Telegraph (1881/06/16 – 1951/03/30)* and
• Hong Kong Weekly Press (1895/01/03 – 1909/12/24)*

* some issues and pages may be omitted

There are also other newspapers and periodicals for reference at HKCL and different libraries. Please search the library catalogue.