The 693 records are selected from six records series of TNA, namely "CO 537: Colonial Office and predecessors: Confidential General and Confidential Original Correspondence", "CO 967: Colonial Office: Private Office Papers", "CO 968: Colonial Office and Commonwealth Office: Defence Department and successors: Original Correspondence", "CO 1035: Colonial Office: Intelligence and Security Departments: Registered Files", "FCO 21: Foreign Office and Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Far Eastern Department: registered Files", "FCO 40: Commonwealth Office and Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Hong Kong Departments: Registered Files, Hong Kong, British Honduras, British Indian Ocean Territories and the Seychelles". They are now grouped into six corresponding records series under the Hong Kong Manuscript Series (HKMS) of PRO, as follows -
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HKMS 184: Microfilm of Confidential General and Confidential Original Correspondence, Colonial Office
This series comprise 177 files selected from CO 537: Colonial Office and predecessors: Confidential General and Confidential Original Correspondence. They are related to political, intelligence, security and social-economic matters involving Hong Kong. The covering period of most of the files is from 1945 to 1952.
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HKMS 185: Microfilm of Private Office Papers, Colonial Office
This series comprise 14 files selected from CO 967: Colonial Office: Private Office Papers. They are related to the appointment of Hong Kong governors, colonial administration in war-time etc. The covering period of these records is between 1941 and 1964.
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HKMS 186: Microfilm of Original Correspondence, Defence Department and successors, Colonial Office and Commonwealth Office
This series comprise 31 files selected from CO 968: Colonial Office and Commonwealth Office: Defence Department and successors: Original Correspondence. They are related to defence and security matters of Hong Kong from 1941 to 1965.
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HKMS 187: Microfilm of Registered Files (ISD Series) of Intelligence & Security Departments, Colonial Office
This series comprise 6 files selected from CO 1035: Colonial Office: Intelligence and Security Departments: Registered Files. The subjects of these files touch on intelligence service, trade and cultural relations with Soviet Bloc, etc. The covering period of the files is between1955 to1965.
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HKMS 188: Microfilm of Registered Files of Far Eastern Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
This series comprise 85 files selected from FCO 21: Foreign Office and Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Far Eastern Department: registered Files. They cover various subjects including internal political situation in Hong Kong, UK policy towards Hong Kong, future of Hong Kong, Kowloon Walled City etc. The covering period of files in this series is from 1967 to 1978.
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HKMS 189: Microfilm of Registered Files of Hong Kong Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
This series comprise 380 files selected from FCO 40: Commonwealth Office and Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Hong Kong Departments: Registered Files, Hong Kong, British Honduras, British Indian Ocean Territories and the Seychelles. They are related to Hong Kong's internal affairs from 1967 to 1974.
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