From 1841 until 1997, Hong Kong was a British colony. Hoover's Hong Kong collection contains historical materials relating to various aspects of the government's administration of Hong Kong; the political, social, and economic conditions during Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta's colonial period; and negotiations and plans for the transfer of the colony from British to Chinese sovereignty.

Featured collections include

1. Mark Roberti collection
2. James Hayes papers
3. Hong Kong subject collection
4. Sanford S. Marlowe papers