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楊國雄
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Yeung, Kwok-hung
Yeung, Peter K.H.
Yeung, Peter Kwok-hung
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Peter Yeung (楊國雄) was born and raised in Hong Kong. He graduated from the School the Chinese in The University of Hong Kong. Afterwards, he began working in The University of Hong Kong Libraries. Later on, he pursued a second degree in Librarianship in the University of Hawaii. Upon returning to Hong Kong, he was appointed the first hon. librarian of the Hung On-To Memorial Library (孔安道紀念圖書館) in 1974. Yeung migrated to Canada in 1990. He became an adjunct professor at the University of Toronto and also made the first Coordinator of the Canada-Hong Kong Resource Centre between 1994 and 2005.
Yeung is respected for his dedication in collecting and researching the history of Hong Kong in books and newspaper. Both the Hung On-To Memorial Library and Canada-Hong Kong Resource Centre are well-known for their significant newspaper microfilm collection. Important publications of Yeung include 舊書刊中的香港身世, 香港身世:文字本拼圖, 香港戰前報業 etc.
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Created February 28, 2026 — Jason Kahei Wong, Archivist.