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United Nations (UN)
| Start date: |
January 1979 |
| Coverage: |
The English versions of printed and
mimeographed documents of the UN and the Economics and Social Commision
for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). There are over 150,000 documents
in this collection. |
In recognition of its role as a major metropolitan library, Hong Kong
Public Libraries(HKPL) was designated by the United Nations as a UN Depository
Library in 1979 to receive a copy of all the printed and mimeographed
documents of the United Nations and the Economic and Social Commission
for Asia and the Pacific. The Collection now comprises over 150,000 items
of documents and other publications covering a wide range of economic
and social topics. Since late 1998, Chinese version of UN documents, if
available, are also deposited with the English version.
The UN documents are now housed in the UN Collection Room on the 8th
floor, Hong Kong Public Libraries (HKPL). They are shelved according to
their respective UN Document Number and conveniently searchable through
the "Index to United Nations Documents and Publications" on
CD-ROM.
Among the titles regularly received are publications from the UN Centre
for Human Settlement (UNCHS), UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD),
UN Development Programme (UNDP), Office of the United Nations Disaster
Relief Co-ordinator (UNDRO), UN Environmental Programme (UNEP), and Office
of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Readers who wish to
keep abreast of the international scene at the UN will find the quarterly
magazine "UN Chronicle" most useful.
The above depository collection is available for public use in the Hong
Kong Central Reference Library (8/F) during library opening hours. For
further information or inter-library loan, please contact the Librarian
on duty at the Central Reference Library or call 2921 0316.
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