Martin Booth's 'Golden Boy' : Further information

Chapter 1 : Port Out

Submitted by philk on Tue, 2008-10-14 20:55

The first chapter doesn't really have much until the very end, and even then it is observations rather than places he actually visits.

Initially he mentions seeing a small village next to a golf course (we believe it is most likely to be Shek O).

Their ship - the Corfu - came into Victoria Harbour via the eastern entrance as he points out a shipyard and a large factory complex. One of the factories had "Taikoo" written on it.

He also notes a "large cube of a grey stone building" (perhaps the Peninsula?) as well as an "ornate clock tower" - obviously the KCR TST Terminus.

He mentions a mountain looking like one of the lions around Nelson's column - Lion Rock - and of course HMS Tamar.

Feel free to start adding photos and context to the above, don't forget the initial chapters occur in 1952.

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Places in Chapter 1

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Place name Author
Clock Tower of KCR Terminus philk
HSBC Headquarters Building (3rd generation) Admin
Lion Rock philk
People Liberation Army HK Bldg previously HMS Tamar philk
Shek O Country Club and Golf Course philk
Shek O Village Admin
Taikoo Dockyard, or, what's left of it tngan

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Submitted by Admin on Sun, 2008-10-19 13:35.

Sailing in to Victoria Harbour

The route would have been similar to that taken by Peter Lisle Taylor.

Submitted by David on Tue, 2008-10-21 18:06.