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A century of cinemas in Hong Kong: 1900-2000

Submitted by David on Fri, 04/28/2017 - 14:00

Photos, maps and memories of Hong Kong's cinema century!

Back to the beginning, here's a map showing Hong Kong's cinemas at the end of the first decade:

1910

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Mr. Triggs remembers

Submitted by David on Wed, 04/19/2017 - 14:51

(This article originally appeared in the April 1977 edition of the Peninsula Group magazine, and is reproduced here with their permission.)

He lives in a large house in Kowloon Tong, one of Hong Kong’s fashionable residential districts, watching his plants grow and talking to his parrot who, in-between squawks, utters a civilized “hello”. He’s a big man, hearty despite his 85 years. And he smokes two packs of cigarettes a day. “But I don’t inhale,” he says. “It’s not good for you.”

Hong Kong surprises in the National Archives

Submitted by David on Sat, 04/01/2017 - 11:00

Finding what you weren't looking for is part of the fun of a visit to the archives. Here are a few surprise finds from a visit to the UK's National Archives last month:

Refractory women on Kellett Island

The description of item WO 44/98 [1] looked relevant to the rusty iron water tank quest. Turns out it wasn't, but as I skimmed through it this caught my eye:

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