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Here you'll find over 50,000 pages about old Hong Kong to explore, including over 30,000 photos. The content is added by a friendly community of people who enjoy sharing what we know about Hong Kong's history, and you are very welcome to join us.

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Hong Kong in colour

Submitted by David on Fri, 09/23/2016 - 13:54

This newsletter usually features a black & white photo, so let's see some colour for a change.

"1960'S SLIDES...SCENES & VIEWS IN HONG KONG"

That's how they were described on eBAY when I bought them.

A good thing about slides is they often have a date printed on the cardboard frame. These show "AUG 69", when the Peak still towered over Central's buildings ...

 

Tong Lau / 唐樓, the Hong Kong shophouse

Submitted by David on Mon, 09/05/2016 - 18:00

Hong Kong's streets used to be lined with shophouses, but few remain today. In this guest post, Dr. Lee Ho Yin and Prof. Lynne DiStefano from Hong Kong University walk us through the history of the Hong Kong shophouse, then show us how to identify the different generations.

Tong Lau: A Hong Kong Shophouse Typology

 

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