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If you're making use of the cool weather to get out exploring, here are four interesting sites to visit. I saw them just before Christmas, on an outing with regular Gwulo contributor Thomas, and local historian Mr Chan.
The first site we visited was the ...
'Position finding cell' on Lung Fu Shan
How about a photo of old Hong Kong as a Christmas present? The photos I send out to subscribers are also available as prints, ready for framing.
The full catalogue is shown below. Just click any photo to see a larger version, and the option to buy a print.
Regards, David
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Thanks to everyone who attended last night's talk. Here are the photos we looked at. You can click any photo to see a more detailed copy, and notes about that photo.
A walk around Central
We started off on the old seafront
turned into Pedder Street
Barbara Park has kindly shared these photos of Lugard Road under construction. Running along the north face of the side of the Peak, it's got some of the best views of the city and the harbour.
I thought it would be easy to pin down a date for these photos, but it turns out the road was built in two sections, with a five-year gap between them. More on that later, let's start with the photos:
