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Seventy-one years ago, our wartime diarists knew the end of the war was in sight. Would they live to see it?
The good news
Several of Gwulo's readers first visited Hong Kong on military service, and will remember the sites listed below.
If you can add any photos or memories, they'll be gratefully received.
Regards, David
HONG KONG ISLAND.
(1) Stanley Fort - Map & Notes, Photos
Food and hunger are common themes in Hong Kong's wartime diaries. Barbara Anslow wrote this piece in 1944/45, describing the daily food queues in Stanley Camp:
Thanks to Tim Luard and Alison McEwan for sending in this wonderful panorama of Hong Kong:
Terry Bennett has written a three-volume history of photography in China in the nineteenth century. He has very kindly allowed us to post the chapter about Chinese photographers in Hong Kong here on Gwulo.
As an appetiser, here are several of the photos from that chapter, many very rarely seen. For the main course, you can read the full chapter at http://gwulo.com/node/31857. It has detailed information about Hong Kong's early Chinese photographers and their studios, and also many more of their photos to enjoy.