c.1902 Shau Kei Wan
When: The date, 1902, is printed on the photo's mounting card.
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1. The fire
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This guest post is written by David Twynham. Please click here for the background to this post.
Introduction
On 26 February 1918, just after the running of the Derby at Happy Valley Racecourse, Hong Kong, a long bamboo matshed set up beside the course on a temporary basis for the highly popular annual three day racing programme and holding an estimated 3,000 spectators at the time, collapsed ‘like a pack of cards’ and fire was seen to break out.
1920s View down the Peak Tram line
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Early photos of Central District
Thank you to Martyn Gregory for sharing these old photos of Central with us. The newest was taken in 1902, with all the others taken in the late 1800s.
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c.1955 Pok Fu Lam Road
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