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These are a slightly different style from the shophouses in Kowloon and Hong Kong island. If you look at the end-on photo of these shophouses, you'll see the covered area only extends out over half of the pavement. In Kowloon and Hong Kong it usually covers the whole pavement.
The Antiquities & Monuments Office will stop accepting comments on their propsed changes to the listed buildings on 31 July. So, if you've got anything to say, better get a move on! Their email address is amo@lcsd.gov.hk
I sent them this message yesterday, noting that no pillboxes on Hong Kong island, or ARP tunnels were included:
Dear Sir,
The tanks in Fred's photos all have a set of markings painted on the front and back. As an example, here's the front of the Comet tank at the Museum of Coastal Defence:
During May's visit to Hong Kong Cemetery, Patricia pointed out this, which looks like a tunnel entrance:
One of Forman's photos shows the steamship Hai-Ching (also written 'Haiching'), likely standing at one of the piers along Connaught Road.