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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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Military land around High West

Submitted by David on Mon, 08/24/2009 - 23:40

Last week I walked along Harlech Road, on the north slope of High West. I'd gone to take a photo of the war department boundary stone #18, which lies just a few feet down the slope below the road.

I'd looked carefully along the road before, but only ever found this one stone. On this day though, I happened to be walking the opposite direction from usual - up instead of down. Maybe that's why I spotted stone #11, a little further up the path, but on the slope above the road.

The Man With The Golden Gun (1974)

Submitted by philk on Sun, 08/23/2009 - 23:26

This has already been discussed, but I felt it need some photos to add some context. Perhaps we can move the comments in line at some later point?

Some famous sites to spot in this one including the RMS Queen Elizabeth. I believe it has been used, in part, for the Chek Lap Kok reclamation, but I did hear an unconfirmed rumour that there is still a large portion of it where it sank. The submerged superstructures position is supposedly marked by a buoy - can anyone confirm this?

Hong Kong -> Macau ferry (pre-Shun Tak)

A timeline for Hong Kong's buildings

Submitted by David on Thu, 08/20/2009 - 22:07

This new feature helps you see how a given location has changed over time.

How to use it

To try it out, please start with the Place for the current HSBC building in Central.

On the right of the screen you'll see a new menu item 'Previously at this location', showing a single option, 'HSBC Headquarters Building (3rd generation)'. Click it, and you're taken to the Place for that building, along with associated notes and photos.

Enter the Dragon - 1973

Submitted by philk on Thu, 08/13/2009 - 09:00

I figured I should start off with my favourite film because it's also the film that got me interested in Chinese culture and, ultimately, has led to me being in Hong Kong - albeit indirectly.

It was made in 1973 as a joint production between Golden Harvest and Warner Bros and was the first such international co-production. It cost US$800,000 to make - making it one of the highest grossing films of all time (relative to cost). It was eventually released in August of 1973 and shot Bruce Lee to international stardom, though he had actually already died in July 1973.

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