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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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How to get there when you don't know where to go

Submitted by David on Thu, 04/10/2008 - 09:00

[2024 update: The links in this post from 2008 no longer work, but you can still find maps of all the Places on Gwulo that share a particular tag. e.g. for Places tagged 'cinema':

  1. Search for the tag 'cinema'
  2. Click on the 'Places' link next to the tag ]

 

Last week we introduced the new Places feature. They help you find your way to a place in Hong Kong.

Life in Hong Kong's ARP tunnels

Submitted by David on Thu, 11/09/2006 - 09:00
If you lived in Hong Kong in the 1940s or 1950s, or you know someone that did, we’re keen to hear of any stories about Hong Kong’s Air Raid Precaution (ARP) tunnels. The government reports tell us the location, size, geology, etc, but there is very little written about what conditions were like for the people that had to use the tunnels in wartime.

Here are the few references to the tunnels that I’ve found:
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