Garden Terrace 1977

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Tue, 09/23/2014 - 21:11
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Source: This image came from Flickr, see https://flickr.com/photo.gne?id=2465542462

Date picture taken
1977
Tags
China
Hong Kong
Victoria Peak
central
old peak road
garden road
Magazine Gap Road
Image from Flickr
Author(s)
edgarjlaw
Gallery
1970s Hong Kong
Shows place(s)
10 Garden Terrace / 10 Garden Road / Shawncliffe - IL 1213 [1910-1977]
Garden Terrace [1930-1980]

Comments

I hope I am not having a senior moment, but is not the construction on the right of the photo Estoril Court. If this is the case I believe the photo would have to be earlier then 1977.

Hi fivestar, I think the construction on the right is for the flyover that's there now. That would appear to date it in 1977, according to the legco records:

DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS: In the case of the Garden Road/Magazine Gap Road Flyover the contract period was specified as fifteen months commencing on 1 September 1976 with completion on 30 November 1977. Liquidated damages were stipulated in the contract documents at $1,800 per day. No bonus clause was included.
The project is now expected to be completed in April i.e. about five months behind the original contract completion date although I should point out that the late completion is due in part to delays caused by unforeseen utility diversions. (feb 1978)

compare with similar view today: http://g.co/maps/asvcv