Aberdeen b.

Tue, 02/19/2019 - 19:41

Can anyone identify where these small farms were near Aberdeen?

Date picture taken
1953
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I can think of two possible locations:

1)  Tin Wan (田灣) in Aberdeen, somwhere near the present "Tin Wan Estate Housing For Sensior Citizen" and looking towards Hei Ling Chau (喜靈州) and Sunshine Island (周公島). At this location and during the period of 1950s, it is possible to see these two islands which can be seen at the upper left corner of the photo after reducing the brightness.

2)  Somewhere near the present Ocean Park and Hong Kong Police Academy in Wong Chuk Hang (黃竹坑). The possibility is lower because the seaside view will be blocked by Ap Lei Chau and Lamma Island.

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Hi There,

These two photos are likely in a series.  I suspect this one was also taken somewhere along Peel Rise but this one is closer to the Cemetery, ie, the Tin Wan area.  I remember you could still make out some terraces down the slopes.  If it was indeed Tin Wan, the terrace fields are all gone, given way to the public housing.

T

Hi. Of the two possibilities I would discount the Red Hill area around the current Ocean Park.  As far as I can remember it was still a remote and probably barren hill so it is unlikely that any of us would have gone there.  As T points out the Tin Wan location probably fits in with the other photograph, both possibly being taken while on a walk down to Aberdeen from the Peak - a much more likely likely thing for him to have done, and one that my wife and I did in 1981. Thanks for the interesting comments. Andrew