Thank you to the community for the actual dates of the British Empire Fair in May 1933.
I have uploaded two photographs [together] of what I believe may be a tomb. Although I am not sure. However, if it is, then it is interesting to note that there are people both sides. Is this significant?
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Tomb (1930s)
AW, your question has not been answered so let me guess.
The two men could be the descendants visiting the tomb and the cameraman* asked them to pose as an addition feature or give a perspective of the tomb's size. Given HK's climate, it is possible to wear light clothings while travelling to rural area. I don't think they were maintence staff. Looks like they each had a hiking stick.
*I assume it was the same cameraman who had access to army bases hence a foreigner. It seems odd he travelled this way.
Regards, Peter
Tombs
Good Morning
Thank you very much for the information The two people outside were certainly "strange" from my point of view.
Your comments certainly now make sense. I cannot say anything about the cameraman as all I have is a pile of photographs which I am slowly going through. Your help in identifying sites is therefore greatly appreciated. I have a number of what I call "general views" which I shall also post. Most will not need comments from the Gwulo Community as they may have been taken anywhere in HK.
Regards
Chris
Wayfaring strangers by the tomb
Hi OldTimer,
The 2 people looked white when zoomed in, the buried was Chinese as the inscriptions were all in Chinese.
Tombs (1930s)
Thank you tjkho for taking a closer look at the photo, agreed. Their physical features do suggest they are white so I would guess two British with the camera-man also a British. In the 1930s, their clothing would be un-affordable for most Chinese though the burried was not poor judging by the tomb's size and its lot. In my experience in the 1950s, we visited these tombs of the burried several generations before us.
Moddsey has identified this to be located (needle in a hay stack -https://gwulo.com/atom/30840 ) in Cheung Chau. Regards, Peter