1930s Caine Road

Tue, 09/23/2014 - 07:57
Date picture taken
1930s

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On the right side of the photo, there is a large building north-west of the Hop Yat church. it was labelled "sanitary department coolie quarters" on hospital road in a 1965 map.

1965 map caine rd -_sanitary department coolie quarters
1965 map caine rd -_sanitary department coolie quarters, by simtang

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 Likely the first kind of public housing in HK. A 1922 news report about the construction of the coolie quarter on hospital road:

1922-9-14 quarters for scavenging coolies
1922-9-14 quarters for scavenging coolies, by simtang