I'd guess this is at the highest point of Keung Shan Road, which is where it used to stop... the passengers in the photo will have walked up the hill from Tai O to get on board.
In the book - Tai O -Love Stories of the Fishing Village by Wong Wai King
This picture of the bus has the following caption
"In the 1960's the Tai O Road was not yet constructed - Tourists needed to leave vehicles at Keung Shan and hike to Tai O -This photo shows the car park at Keung Shan"
Behind the photo was Kwun Yum Temple which is still here nowadays. The single storey house is still here near the roadside of Keung Shan Road, but it is already surrounded by trees can can hardly be seen from road. The location of the photo should be the end of the Keung Shan Road (currently the junction with Tai O Road).
The photo also appeared in Hong Kong Buses - Volume 6 Lantau Island, authored by Mike Davis in 2008, with the credit marked as "Author's Collection".
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Somewhere in Lantau Island
Hi there,
From the company logo of the bus this should be somewhere in Lantau Island. I can't tell where was the photo taken, however.
Best Regards,
T
Somewhere in Lantau Island
I have seen the same photo in the Tai O Rural Committee Museum. Its location on Lantau is given. I, too have forgotten the exact location.
I'd guess this is at the
I'd guess this is at the highest point of Keung Shan Road, which is where it used to stop... the passengers in the photo will have walked up the hill from Tai O to get on board.
In the book - Tai O -Love
In the book - Tai O -Love Stories of the Fishing Village by Wong Wai King
This picture of the bus has the following caption
"In the 1960's the Tai O Road was not yet constructed - Tourists needed to leave vehicles at Keung Shan and hike to Tai O -This photo shows the car park at Keung Shan"
Keung Shan it is then
Thanks to Pete & Shyama for the help.
Behind the photo was Kwun…
Behind the photo was Kwun Yum Temple which is still here nowadays. The single storey house is still here near the roadside of Keung Shan Road, but it is already surrounded by trees can can hardly be seen from road. The location of the photo should be the end of the Keung Shan Road (currently the junction with Tai O Road).
The photo also appeared in Hong Kong Buses - Volume 6 Lantau Island, authored by Mike Davis in 2008, with the credit marked as "Author's Collection".