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danielwettling
Sat, 03/21/2026 - 13:12
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Kowloon Peak / Fei Ngo Shan [????- ]
Holt's Wharf [1910-c.1971]
The Peninsula Hotel [1927- ]
St John's Cathedral [1849- ]
Queen's Pier (1st Generation) [1925-1955]
Supreme Court Building / former Legislative Council Building [1910- ]
Hong Kong Club Building (2nd Generation) [1897-1981]
Hong Kong Club Annexe [1903-c.1966]
2 Connaught Road / New Oriental Building [1898-c.1955]
Butterfield & Swire's Offices [1897-1960]
HK Cricket Club pitch (1st location) [1851-1975]
Hong Kong Cricket Club Clubhouse (3rd location: NW) [1923-????]
Royal Naval Dockyard [????-????]
Dry dock at Naval Dockyard [1907-1960]
Tidal basin, Naval dockyard [????-1997]
Big Chimney, Naval Dockyard [c.1906-1960]
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Tue, 03/24/2026 - 17:54

Based on the existence of Queen's Pier (1st Generation) [1925-1955], my estimate for the photo's date is mid to end of the 1920s. A similar photo can be seen here.

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