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1955 Hung Hom, Kowloon Bay Aerial View

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Construction of the single runway at Kai Tak.

Source: This image came from Flickr, see https://flickr.com/photo.gne?id=25192412095

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1955
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aerial photographs
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eternal1966e
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1950s Hong Kong
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Kai Tak Airfield / Airport [????-????]
Hok Un / Hok Yuen Power Station [1921-1991]
Hong Kong, Kowloon & Whampoa Dockyards, Hung Hom [1868-????]
HK & Whampoa Dock Co. staff housing [????-????]
Ma Tau Kok Gas Works (1st location) [1935-c.1994]
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