Royal Naval Canteen

Klaus
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The b/w photo seems to be the original one which has been hand coloured:

1900s Royal Naval Canteen, by moddsey

Source: This image came from Flickr, see https://flickr.com/photo.gne?id=11903638325

Date picture taken
1901
Tags
east Praya
Image from Flickr
Author(s)
Des. White
Gallery
1900s Hong Kong
Shows place(s)
Blue Buildings - Praya East [????-c.1934]

Comments

The Royal Naval Canteen occupied No. 1 & 2 Blue Buildings at Praya East. It opened on 6 September 1900. The premises consisted of two blocks divided by a long passage. 

Mention is made that the Naval Canteen began in 1887 in the old premises in Queen's Road West which went for some years under the name of the "Royal Seamen's and Marines' Club". 

Sources: China Mail 6 September and Hong Kong Weekly Press 8 September 1900 respectively. See here and here.