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1963 The Mandarin Hotel = 文華酒店

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Klaus
Mon, 01/20/2020 - 19:26
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Amazing how tiny the St. George's Hotel is compared to its neighbours.

Source: This image came from Flickr, see https://flickr.com/photo.gne?id=2384988764

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1963
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1960s Hong Kong
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Mandarin Oriental Hotel [1963- ]
Swire House (originally named "Union House") [1962-1998]
St. George's Building (1st Generation) [1904-1966]
HSBC Headquarters Building (3rd generation) [1935-1984]
Alexandra House (1st generation) [1952-1974]
Star Ferry Multi-storey Car Park [1957- ]
Connaught Road Central Pedestrian Subway [1959- ]
The (Royal) Hong Kong Jockey Club Betting Office [1963- ]
Statue Square, Central [????- ]
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