Toulousin Wed, 03/04/2026 - 02:40 oldernewer Date picture taken 1977 Shows place(s) City Hall (2nd & current generation) [1962- ] Hong Kong Club Building (2nd Generation) [1897-1981] Electra House / Mercury House [1950-????] Sutherland House, Chater Road [1967-????] Furama Hotel [1973-2001] City Hall multi-storey carpark [1959- ] Queen's Pier (2nd generation) [1954-2008] Blake Block, Central Barracks [????- ] Amethyst Block, Central Barracks [????- ] PLA Hong Kong Building, formerly named The Prince of Wales Building [1979- ] The Cenotaph [1923- ] Log in or register to post comments Comments Prince of Wales Building Likely later than 1972 as the Prince of Wales Building appears to be under construction. Log in or register to post comments Defo after 13th September… Defo after 13th September 1974 when Hong Kong taxis officially adopted the silver-on-top and red-on-bottom livery (see cabs at bottom left-hand corner of photo) Log in or register to post comments Date changed from 1972 to… Date changed from 1972 to 1970s Log in or register to post comments The foundation stone for the… The foundation stone for the Prince of Wales building was laid on 18th March 1977, opened on 5th March 1979. Based on the state of construction, the photo would be dated 1977. Log in or register to post comments
Prince of Wales Building Likely later than 1972 as the Prince of Wales Building appears to be under construction. Log in or register to post comments
Defo after 13th September… Defo after 13th September 1974 when Hong Kong taxis officially adopted the silver-on-top and red-on-bottom livery (see cabs at bottom left-hand corner of photo) Log in or register to post comments
The foundation stone for the… The foundation stone for the Prince of Wales building was laid on 18th March 1977, opened on 5th March 1979. Based on the state of construction, the photo would be dated 1977. Log in or register to post comments
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Prince of Wales Building
Likely later than 1972 as the Prince of Wales Building appears to be under construction.
Defo after 13th September…
Defo after 13th September 1974 when Hong Kong taxis officially adopted the silver-on-top and red-on-bottom livery (see cabs at bottom left-hand corner of photo)
Date changed from 1972 to…
Date changed from 1972 to 1970s
The foundation stone for the…
The foundation stone for the Prince of Wales building was laid on 18th March 1977, opened on 5th March 1979.
Based on the state of construction, the photo would be dated 1977.