1960 - Shek Pik New Village, Tsuen Wan

This image of the newly occupied, five-storied resettlement block comprising Shek Pik (Stone Wall) New Village (石壁新村), Tsuen Wan (荃灣) appears in: Report for the year 1960, Hong Kong Government Press 1961.

The accompanying text reads, in part: Villagers move from 600 years’ old, soon to be submerged in a new reservoir, ancient homes on Lantau Island to modern five-storied flats at Tsuen Wan. The image above shows house-hold gods being carried in state to their new homes.

Date picture taken
1960 (year is approximate)