Chapter 1 : Port Out

Submitted by philk on Tue, 10/14/2008 - 20:55

The first chapter doesn't really have much until the very end, and even then it is observations rather than places he actually visits.

Initially he mentions seeing a small village next to a golf course (we believe it is most likely to be Shek O).

Their ship - the Corfu - came into Victoria Harbour via the eastern entrance as he points out a shipyard and a large factory complex. One of the factories had "Taikoo" written on it.

He also notes a "large cube of a grey stone building" (perhaps the Peninsula?) as well as an "ornate clock tower" - obviously the KCR TST Terminus.

He mentions a mountain looking like one of the lions around Nelson's column - Lion Rock - and of course HMS Tamar.

Feel free to start adding photos and context to the above, don't forget the initial chapters occur in 1952.

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