Chimneys at the former Ap Lei Chau power station

Submitted by Klaus on Sun, 02/25/2018 - 01:41

In a comment to the Ap Lei Chau power station, David wrote: It looks as though we can follow the progress from 1 to 5 generating units by the number of chimneys in the photos.

Yes, that's true:

Note: The dates given refer to the year when the photos were taken, not when the chimneys were built.

Zero (June 1967):

Ap Lei Chau Power Station 1967 1
Ap Lei Chau Power Station 1967 1, by Quality_Street

One (June 1968):

Hong Kong. Ap Lei Chau Power Station. 1968
Hong Kong. Ap Lei Chau Power Station. 1968, by m.peaker

Two (1974):

Power Plant at Ap Lei Chau
Power Plant at Ap Lei Chau, by doug

Three (1976):

1976_Ap Lei Chau
1976_Ap Lei Chau, by Quality_Street

Four ([end of]1977):

jumbo restaurant
jumbo restaurant, by danielwettling

Five (August 1980):

View from the peak on Aberdeen and Lamma Island
View from the peak on Aberdeen and Lamma Island, by Klaus