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1886 1886 Kowloon
1886 Kowloon

1886 1886 Marine Police HQ - Time Ball Tower & Signal Mast
1886 Marine Police HQ - Time Ball Tower & Signal Mast

1886 Marine Police HQ
Marine Police HQ

c.1886 View of Kowloon
View of Kowloon

1888 TST point. c1888
TST point. c1888

1890 Sharp & Co Kowloon Point
Sharp & Co Kowloon Point

c.1890 The Marine Police Headquarters Compound and the device for hoisting timeballs,Hong Kong, c.1890
The Marine Police Headquarters Compound and the device for hoisitng Timeballs,Hong Kong, 1908

1895 1890s Kowloon TST Map.jpg
1890s Kowloon TST Map.jpg

1896 Victoria Harbour and Kowloon 1896-97 (Zoom-in)
Victoria Harbour and Kowloon 1896-97 (Zoom-in)

1890s Victoria Harbour and Kowloon 1890s (Zoom-in)
Victoria Harbour and Kowloon 1890s (Zoom-in)

1890s Marine Police HQ with inlet in foreground


1901 1901 Map of TST
1901 Map of TST

1905 1905 Time ball


1908 1908 time ball tower.jpeg
1908 time ball tower.jpeg

1900s 1900s Tsim Sha Tsui
1900s Tsim Sha Tsui

1900s 1900s Water Police Station
1900s Water Police Station

1910s 1910s Water Police Station & Observatory
1910s Water Police Station & Observatory

c.1927 aerial view of tst
aerial view of tst

1934 1935 Over Tsim Sha Tsui


1930s 1930s Tsim Sha Tsui KCR station, YMCA and Peninsula Hotel
1930s Tsim Sha Tsui KCR station, YMCA and Peninsula Hotel

c.1964 Ocean Terminal under construction circa 1964-65
Ocean Terminal under construction circa 1964-65

1996 Former Marine Police HQ Time-Ball Tower (Round House)
Former Marine Police HQ Time-Ball Tower (Round House)

1996 Former Marine Police HQ Time-Ball Tower (Round House)
Former Marine Police HQ Time-Ball Tower (Round House)

2010 Former Marine Police HQ - Time Ball Tower & Signal Mast
Former Marine Police HQ - Time Ball Tower & Signal Mast

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