This is unashamedly a composite of two different photos taken on the same occasion. I rescued a tiny charred fragment showing an elephant in mid-air from the fireplace - you can clearly see the burn marks - and combined it with a broader, less interesting shot that sets it in context.
Date picture taken
1955
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Re: Circus Elephants
Sheum's Circus was popular in Hong Kong in the 1950s. Perhaps related: https://gwulo.com/atom/36191
Circus visits
I recall a German circus - "Circus Busch" - visiting in the 1950s, and setting up a large tent on (I think) the new Causeway Bay reclamation before the park was developed.
-Geoff
You're right Geoff. Just…
You're right Geoff. Just came across this in the China Mail from 1954: