New on Gwulo: 2026, week 03

Submitted by David on Sun, 01/18/2026 - 04:00

What's new and updated on the Gwulo website:

General

An 'alphabetical list of the Proprietors of lands and buildings in the Town of Hongkong' from 1842.
Illustration of the Shek Kip Mei fire, and after.
To any Hong Kong based students reading (including secondary school / undergraduate / postgraduate students), there's a new history prize on offer for the best 4-8,000 word essay on any aspect of Hong Kong's history.
Footsteps of Rev. Mackay in Hong Kong, at the beginning and end of his missionary life (1871-1901).
Aberdeen photos on Uwants run to over 500 pages!
Readers ask for help with:
- Looking for photos of Utility poles, especially power lines, in old photos of Hong Kong.
- Looking for any photos of the civil hangar's operational facilities and equipment at the pre-war Kai Tak airfield.
- Looking for the passenger manifest of the last Voyage of Empress of France in 1929, from Hong Kong to Canada .
- Can you identify any of the people in these photos?
  - Civil Service Club 1929, by lpesmith
  - Civil Service Club 1929, by lpesmith

Places

Kowloon
- Field Cottage, Kai Tak [????-1936]
- Filipino Club, Wylie Road [1928- ]
- Kowloon Rock [????- ]
Hong Kong
- Aberdeen Harbour Breakwater (Western entrance) [1965- ]
- Amethyst Block, Central Barracks [????- ]
- 8 Broadwood Road [????-????]
- No.1 Cameron Villas, Mount Kellett / 175 The Peak [????-????]
- No.4 Cameron Villas, Mount Kellett [????-????]
- Former Fuk Kee Water Boat (Water Reseller), Aberdeen [????- ]
- Haw Par Mansion [1935- ]
- Health Office, Aberdeen [1951-????]
- 519 & 521 Hennessy Road [????- ]
- Hong Kong Fish Sauce Factory, Tin Wan [c.1960-c.2000]
- Former Li Cheong Pawn Shop, Queen's Rd West [????- ]
- 10-16 Pokfield Road, IL 7645 [????-????]
- Nam Sha (28 Repulse Bay Road)
- 24-24A Repulse Bay Road [1977- ]
- Richmond Terrace / Park View / Basilea Terrace, Mid-levels - IL 1216 [c.1880-1954]
- Shau Kei Wan Police Station (2nd Location) / Traffic Accident & Shau Kei Wan Reporting Centre [1950- ]
- Tung Fung Pawn Shop, Hennessy Road [????- ]
- Yue Lee Tai / Yu Lai Tai floating restaurant [c.1952-????]
- Junction of Aberdeen Main Road and Wu Nam Street [????- ]
- Wu Nam Street [????- ]
New Territories
- Former Au Tau Police Station [1900-1942]
- Gordon Hard [????-????]
- Pok Ngar Villa (博雅山莊) [1971-1987]
- Tsing Wan Kwun (青雲觀) [????- ]
- Yap Hiu Pavilion, Tuen Mun [????- ]
Outlying islands
- Hung Shing Temple, Po Toi O [????- ]
- Hung Shing Temple, Tai O [1746- ]
- Kwan Tai Temple, Tai O [1741- ]
- Tin Hau Temple, Tai O [1772- ]

People

Many of the people listed below have been added because they are mentioned in one or more of the wartime diaries. To see the diary pages that mention these people, first click their name to visit their page, then click their 'What links here' tab.

Fred NORMINGTON [????-????], engineer
Charles Reginald WARREN (aka Reggie) [1909-1991]
WW2: Armed forces
- Fortress HQ Staff
  - Arthur GORING [????-????], Major
  - Peter Hugh MACMILLAN [????-????], Captain
- HKVDC
  - John BARROW [????-????], 2nd Lieutenant
  - Eric McDonald BRYDEN [????-????], Lieutenant
  - Joseph Hilton SHAW [1898-????], Private
- Royal Navy
  - Albert C MOORE (aka Ernie / Pony) [????-????], Leading Seaman
WW2: Stanley Camp internees:
- Agnes Mary Pacros DE MARTIN [c.1880-1967]
- Edith Frida DUNLOP (née BULL) [1900-????], university lecturer, and husband Robert Patterson DUNLOP [1896-????], electrical engineer
- Winifred Agnes PENNY (née ROBINSON, aka Bonnie) [1905-2005], stenographer
- Alexander Roy Henderson PHILLIPS [1893-1985], manager of the Taikoo Sugar Refinery, and wife Winifred Agnes Adams PHILLIPS (née GOW) [1895-1989]
- Dorothy Margaret SHAW (née ROE) [1897-????], stenographer
- William Fordyce SIMPSON [1899-????], pharmacist
- Gladys Winfred (or Winifred) SKINNER [c.1907-????]
- Robert Kerr WALLACE [1893-1963], marine engineer

Photos

Rat Bin Operative in Action — Rat Bin Operative in Action, by IDJ

New Territories villager's bus-passengers boarding circa 1960s — New Territories villager's bus-passengers boarding circa 1960s, by IDJ

Village bus- New Territories — Village bus- New Territories, by IDJ

Kai Tak amusement park 1970s — Kai Tak amusement park 1970s, by IDJ

Kowloon domestic washing drying poles hanging over the busy street-1960s — Kowloon domestic washing drying poles hanging over the busy street-1960s, by IDJ

Kowloon sports clubs-recreation grounds — Kowloon sports clubs-recreation grounds, by IDJ

Shipbreaking gangs at Gin Drinkers bay — Shipbreaking gangs at Gin Drinkers bay, by IDJ

Shipbreaking at Gin drinkers Bay — Shipbreaking at Gin drinkers Bay, by IDJ

Whale found in the inner harbour 1955 — Whale found in the inner harbour 1955, by IDJ

Kwan Tai Temple and Tin Hau Temple, Tai O — Kwan Tai Temple and Tin Hau Temple, Tai O, by Klaus

1961 Aberdeen Main Road — 1961 Aberdeen Main Road, by moddsey

Queen's Building — Queen's Building, by danielwettling

Pedder street — Pedder street, by danielwettling

Admiralty waterfront — Admiralty waterfront, by danielwettling

Newly opened Cross Harbour Tunnel, August 1972 — Newly opened Cross Harbour Tunnel, August 1972, by Robbot27

Star Industrial Conpany Limited — Star Industrial Conpany Limited, by tngan

Signal Hill - QE2 procession 1953 — Signal Hill - QE2 procession 1953, by bunce

Banking centre, Des Voeux Road — Banking centre, Des Voeux Road, by danielwettling

Hung Shing Temple, Po Toi O — Hung Shing Temple, Po Toi O, by tngan

Tai O (大澳) - 9, Hong Kong, 1983 — Tai O (大澳) - 9, Hong Kong, 1983, by Klaus

Yue Lee Tai Sea Food — Yue Lee Tai Sea Food, by Klaus

Tung Sing Rd. in Aberdeen looking north — Tung Sing Rd. in Aberdeen looking north, by Klaus

SS Haiching 1925 — SS Haiching 1925, by lpesmith

19 miles Cafe where? — 19 miles Cafe where?, by IDJ

Ap Lei Chau construction works — Ap Lei Chau construction works, by Klaus

Message from Yan Chuk Ming on the wall of his cell in Stanley prison before he was exectuted — Message from Yan Chuk Ming on the wall of his cell in Stanley prison before he was exectuted, by emride

1926 (1 APL) A Cheung Chau Post Office Postmark Cover - sent from Mrs. M.W. Rankin, No 19, Cheung Chau, Hong Kong, China., to Mrs. S.J. Jones, 2820 Jennings Ave., Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.A. — 1926 (1 APL) A Cheung Chau Post Office Postmark Cover - sent from Mrs. M.W. Rankin, No 19, Cheung Chau, Hong Kong, China., to Mrs. S.J. Jones, 2820 Jennings Ave., Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.A., by HCIIL

1953 (11 MR) Wanchai Post Office Registered Cover - sent to The Chief Officer, Fire Brigade, Fire Brigade Headquarters, HONG KONG — 1953 (11 MR) Wanchai Post Office Registered Cover - sent to The Chief Officer, Fire Brigade, Fire Brigade Headquarters, HONG KONG, by HCIIL

aberdeen (2) — Aberdeen (2), by jill

Ap Lei Chau power station: idj at rest during a lunch break between commisioning duties 1969 — Ap Lei Chau power station: idj at rest during a lunch break between commisioning duties 1969, by IDJ

House 10 Cheung Chau, architect's ground plan 1912 — House 10 Cheung Chau, architect's ground plan 1912, by Aldi

Heung Hoi Ming Shan (香海名山) Pai Lau — Heung Hoi Ming Shan (香海名山) Pai Lau, by philk

Nam Koo Terrace 2008 — Nam Koo Terrace 2008, by philk

Memorial Arch (rear) Botanical Gardens 2009 — Memorial Arch (rear) Botanical Gardens 2009, by philk

St. Andrew's Church (rear) 2009 — St. Andrew's Church (rear) 2009, by philk

Yap Hiu Pavilion (邑曉亭) — Yap Hiu Pavilion (邑曉亭), by philk

Precious Blood Convent Doorway — Precious Blood Convent Doorway, by philk

20 Hollywood Road — 20 Hollywood Road, by philk

AIA Building — AIA Building, by philk

Mido Cafe, 63 Temple Street — Mido Cafe, 63 Temple Street, by philk

Pok Ngar Villa Gatehouse — Pok Ngar Villa Gatehouse, by philk

Tsing Wan Kwun — Tsing Wan Kwun, by tngan

Aberdeen Market — Aberdeen Market, by Klaus

1930s Aberdeen Harbour — 1930s Aberdeen Harbour, by moddsey

Hong Kong Rainstorm 19 July 1926 - Path from Kennedy Road to Tramway Path — Hong Kong Rainstorm 19 July 1926 - Path from Kennedy Road to Tramway Path, by moddsey

Hong Kong Rainstorm 19 July 1926 - Path from Kennedy Road to Tramway Path — Hong Kong Rainstorm 19 July 1926 - Path from Kennedy Road to Tramway Path, by moddsey

Wong Tai Sin Resettlement Estate 1962 — Wong Tai Sin Resettlement Estate 1962, by Anne Sophie

Jan-1962 Wong Tai Sin Resettlement — Jan-1962 Wong Tai Sin Resettlement, by Anne Sophie

1941 - No.1, Cameron Villas, Mt Kellett Rd (175 The Peak) — 1941 - No.1, Cameron Villas, Mt Kellett Rd (175 The Peak), by essarem

The Brenda-Anne Apartments — The Brenda-Anne Apartments, by aagg

RAF hangar shared with civilians — RAF hangar shared with civilians, by IDJ

1935 Advertisement for Courses in Engineering & Flying - Far East Flying Training School — 1935 Advertisement for Courses in Engineering & Flying - Far East Flying Training School, by moddsey

Kwangti racecourse Junkers Ju86 crash site — Kwangti racecourse Junkers Ju86 crash site, by IDJ

Kwangti racecourse & Japanese intruder crash site-05 09 1940 — Kwangti racecourse & Japanese intruder crash site-05 09 1940, by IDJ

Deep Water Bay 1980 — Deep Water Bay 1980, by Klaus

Deep Water Bay 1982 — Deep Water Bay 1982, by Klaus

Click to see all recently added photos.

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