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Photos by author: Andrew Plumbly for SHP

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1935 Victoria harbour 16 June '46.jpeg
Victoria harbour 16 June '46.jpeg

1946 Kowloon Ferry Terminal June '46.jpeg
Kowloon Ferry Terminal June '46.jpeg

1946 Queens Road West 16 June '46.jpeg
Queens Road West 16 June '46.jpeg

1946 16 Jun 46 Japanese monument from St Joseph's school (maybe from QRE).jpeg
16 Jun 46 Japanese monument from St Joseph's school (maybe from QRE).jpeg

1946 16 Jun 46_Japanese monument to commemorate the capture of HK.jpeg
16 Jun 46_Japanese monument to commemorate the capture of HK.jpeg

1946 Not Lamma 3.jpeg
Not Lamma 3.jpeg

1946 Not Lamma.jpeg
Not Lamma.jpeg

1946 Flying boat.jpeg
Flying boat.jpeg

1946 SHP and colleagues.jpeg
SHP and colleagues.jpeg

1946 Victoria & Kowloon beyond 16 June '46.jpeg
Victoria & Kowloon beyond 16 June '46.jpeg

1946 Victoria harbour at night 16 June '46.jpeg
Victoria harbour at night 16 June '46.jpeg

1946 Catholic Cathedral above Robinson Road 16 June '46.jpeg
Catholic Cathedral above Robinson Road 16 June '46.jpeg

1946 Pokfulam cemetry.jpeg
Pokfulam cemetry.jpeg

1946 Pokfulam cemetry 2.jpeg
Pokfulam cemetry 2.jpeg

1946 Fishing fleet getting ready to sail from Repulse Bay.jpeg
Fishing fleet getting ready to sail from Repulse Bay.jpeg

1946 Possibly Junk Bay.jpeg
Possibly Junk Bay.jpeg

1946 Wood sellers.jpeg
Wood sellers.jpeg

1946 Central_carrying straw.jpeg
Central_carrying straw.jpeg

1946 Street scene.jpeg
Street scene.jpeg

1946 Not Lamma 2.jpeg
Not Lamma 2.jpeg

1940s HK Island 16 June '46.jpeg
HK Island 16 June '46.jpeg

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