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Photos by author: Clare Taylor

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1953 24 Austen Avenue, Kowloon 1952 - 1953.
24 Austen Avenue, Kowloon 1952 - 1953.

1953 View from 24 Austen Avenue 1952 - 1953
View from 24 Austen Avenue 1952 - 1953

1956 Happy Valley
Happy Valley

1959 King's Park flats
King's Park flats

1950s Leighton Hill Flats
Leighton Hill Flats

1950s King's Park flats
King's Park flats

1950s Looking north from part way up HK Peak. c.1955/1956.
Looking north from part way up HK Peak. c.1955/1956.

1950s Leighton Hill Flats, Hong Kong side
Leighton Hill Flats, Hong Kong side

1960s Chan Gardens opposite Kowloon Hospital. 1960/61
Chan Gardens opposite Kowloon Hospital.  1960/61

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