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Old Hong Kong

Photos by author: Roger Gibbons

Year Title
1910s The Peak c1910.
The Peak c1910.

1910s Queens Road Central c1910.
Queens Road Central c1910.

1957 B Watch Comms section.
B Watch Comms section.

1957 Transport Command flight form.
Transport Command flight form.

1958 Wanchai Chow Stalls.
Wanchai Chow Stalls.

1958 Wanchai street.
Wanchai street.

1958 Cunningham and Gibbons.
Cunningham and Gibbons.

1950s Race course 1950s.
Race course 1950s.

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