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Old Hong Kong

Photos by author: Lai Wah Dewson

Year Title
c.1948 1940s Hong Kong.jpg
Hong Kong mid-50s.jpg

1957 Tiger Balm Garden, archway.jpg
Tiger Balm Garden, archway.jpg

1957 Tiger Balm Garden, tower.jpg
Tiger Balm Garden, tower.jpg

1957 Tiger Balm Garden, Fuk, Luk, Sau.jpg
Tiger Balm Garden, Fuk, Luk, Sau.jpg

1957 Tiger Balm Garden, Tiger Pagoda.jpg
Tiger Balm Garden, Tiger Pagoda.jpg

1957 Tiger Balm Garden, entrance.jpg
Tiger Balm Garden, entrance.jpg

1957 Tiger Balm Gardens, monkeys.jpg
Tiger Balm Gardens, monkeys.jpg

1957 Tiger Balm Garden, deities.jpg
Tiger Balm Garden, deities.jpg

1957 RAF Officers' Mess.jpg
RAF Officers' Mess.jpg

1957 Tiger Balm Garden, pagoda tableau.jpg
Tiger Balm Garden, pagoda tableau.jpg

1957 Tiger Balm Garden, birds -2.jpg
Tiger Balm Garden, birds -2.jpg

1957 Tiger Balm Garden, vices and virtues.jpg
Tiger Balm Garden, vices and virtues.jpg

1957 Tiger Balm Garden, Haw Par Mansion -1.jpg
Tiger Balm Garden, Haw Par Mansion -1.jpg

1957 Tiger Balm Garden, Haw Par Mansion -2.jpg
Tiger Balm Garden, Haw Par Mansion -2.jpg

1957 Tiger Balm Garden, tiger.jpg
Tiger Balm Garden, tiger.jpg

1957 Tiger Balm Garden, dragon -3.jpg
Tiger Balm Garden, dragon -3.jpg

1957 Tiger Balm Garden, dragon - 2.jpg
Tiger Balm Garden, dragon - 2.jpg

1957 Tiger Balm Garden, dragons -1.jpg
Tiger Balm Garden, dragons -1.jpg

c.1957 Tiger Balm Garden.jpg
Tiger Balm Garden, dragon colours.jpg

1974 Hong Kong 1974.jpg
Hong Kong 1974.jpg

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