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Photos by author: HIstoryBuff6

Year Title
1875 Murray Parade Ground mid 1870's
Murray Parade Ground mid 1870's

1903 Stone laid in 1903 at the Legislative Council Building
Stone laid in 1903 at the Legislative Council Building

1910s Cross Street, looking east towards Wan Chai Road 1910
Hillier Street Looking From Bonham Strand East. 1910

1921 Green Island Cement Works 1921
Green Island Cement Works 1921

1924 Foundation Stone, YMCA Building, Salisbury Road, Hong Kong 1924.
Foundation Stone, YMCA Building, Salisbury Road, Hong Kong 1924.

1924 Wan Chai, Causeway Bay, and North Point, taken from Kennedy Road, in 1924.
Wan Chai, Causeway Bay, and North Point, taken from Kennedy Road, in 1924.

1924 Hong Kong Shanghai Bank 1924
Hong Kong Shanghai Bank 1924

c.1925 star ferry kowloon 1920s
star ferry kowloon 1920s

1946 TST Railway Station 1946 - in camo


1953 Spitfire 1953


1955 Peak Tram Ticket 1955-56
Peak Tram Ticket 1955-56

1956 Hong Kong Guide 1956 Map Of Kowloon
Hong Kong Guide 1956 Map Of Kowloon

1959 Bus & Tram Route. Central, Hong Kong, 1956
Bus & Tram Route. Central, Hong Kong, 1956

1972 Peak Tower looking over Hong kong & Kowloon. 1972
Peak Tower looking over Hong kong & Kowloon. 1972

1987 Waiting for the Peak Tram, 9th, December, 1987
Waiting for the Peak Tram, 9th, December, 1987

1991 Tamar heliport 1991
Helicopter at Tamar

1992 peak tower 1992
peak tower 1992

???? Garrison Church at Stanley Fort


???? Garrison Church Clock Tower - Stanley Fort


???? A view inside the Battlebox
A view inside the Battlebox

???? Staircase down into the Battle Box


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