Photos by author: IDJ

Year Title
1947 MOUNT PARKER-GOLD CRASH-HK Sunday Herald
MOUNT PARKER-GOLD CRASH-HK Sunday Herald

1947 TKACHENKO's Russian Restaurant advert
TKACHENKO's Russian Restaurant advert

1947 HUA NAN MOTORS-De Soto cars
HUA NAN MOTORS-De Soto cars

1947 Piper Cub-Round the World fliers-visited Hong Kong 1947-now in NASM Washington
Piper Cub-Round the World fliers-visited Hong Kong 1947-now in NASM Washington

1947 HIKERS LEFT TIED UP IN DUGOUT
HIKERS LEFT TIED UP IN DUGOUT

1947 Hong Kong Navy dock-yard may be moved
Hong Kong Navy dock-yard  may be moved

1947 HK-Canton-Macao Steamboat Company-1st postwar General Meeting
HK-Canton-Macao Steamboat Company-1st postwar General Meeting

1948 Report from Bias Bay-01
Report from Bias Bay-01

1948 Braathens-Schoolchildren's holiday plane-SCMP 8 Jan 1948
Braathens-Schoolchildren's holiday plane-SCMP 8 Jan 1948

1948 Causeway Bay's new road
Causeway Bay's new road

1948 Atlas-Sky-Merchant.jpg
Atlas-Sky-Merchant.jpg

1948 Atlas-Sky-Merchant-advert.jpg
Atlas-Sky-Merchant-advert.jpg

1948 Skating-Rink-corner-of-Argyle-&-Nathan-Roads-news-clip-5-April-1948
Skating-Rink-corner-of-Argyle-&-Nathan-Roads-news-clip-5-April-1948

1948 Abercrombie development map-1948
Abercrombie development map-1948

1948 Gloucester Hotel
Gloucester Hotel

1948 Cathay- Catalina flying boat-Passenger-Batley present-pilot's log-book page
Cathay- Catalina flying boat-Passenger-Batley present-pilot's log-book page

1948 Cathay- Catalina flying boat-Passenger-Batley present-clip fron log-book page
Cathay- Catalina flying boat-Passenger-Batley present-clip fron log-book page

1948 RITZ-Free Attraction-Tommy Tong and his amazing fish act
RITZ-Free Attraction-Tommy Tong and his amazing fish act

1948 KCR link-line to HUD-China Mail-24-11-1948
KCR link-line to HUD-China Mail-24-11-1948

1949 Report from Bias Bay-02
Report from Bias Bay-02

1949 Report from Bias Bay-04.jpg
Report from Bias Bay-04.jpg

1949 Report from Bias Bay-005
Report from Bias Bay-005

1949 Report from Bias Bay-006-villagers look on
Report from Bias Bay-006-villagers look on

1949 Report from Bias Bay-007.jpg
Report from Bias Bay-007.jpg

1949 Report from Bias Bay-008.jpg
Report from Bias Bay-008.jpg

1949 Report from Bias Bay-009-loading onto HMS Belfast
Report from Bias Bay-009-loading onto HMS Belfast

1949 Report from Bias Bay-010-loading onto HMS Belfast
Report from Bias Bay-010-loading onto HMS Belfast

1949 RAF VAMPIRE after its rescue from Bias Bay
RAF VAMPIRE after its rescue from Bias Bay

1949 Report from Bias Bay-011
Report from Bias Bay-011

1949 Lane Crawford Ltd-Food Parcels for Home-1949
Lane Crawford Ltd-Food Parcels for Home-1949

1949 Hong Kong-pavement letter- box orientation-China Mail-08-03-1949
Hong Kong-pavement letter- box orientation-China Mail-08-03-1949

1949 possibly Hong Kong's first traffic roundabout-17 March 1949
possibly Hong Kong's first traffic roundabout-17 March 1949

1949 New double deck KMB buses-18 April 1949-SCMP
New double deck KMB buses-18 April 1949-SCMP

1949 Kowloon-presumably the flats that had to be demolished to make way for Kai Tak's new runway-19-04-1949
Kowloon-presumably the flats that had to be demolished to make way for Kai Tak's new runway-19-04-1949

1949 Mount Davis-Squatter's huts to be replaced
Mount Davis-Squatter's huts  to be replaced

1949 AOP Auster-temp location near the border-1949
AOP Auster-temp location near the border-1949

1949 Closed Area Crossing-Chicks Bridge
Closed Area Crossing-Chicks Bridge

1949 AOP Auster-temp location near the border-message exchange.
AOP Auster-temp location near the border-message exchange.

1949 CNAC & CAT airliners impounded at Kai Tak.jpg
CNAC & CAT airliners impounded at Kai Tak.jpg

1949 AOP Auster-temp location near the border-1949
AOP Auster-temp location near the border-1949

1949 North Point district-aerial-circa-1949
North Point district-aerial-circa-1949

1949 Joanna Lumley + sister-Hong Kong-screen-grab
Joanna Lumley + sister-Hong Kong-screen-grab

1949 Circus Elephant unloaded-Mackie's Wharf-North Point
Circus Elephant unloaded-Mackie's Wharf-North Point

1949 BOAC half-bus to Kai Tak from the Peninsula Hotel
BOAC half-bus to Kai Tak from the Peninsula Hotel

1949 La Marseillaise (1949) a.k.a Marseillaise
La Marseillaise (1949) a.k.a Marseillaise

1949 Aberdeen floating restaurants-1949-001
Aberdeen floating restaurants-1949-001

1949 Aberdeen floating restaurants-1949-002.
Aberdeen floating restaurants-1949-002.

1949 Captain Chick-Charles Kennett- border crossing Bailey Bridge
Captain Chick-Charles Kennett- border crossing Bailey Bridge

1949 AOP Auster-temp location near the border-1949
AOP Auster-temp location near the border-1949

1949 AOP Auster-temp location near the border-1949
AOP Auster-temp location near the border-1949

1949 AOP Auster-temp location near the border-1949
AOP Auster-temp location near the border-1949

1949 Hong Kong-New Territories -new Army Camps construction-China Mail-15-07-1949
Hong Kong-New Territories -new Army Camps construction-China Mail-15-07-1949

1949 Diamond Hill hangar-China Mail-16-07-1949
Diamond Hill hangar-China Mail-16-07-1949

1949 La Salle College reqd. for hospital
La Salle College reqd. for hospital

1949 ID cards for all to be introduced-China Mail
ID cards for all to be introduced-China Mail

1949 Health Village-North Point
Health Village-North Point

1949 UTOPIA MANSIONS-Robinson Road & Conduit Road-China Mail
UTOPIA MANSIONS-Robinson Road & Conduit Road-China Mail

1949 Hong Kong -street scene
Hong Kong -street scene

1949 Military in the New Territories-October 1949
Military in the New Territories-October 1949

1949 Military-in-the-New-Territories-October 1949
Military-in-the-New-Territories-October 1949

1949 RAF-Auster spotter aircraft preparation-New Territories-October 1949
RAF-Auster spotter aircraft preparation-New Territories-October 1949

1949 Hong-Kong-street-scene-guard with shot-gun-October-1949
Hong-Kong-street-scene-guard with shot-gun-October-1949

1949 Police confer-October 1949
Police confer-October 1949

1949 Military road building in the New Territories
Military road building in the New Territories

1949 Extension of ferry services-China Mail-24-10-1949
Extension of ferry services-China Mail-24-10-1949

1949 Wanchai-Tonnochy Road-new ferry pier
Wanchai-Tonnochy Road-new ferry pier

1949 Yaumati-Wanchai ferry-new service-HK Sunday Herald
Yaumati-Wanchai ferry-new service-HK Sunday Herald

1949 YAUMATI-WANCHAI Ferry Service Starts-HK Sunday Herald
YAUMATI-WANCHAI Ferry Service Starts-HK Sunday Herald

1949 Shatin Tiger Cub mauling-China Mail
Shatin Tiger Cub mauling-China Mail

1949 New CHEERO CLUB Formally opened-China Mail-15-12-1949
New CHEERO CLUB Formally opened-China Mail-15-12-1949

1949 LUNA PARK
LUNA PARK

1940s Survey of tunnels-China Mail-15-09-1945
Survey of tunnels-China Mail-15-09-1945

1940s Report from Bias Bay-03
Report from Bias Bay-03

1940s Traffic confusion
Traffic confusion

1950 western market
western market

1950 Ta Hing Pier-China Mail
Ta Hing Pier-China Mail

1950 LANE CRAWFORD Ltd-Hot X Buns & Simnel Cakes
LANE CRAWFORD Ltd-Hot X Buns & Simnel Cakes

1950 Huge Cannon found-Kotewall-Hatton-Conduit-roads-China Mail
Huge Cannon found-Kotewall-Hatton-Conduit-roads-China Mail

1950 LANE CRAWFORD-BREAD
LANE CRAWFORD-BREAD

1950 Cafe Wiseman-1950.
Cafe Wiseman-1950.

1950 SHAMSHUIPO TO WESTERN-New Ferry Service-HK Sunday Herald
SHAMSHUIPO TO WESTERN-New Ferry Service-HK Sunday Herald

1950 FOURSEAS HOTEL-opening-6 June 1950
FOURSEAS HOTEL-opening-6 June 1950

1950 Rock planting machine on a reclamation project-circa 1950
Rock planting machine on a reclamation project-circa 1950

1950 Kai Tak-Japanese Control tower & Operations complex
Kai Tak-Japanese Control tower & Operations complex

1950 28 Squadron Flying Horse bar and junk
28 Squadron Flying Horse bar and junk

1950 Kowloon peninsula government dockyard-Sand Pebbles movie location
Kowloon peninsula government dockyard-Sand Pebbles movie location

1950 RAF Hangar-postwar
RAF Hangar-postwar

1950 Cathay Pacific -Air Hostesses-including Margaret Wheeldon-1950
Cathay Pacific -Air Hostesses-including Margaret Wheeldon-1950

1950 Amusement Park opening
Amusement Park opening

1950 WINNER HOUSE HOTEL opening
WINNER HOUSE HOTEL opening

1950 Brenda-Anne Apartments-For Rent-A.V. Alvares-HK Sunday Herald-06-08-1950
Brenda-Anne Apartments-For Rent-A.V. Alvares-HK Sunday Herald-06-08-1950

1950 LAICHIKOK AMUSEMENT PARK-China Mail-15-08-1950
LAICHIKOK AMUSEMENT PARK-China Mail-15-08-1950

1950 Far East Motors-Eviction order issued to vacate Nathan Road-Middle Road site.
Far East Motors-Eviction order issued to vacate Nathan Road-Middle Road site.

1950 Hong Kong daily English language newspapers merge-1 October 1950
Hong Kong daily English language newspapers merge-1 October 1950

1950 Eleven month voyage between Newcastle, Australia, and Hong Kong
Eleven month voyage between Newcastle, Australia, and Hong Kong

1950 LA MARSEILLAISE-cruise advert-SCMP 7 November 1950
LA MARSEILLAISE-cruise advert-SCMP 7 November 1950

1951 Jet Planes For Colony
Jet Planes For Colony

1951 First-first 28 Squadron Vampire ferry flight to Hong Kong.jpg
First-first 28 Squadron Vampire ferry flight to Hong Kong.jpg

1951 1951-Dakota-Sek Kong arrival
1951-Dakota-Sek Kong arrival

1951 GILMANS-the Car People-Humber Hawk-the car with Punch!
GILMANS-the Car People-Humber Hawk-the car with Punch!