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

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!

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