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Photos by author: Roland Brooks

Year Title
1948 Coastal village No 1.JPG
Coastal village No 1.JPG

1948 Chinese town with covered truck No 3.JPG
Chinese town with covered truck No 3.JPG

1948 Gentleman at border building or barrack.JPG
Gentleman at border building or barrack.JPG

1948 Coastal village near or in New Territories.JPG
Coastal village near or in New Territories.JPG

1948 Pumping and footbridge over channel 4.JPG
Pumping and footbridge over channel 4.JPG

1948 Chinese town with covered trucks No 2.JPG
Chinese town with covered trucks No 2.JPG

1948 Arched Gateway - on right of pagoda in NTJPG
Arched Gateway - on right of pagoda in NTJPG

1948 Chinese Stone Arch Bridge in NT.JPG
Chinese Stone Arch Bridge in NT.JPG

1948 Chinese Town with covered trucks No 1.JPG
Chinese Town with covered trucks No 1.JPG

1948 NT Border - Chinese women crossing bridge.JPG
NT Border - Chinese women crossing bridge.JPG

1948 New Territories Border Crossing perhaps with barricade
New Territories Border Crossing perhaps with barricade

1948 NT Border crossing perhaps with flag and barricade.JPG
NT Border crossing perhaps with flag and barricade.JPG

1948 HK border in NT 7.JPG
HK border in NT 7.JPG

1948 HK border in NT 6.JPG
HK border in NT 6.JPG

1948 Pumping in Channel 2.JPG
Pumping in Channel 2.JPG

1948 Pumping in channel 1.JPG
Pumping in channel 1.JPG

1948 Coastal village and distant mountains No. 2.JPG
Coastal village and distant mountains No. 2.JPG

1948 Pagoda close up.JPG
Pagoda close up.JPG

1948 Coastal village No 1.JPG
Coastal village No 1.JPG

1948 Scene on right of pagoda showing stone arch.JPG
Scene on right of pagoda showing stone arch.JPG

1948 Coastal village near or in New Territories.JPG
Coastal village near or in New Territories.JPG

1948 House and bridge in NT near coast.JPG
House and bridge in NT near coast.JPG

1948 Junk in New Territories 1948.JPG
Junk in New Territories 1948.JPG

1948 Coastal village and distant mountains No. 2.JPG
Coastal village and distant mountains No. 2.JPG

1955 Suzie's 1st Communion St Joseph's HK.jpg
Suzie's 1st Communion St Joseph's HK.jpg

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