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Photos by author: G Warren Swire

Year Title
1924 Hong Kong harbour
Hong Kong harbour

1924 View up the valley behind Quarry Bay
View up the valley behind Quarry Bay

1924 Taimoshan, Hong Kong, 1923-1924
Taimoshan, Hong Kong, 1923-1924

1924 Taikoo Sugar Refinery housing
Taikoo Sugar Refinery housing

1924 Pylons for the Taikoo Aerial Ropeway
Pylons for the Taikoo Aerial Ropeway

1924 Panorama looking across the reclamation towards Taikoo Sugar Refinery
Panorama looking across the reclamation towards Taikoo Sugar Refinery

1924 Panorama looking east towards Lei Yue Mun pass
Panorama looking east towards Lei Yue Mun pass

1924 Taimoshan, Hong Kong
Taimoshan, Hong Kong

1929 Coombe Road
Coombe Road

1929 View towards Tai Tam Tuk Reservoir from Dragon's Back
View towards Tai Tam Tuk Reservoir from Dragon's Back

1929 Sai Wan (now Chai Wan)
Sai Wan (now Chai Wan)

1929 Aldrich Bay
Aldrich Bay

1929 N S Brown
N S Brown

1929 View towards Shek O from Dragon's Back
View towards Shek O from Dragon's Back

1929 Shek O
Shek O

1929 Taikoo Sugar Refinery
Taikoo Sugar Refinery

1929 Taikoo
Taikoo

1929 Braemar Terrace
Braemar Terrace

1929 Taikoo Docks & staff quarters
Taikoo Docks & staff quarters

1929 Coombe Road
Coombe Road

1934 Hong Kong Harbour (sw08-115)
Hong Kong Harbour (sw08-115)

1934 Ship repairs, Hong Kong Dockyard (sw08-114)
Ship repairs, Hong Kong Dockyard (sw08-114)

1934 HMS Robin at Hong Kong Dockyard (sw08-113)
HMS Robin at Hong Kong Dockyard (sw08-113)

1934 Woodside with scaffolding (sw08-112)
Woodside with scaffolding (sw08-112)

1934 Taikoo Sugar Refinery, Hong Kong (sw08-111)
Taikoo Sugar Refinery, Hong Kong (sw08-111)

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