Gallery: 1950s Hong Kong

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Title Year
RAF Kai Tak Station Headquarters
RAF Kai Tak Station Headquarters

1951
THE RITZ-Hong Kong's Gayest Night Spot
THE RITZ-Hong Kong's Gayest Night Spot

1953
1953 Nathan Road, adjacent to Chungking Arcade


1953
Missions to Seaman building entrance on the right
Missions to Seaman building entrance on the right

1954
Harry Blake & Olga Robinson Marriage Certificate.jpg
Harry Blake & Olga Robinson Marriage Certificate.jpg

1952
Hilton Hotel's-Wan-Fu-under sail
Hilton Hotel's-Wan-Fu-under sail

1959
RAF Shatin-refueling a Auster spotter aircraft
RAF Shatin-refueling a Auster spotter aircraft

1954
Ping Shan personnel in 1956
Ping Shan personnel in 1956

1956
1959 Rickshaw Rank at Kowloon Star Ferry


1959
1959 Former Kowloon / Terminus Fire Station [1920- ]


1959
1953 Causeway Bay Aerial View


1953
1955 West Point Aerial View


1955
Kai Tak Airport development-hill clearance profiles.jpg
Kai Tak Airport development-hill clearance profiles.jpg

1955
1950s Kowloon Tong Aerial View


1954
1953 Chung King Arcade


1953
1953 D'Aguilar Street


1953
1953 Queen's Road Central


1953
1953 Queen's Road East


1953
1953 Queen's Road Central


1953
1953 Kai Tak Airport


1953
1950s Kai Tak


1957
c.1950 Arsenal Street
c.1950 Arsenal Street

1950s
Third Street
Third Street

1955
Car
Car

1955
Ling Yuet Sin ramp
Ling Yuet Sin ramp

1955
Li Shing Primary School
Li Shing Primary School

1955
Ming Ying School
Ming Ying School

1955
Streetlamp
Streetlamp

1955
c.1955 Pokfulam Road
c.1955 Pokfulam Road

1950s
1958 Kennedy Town Gasometers


1958
1958 Kennedy Town View


1958
Belcher's Gardens.jpg
Belcher's Gardens.jpg

1956
1950s Central Waterfront (West of Pedder Street)
1950s Central Waterfront (West of Pedder Street)

1958
1949 Repulse Bay
1949 Repulse Bay

1949
1956 Nathan Road


1956
Quarry Bay School concerts 2
Quarry Bay School concerts 2

1951
Quarry Bay School concerts 3
Quarry Bay School concerts 3

1950s
Taikoo Club and Stanley Terrace, Quarry Bay kids parties 4
Taikoo Club and Stanley Terrace, Quarry Bay kids parties 4

1952
Taikoo Club and Stanley Terrace, Quarry Bay kids parties 2
Taikoo Club and Stanley Terrace, Quarry Bay kids parties 2

1950s
Taikoo Club and Stanley Terrace, Quarry Bay kids parties 3
Taikoo Club and Stanley Terrace, Quarry Bay kids parties 3

1950s
Taikoo reservoir
Taikoo reservoir

1950s
Taikoo reservoir
Taikoo reservoir

1950s
Woodside House
Woodside House

1950s
Dam east of Stanley Terrace
Dam east of Stanley Terrace

1950s
Looking north from Stanley Terrace
Looking north from Stanley Terrace

1950s
1958 celebrations 2 - Bank of China 1 Oct
1958 celebrations 2 - Bank of China 1 Oct

1958
1958 celebrations - Bank of China 1 Oct
1958 celebrations - Bank of China 1 Oct

1958
1958 celebrations - Double Tenth 10 Oct
1958 celebrations - Double Tenth 10 Oct

1958
St Johns Cathedral Choir 1956
St Johns Cathedral Choir 1956

1956
Spitfire at Cenotaph Nov 1957
Spitfire at Cenotaph Nov 1957

1957
Taikoo ship newbuilds 1958 - MV Kweichow under construction
Taikoo ship newbuilds 1958 - MV Kweichow under construction

1958
Kings Rd at Quarry Bay 1958
Kings Rd at Quarry Bay 1958

1958
Quarry Bay village West Street
Quarry Bay village West Street

1958
Quarry Bay village East Street
Quarry Bay village East Street

1958
Taikoo Doxford engines 1958
Taikoo Doxford engines 1958

1958
Taikoo ship newbuild - MV Kwangtung ready for launching.
Taikoo ship newbuild - MV Kwangtung ready for launching.

1958
4th HK Cubs 1951
4th HK Cubs 1951

1951
HK ID
HK ID

1956
220 Prince Edward Road, first floor
220 Prince Edward Road, first floor

1953
Hong Kong & Whampoa Docks
Hong Kong & Whampoa Docks

1950s
Hong Kong & Whampoa Docks - Hammerhead Crane
Hong Kong & Whampoa Docks - Hammerhead Crane

1950s
Eric Guest Egyptian Gordon Randall at Victoria Recreation Club 1950IMG_20150112_0011.jpg
Eric Guest Egyptian Gordon Randall at Victoria Recreation Club 1950IMG_20150112_0011.jpg

1950s
Sheung Wan waterfront-aerial view-1950
Sheung Wan waterfront-aerial view-1950

1950
North Point-aerial view-1950.jpg
North Point-aerial view-1950.jpg

1950
Funeral hearse of James Choy Hing passing Hop Yat Church
Funeral hearse of James Choy Hing passing Hop Yat Church

1957
Car2
Car2

1953
Clock
Clock

1953
Distant signs
Distant signs

1953
Duddell Street
Duddell Street

1953
Signs
Signs

1953
8 QRC
8 QRC

1953
Annotated
Annotated

1953
Car1
Car1

1953
1950s Central
1950s Central

1953
Tai Po Mei.jpg
Tai Po Mei.jpg

1950s
1950s Hankow Road


1955
1953 Kai Tak


1953
1950s Tai Po Road


1955
1950s Wyndham Street
1950s Wyndham Street

1955
Ping Shan Pagoda-rear view.jpg
Ping Shan Pagoda-rear view.jpg

1959
Mrs Crozier
Mrs Crozier

1954
RAF Support at Kai Tak
RAF Support at Kai Tak

1950s
1950s Peak Cafe and Queen Victoria Postbox at Victoria Gap
1950s Peak Cafe and Queen Victoria Postbox at Victoria Gap

1955
Shatin Roadhouse Stop
Shatin Roadhouse Stop

1955
Shatin Roadhouse
Shatin Roadhouse

1955
1958 TST


1958
Holt's Wharf


1959
Standard Chartered Construction 1957


1957
1953 Alexandra House


1953
1950s Aerial view of Causeway Bay and Leighton Hill


1950s
1950s Harbour View Hotel


1950s
Tai Po Kau Station


1955
1950s Kimberley Road


1950s
c.1950 Argyle St. & Prince Edward Rd.
c.1950 Argyle St. & Prince Edward Rd.

1950s
1950s View north along Nathan Road
1950s View north along Nathan Road

1950s
1950s Des Voeux Road Central
1950s Des Voeux Road Central

c.1953
c.1955 Star Ferry
c.1955 Star Ferry

1955
1950s 7-storey resettlement block
1950s 7-storey resettlement block

1958
1954 Side-party
1954 Side-party

1954
1950s Happy Valley Racecourse
1950s Happy Valley Racecourse

1950s