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To search for specific photos, or to only show photos from a certain decade, please enter your selection below then click the Apply button. You are also welcome to explore Gwulo's galleries of photos.

Title Year
Memorial stone
Memorial stone

1987
Pavement gossip
Pavement gossip

1987
Pavement Letter writers
Pavement Letter writers

1987
Pavement refreshments
Pavement refreshments

1987
Shop?
Shop?

1987
shops
shops

1987
Train to Guangzhou, Hong Kong, 1980


1980
Passport Stamps 1980.jpg
Passport Stamps 1980.jpg

1980
Old shop houses Li Chit street
Old shop houses Li Chit street

1987
Pre-war shop houses
Pre-war shop houses

1987
Pre-war shop houses
Pre-war shop houses

1987
Pre war tenements in Wan Chai
Pre war tenements in Wan Chai

1987
Fairey Barracudas fly in formation over the Japanese surrender celebrations
 Fairey Barracudas fly in formation over the Japanese surrender celebrations

1945
Parade and review during the Japanese surrender celebrations
Parade and review during the Japanese surrender celebrations

1945
Ceremonies at a cenotaph
Ceremonies at a cenotaph

1945
Longer view of the ceremonies at the cenotaph
Longer view of the ceremonies at the cenotaph

1945
People parading in a street (Oct. 1945)
People parading in a street (Oct. 1945)

1945
Fireworks over the harbour, celebrating the Japanese surrender.
Fireworks over the harbour, celebrating the Japanese surrender.

1945
Book Stall in Wan Chai
Book Stall in Wan Chai

1987
Butcher shop Kennedy Town
Butcher shop Kennedy Town

1987
Wan Chai Dai Pai Dong
Wan Chai Dai Pai Dong

1987
Wan Chai Undertakers's shop
Wan Chai Undertakers's shop

1987
Pre packed crabs Wan Chai
Pre packed crabs Wan Chai

1987
Wan Chai food shop
Wan Chai food shop

1987
Funeral offerings shop Wan Chai
Funeral offerings shop Wan Chai

1987

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