The Sacred Hill has almost disappeared. The small garden at the left middle border, containing the Sung Wong Toi stone, is being landscaped. (Source: Noel Hitching RAF)<Read more ...>
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Hi guys. I am new to gwulo.com. Nice to meet you all and learn the history about Hong Kong from all of you.
I took the pictures below last year from Kai Tak Airport Photo Exhibition at Mikiki, San Po Kong. Before the Airport’s closure, I was still very little living in Sham Shui Po. Even though I had never been to the Airport, I was amazed by aeroplanes and engine noise flying over my head. The rest of my impression about Kai Tak is from TV dramas and movies.
Do you have special memories or nostalgia with Kai Tak? <Read more ...>
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1936
On 24 March 1936 the first flight carrying airmail from London arrived in Hong Kong via Penang. This map from ' The Far Eastern Review' shows the new Far Eastern Air Routes used by Britain's 'The Imperial Airways'. <Read more ...>
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1936
On 24 March 1936 the first flight carrying airmail from London arrived aboard The Imperail Airways aircraft "Dorado" from Penang. This phot , scanned from the June 1936 edition of 'The Far Eastern Review' shows the aircraft crew being welcomed by a party of VIPs inside the hangar ar Kai Tak aerodrome <Read more ...>
