1850/60's Praya Reclamation - Buildings along the new shoreline
The extent of the 1850/60's Praya Reclamation is shown in https://gwulo.com/node/40695.
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1850/60's Praya Reclamation [1859- ]
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It started with this photo found on Gloucester Tower (Pedder Street near Des Voeux Road):
West Kowloon Reclamation [2003- ]
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Notes from the CEDD:
1920s reclamation - Ap lei chau [1922- ]
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GW writes:
According to the PWD Reports of 1920-22, the contract was awarded in 1920 with work due to start in December that year, the sea walls were done by the end of 1921 , and the job was finished on 31st January 1922.
Praya East Reclamation [1929- ]
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This reclamation in the 1920s pushed the Wanchai coastline from Praya East (today's Johnston Road) out to Gloucester Road.
We can follow its progress in the annual reports of the Public Works Department.
Work began in 1921, though the major work didn't get going until the following year. Here's the description in the report for 1921:
Praya East Reclamation Scheme