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老照港古 launch offer: 20% off!

Submitted by David on

[19 July update: If the 一本 My Book One website shows 'out of stock', another option is to order direct from the publisher's website (it shows the full list price on the first page, but it applies a 20% discount when you checkout).] 

To celebrate the launch of 老照港古:香江華洋舊事相中尋, you can get the new book for just HK$126.40 if you buy in July. That's a saving of 20% off the list price.


Buy in person (16-22 July 2025)

Visit publisher 非凡出版 on stand 1D-C02 at the Hong Kong Book Fair to buy a copy in person.


Buy online (14-31 July 2025)

[If the 一本 My Book One website shows 'out of stock', another option is to order direct from the publisher's website (it shows the full list price on the first page, but it applies a 20% discount when you checkout).] Visit the 一本 My Book One website to buy your copy online. 


Questions & Answers

Q1. Is this a new book, or a compilation of your English books, or ... ?

A1. This is the Chinese translation of my first book, Volume 1 of Old Hong Kong Photos and The Tales They Tell.


Q2. Are Chinese translations of Volumes 2-5 available too?

A2. Not yet, but I hope that if this first book gets a good response, then the later volumes will also be translated.


Q3. Can I order a copy if I live outside Hong Kong?

A3. Yes, both My Book One and the publisher ship orders to countries outside of Hong Kong.


Q4. Can I see a sample?

A4 Yes, please click here to see a PDF with several sample pages from the book. 


Q5. What happens after 31 July?

A5. After 31 July the book's price will be the regular list price of HK$158. The book will still be available to order online at the My Book One website, and it will also be available in Hong Kong bookstores.


Q6. Are the English-language books still available to buy?

A6. Yes, all five English-language books in the original Old Hong Kong Photos and The Tales They Tell series are still available to buy - please click here for details.

1924-28 Postcards from Hong Kong

Submitted by Robbot27 on

My grandfather, John Hubert Bottomley (Jack), arrived in Hong Kong in the summer of 1924 to take up a position as a Government Architect with the PWD. Following are some postcards he sent to his fiancée, Mildred Victoria Rhodes, back in Yorkshire between 1924 and 1928. They were married back in England in June 1928 then, after a brief honeymoon in the Lake District, returned to Hong Kong where they raised a family, eventually retiring to the UK permanently in late 1956.

1908 Postcards From Hong Kong

Submitted by njkitto on

We were a family of mining engineers. Indeed, looking up and across the family tree as far as can be seen from my grandfather’s entry, all the men were mining engineers, excepting my grandfather that is. Originally mining in our native Cornwall for decades (indeed, centuries probably), as the Cornish mines started to close we spread our wings to work in mines elsewhere in the British Isles and eventually across the globe.

Seeking Archival Records or References on Tung Shing Construction Co. (同盛建築公司), Active in Early 20th Century Hong Kong

Submitted by yuanrisd@gmail.com on

Dear all,

I’m a PhD student researching the development of Hong Kong’s colonial-era water infrastructure, with a specific focus on the Kowloon Waterworks Gravitation Scheme. One of the earliest components of this scheme, the Kowloon Tong Service Reservoir (constructed in 1903), was built by a local firm called Tung Shing Construction Co. (同盛建築公司).

Chimneys at East Point

Submitted by stephenD on

There is an image in the Wellcome Collection (29773i) by Floyd, dated to 1873 though not firmly, that shows THREE chimneys. It can be seen that The Mint-become sugar refinery is on the right (the roofline exactly matches a contemporary water colour painting of The Mint when it was a mint), then there is an unidentified chimney, and then, close down on the water front, a spanking new building that one assumes is pretty new distillery. Does anyone have any ideas what the middle chimney might have served?

StephenD

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