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Photograph Query

AALMG positions were set up around Hong Kong and Kowloon for the protection against low flying aircraft of what was termed “Vulnerable Areas” e.g. Dockyards, Power Stations, Oil Company Tanks, Gun Batteries, AA Searchlights, to name a few. They were of limited effectiveness, mainly due to the short range and small calibre of the weapon chosen, and the limited protection for the operator.

The weapon was a Lewis .303 light machine gun, left over from the First World War. Two types of installation are known:

I was interested to read the following the accounts of British visitors to Hong Kong in the 1850s reprinted in "Sir Paul Chater. The Chater Collection. Pictures relating to China, Hong Kong," by James Orange, 1924.

The first is by Laurence Oliphant and taken from "The Narrative of the Earl of Elgin's mission to China and Japan in the years 1857, '58, '59":

My sister was buried there in 1961 I have all her details and I really want to replace her headstone , my dad was in the army , so I need to organise it from London with a company in Hong Kong can anyone help thank you very much 

Going over a 1957 Naval dockyard map I found the following street names.  They seem to be all named after a Royal Navy ship, although I can only find a Narcissus not Marcissus

Marcissus Road

Princess Charlotte Road

Swift Road

Charybdis Road

Glory Road

Tamar Road

Ocean Road

Imperieuse Road

Prince Royal Road

Vengeance Road

Rodney Road

Centurion Road

Victor Emmanuel Road

Audacious Road

Leander Road

Astera Road

Andromeda Road

Sutlej Road

Thanks to Gordon Andreassend for explaining its history to me:

Aerial photography really falls into two categories:

I’ve been recently clearing out the study of late friend and historian Dr Dan Waters, and have come across around 10-20 house magazines published by the Hilton and the Peninsula hotels in the 1980s. Before they go to the recycling bin, would any archives or individuals be interested in having them for their historical value?

Thanks, Annemarie

I’ve been recently clearing out the study of late friend and historian Dr Dan Waters, so for someone also interested and working in Hong Kong history, it’s a treasure trove of books and newspaper articles. Sometimes the subject that Dan saved the cutting for is of less interest to me, but t’s the stuff all around it, marking a certain time in the city’s recent development. Today’s article is from the “Hongkong Standard”, The Independent Newspaper with Confidence in Hong Kong, Sunday Edition, June 2, 1985. Vol: XXXVI No. 149 - $1.50 None of the articles have bylines.

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