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hi, I am looking for a space to install a photographic installation in HK of anAmerican photographer. Previous installations have been in an unused pumping station in London and an abandoned train station in Singapore. Large open space not open to the weather. I know HK is very difficult to find space in but I thought the folks that visit this amazing site understand more about the "inside" of HK.  

What brought me here was a comment on a site regarding the old State Theatre - pretty sure that space is not possible but I wanted to put it out there. 

You have already helped me with my inquiries about Kenneth Kingsley Staple and his wife Joan (my grandmother), also my great-Aunt Isa Warbrick (as has Barbara Anslow.) I have found various pictures of family and their friends from that time and wonder how best to post them in case they ring any bells with anyone. I am still laboriously trying to piece together their story in HK.

I'm tracking down as much as I can about the period during which Hong Kong had a time ball. The mechanized wonders existed from 1.1.1885 until the time ball service was discontinued on 30.6.1933. I have images (though would welcome more) for it at pretty regular intervals from its first installation at the old Water Police Station in Tsim Sha Tsui until its demise when it was on Signal/Blackhead's Hill.

In the plans for 2016 I wrote:

Ask for help with running costs

A good friend asked if anyone had ever offered to help with the running costs. I said yes, but that I'd politely refused. My friend tells me I'm stupid!

So, as the site gets bigger and costs rise, I'll ask if any regular visitors to Gwulo would like to make a small contribution to help with the running costs. I haven't decided how to do this yet, but Patreon looks like it could help.

Thomas writes:

I tried to add a tag 'aa-gun' to one of my recent places but it came back with an error, as captured.  It would seem it now only accepted tag items already in the system and not new tags.  I managed to add 'Tai Mo Shan' but it was displayed as 'Tai Mo Shan (2728)', not exactly what I typed.

Dear Friends,

Good afternoon (Canberra time) David,

In researching material for a publication on Australian citizens that fought on behalf of the Allies against the Japanese in WW2 in mainland China and SE Asia including HK, I had difficulty finding any reference to the eligibility criteria for awards, decorations, honours and medals particularly relating to the gallant men and women in their role as defenders in the defence HK during WW2.

The PRO's overview lists these resources:

[...]

The PRO Holdings: Owing to extensive loss and destruction of official records during the Japanese occupation, the bulk of the PRO holdings date from the resumption of British

administration in 1945. There are, however, several significant pre-war groups or series of records which survived and these are now in the PRO custody.

I'm linking these to Gwulo.

1900 independent air observation post flight royal air force

An Air Observation Post Flight is a Royal Air Force unit in which the pilots are all officers of the Royal Artillery.