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Wells and streams channels on HK Island

Submitted by liusteph on

I have been conducting some research on the early water supply of Victoria City, and came across descriptions about the construction of 4 wells by the British government, as well as many more others by locals and foreign residents (For e.g. research publication by Dr. Pui-yin Ho from CUHK). Anyone knows where I could find historical images of such wells? Are there any remnants left at present?

 

German Clock for Harbour Customs Building ca. 1910?

Submitted by Martin Bode on

During their research for a book about the history of a German factory producing  clocktower-clocks, the authors came across a mention of a clock built for the “Hafenzollgebäude” in “Hongkong (China)” (Hafen = harbour, Zoll = customs, Gebäude = building).

They found it in a company publication dated 1928 and assume that it was meant for a building constructed around 1900. It might have been meant for a clock tower or for a building façade.

Friends of the RAS HK [UK-based]

Submitted by mlpainter on

We are a group of mostly ex-members of the Royal Asiatic Society in Hong Kong, now living in the U.K., who meet together for regular lectures in London as well as an annual Chinese New Year lunch in Chinatown and a weekend away during the summer, always with a Chinese theme.  Our lectures are on topics to do with the history of Hong Kong and China, and are always interesting.

Stored 1920's Queen Road Central facade - which building ?

Submitted by annelisec on

Can anyone help identify a dressed granite building facade from an old 1920s building in Queens Road Central which was demolished in the 1970s-80s and was subsequently stored in Pokfulam until recently.  Current location unknown.We do not know which building it was or have a photo.

Advice on where to post this question on Chinese language websites is very welcome.

Good stonemason to repair Hong Kong gravestone

Submitted by Susann on
When I visited Hong Kong at the end of 2014 and, with the help of Patricia Lim’s book „Forgotten Souls“, finally found the grave of my Great-Grandfather Christian Friedrich Wilhelm Petersen on Hong Kong Cemetery, the headstone had fallen down so that the inscription was no longer legible. At the beginning of last year my application to restore the grave was acknowledged. Unfortunately, the person I first commissioned has had staff problems and up to now I have not made any progress, the grave is still a mess. 
 
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