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I just discovered a group of photos stolen from my Flickr page being sold on ebay, by a seller in Florida,USA. I had discretely watermarked some of them, but the marks were cropped out or obscured. I was not aware that someone could produce a fake photographic slide these days, but I guess anything is possible. They were all photos taken in the '60s and '70s of the R&R bars in Wanchai. When a rare photo of this area shows up on ebay, it usually attracts a lot of bidding, and sells for a surprising amount of money.

I'm currently writing a novel which is partly set in the period 1900 to 1913. I'm looking for background information on living accommodation in the Chinese populated areas of Hong Kong . It would be useful to have access to maps and of course I need to get to grips with the feel of the place and its culture.

Are Hong Kong police anecdotes welcome in this forum? I mean the printable ones with the guilty person(s) name suitably erased.

Funny anecdotes, not the unprintable ones - which give some insight to life at various places around Hong Kong.

Persons in some of the anecdotes are now dead.

Dave W

Nowaday, Lugard Road is an internationally famous tourist spot. Has it been that famous since it was built in 1919? Any celebrities like literaturers or politicians always visited Lugard Road? 

1) Can anybody share some old photos of Lugard Road showing the environment and the user of Lugard road? 

2) According to the South China Morning Post dated 20 Dec 1923, Hong Kong Art Club held an annual exhibition at Helena May Institute.  And Mrs. Aubrey exhibited a picture of Lugard Road. Anyone can share any information about  the picture? 

Could anyone tell me which road used to be Jubilee Road?  It linked Victoria with Aberdeen, but was more windy than the Pokfulam Road.  My guess is that its the road that comes out into Wanchai Gap Road (see 1909 overlay map) ... but is it the (modern) Aberdeen Reservoire Road or Mount Cameron Road?  Anyone know?  Many thanks, Patricia