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structures on beacon hill

interesting 1920s photo album here, for sale on ebay, recognise some of them

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nononsensenige/sets/72157637346529504/

http://www.ebay.ph/itm/1920s-HONG-KONG-KOWLOON-STREETS-TRANSPORT-VINTAG…

Unfortunately I can't go along, but it should be interesting as we don't hear as much about Kowloon as we do about HK island.

Details and registration at:

http://hkuspace.hku.hk/event/20131128/urban-development

i noticed several structures built on top of lion rock. some with a top of a dome like our space museum, and there are also some circular metallic objects dangling around. there are air conditioners so i suspect they're staffed. i'd like to know the proper names, functions and the department they belong to.

Saw this on FB posted by one of the editors at HK mag. Looks like workman removed a balustrade and damaged one of the bases of the gas lamps so they could fit a projector in there for a party.

The AMO has been informed but they need more info. If anyone can help please contact HK Mag or the AMO.

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.613123432068012.1073741835.10…

Moddsey reported the following problem:

Before I save and send, the photos and text appear in order.

After sending, there are large gaps between the photos. If I go into edit mode, the photographs only appear as a dot in the content.

I am on IE Windows 8.

I could repeat the problem using IE 10 on Windows 7.

I believe the problem is fixed now, but please let me know if you have any more problems inserting photos.

Regards, David

I am hoping someone can give me further information on a refugee program organized by Irene HoTung. In about 1940, Madame Chiang Kai Shek sent 500 Mandarin-speaking orphans to Hong Kong before the Chinese communists arrived.  The Hong Kong government promised to look after them.  Irene Ho Tung took charge of the children's arrangements.  They arrived with about 25 Mandarin speaking teachers.

Have been doing a bit of research on Jury Lists recently and notice that here and there asterisks appear next to some names.

Noticed it against to my grandfather John Olson for example in the 1917 list. I wonder if anybody knows why they were used or what they mean?

Sean

My late father-in-law, a Chinese medical Doctor, during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong, was forced at gun-point to accompany boats taking Hong Kong citizens to a near-by island where they were left to starve to death. This was done by the Japanese as a way of dealing with the severe food shortage at the time. However, in order to pass as a medical transport ship, I believe, they needed a medical doctor on board. My late father-in-law was forced to fill this role. Does anyone else have information on this, such as other medical people in this role, which island, etc.?