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The ExxonMobil HK website refers:

• 1895: Vacuum Oil Co. opens an office on Duddell Street, Hong Kong
• 1926: Socony’s first service station begins operation in Kowloon, Hong Kong
• 1928: The first Socony gas station opens in Central, Hong Kong, using Mobil tradename

On the website, a photo of the Kowloon station is shown.

Unfortunately, the website does not give any exact locations. Any ideas?

Hi, I m hoping I have done this correctly and terribly sorry to the admin team if not!

I'm trying to reach back into the Gubbay (possibly Sassoon Gubbay) family of which my grandfather was Harry Ezekial Gubbay, born in 1911 to David and Katie. The information we think we have identified so far:

Kate Seemah Sassoon Gubbay born around 1848 died 22/02/1926 wife of David Sassoon Gubbay (who we cannot locate anything concrete on, I'm aware there are a number of gentlemen of this name which may be why it is tricky)

Were parents of:

The Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE, 香港中學會考) was a standardised examination between 1974 and 2011 after most local students' five-year secondary education, conducted by the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority (HKEAA), awarding the Hong Kong Certificate of Education secondary school leaving qualification. The examination has been discontinued in 2012 and its roles are now replaced by the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education as part of educational reforms in Hong Kong. It was considered as the equivalent of the GCSE in the United Kingdom.

Shek Kwu Chau is a somewhat obscure island containing a drug rehab centre and, surprisingly, a Roman bath. All sources that I can find on this matter indicate that a permit is needed to visit the island, but I can find no other details about this permit's application process. 

Does anyone have experience with visiting Shek Kwu Chau?

"How a Hong Kong wartime diary sparked an unlikely friendship that spanned decades and continents."

Many thanks to writer Maggie Hiufu Wong for the careful research and great storytelling, photographer Noemi Cassanelli for the lovely photos, and Barbara's daughters Kerry and Maureen for sharing their family photos and memories.

Dear All

I am part of a project at RAFCommands to fully document all Commonwealth Airman deaths 1939 to 1947 on CWGC 

the CWGC has brief details name age ,unit date etc but not cause we are filling that a gap and as of June 2023 we have over 98.5% coverage

https://www.rafcommands.com/database/wardead/

I am very interested in researching the Buildings Ordinance Office, which was created in 1889 and was upgraded from an 'office' to a 'department' on 1st August 1993 - a span of 104 years.

A W Samson

Looking at the map of Japanese tunnels on gwulo, I can see that the Japanese built a line of tunnels on the hills of HK. The line is quite strong, except for a break in the line, starting from the govenor's walk tunnel ending at the tunnel system at Mansfield Road. I was thinking that there should be tunnels located on the North side below Barker Road. 

I have a few photos connected with the large edifice at the end of the road in this picture.  I would have taken it in 1955,somewher in the New Territories, probably not too far from Sek Kong.   I remember going to see a Chinese opera at Kam Tin at one time but it seems to be rather large for that.   Does the religious figure in the second photo have any significance?