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Does anyone have any working memory or knowledge about the scheme of importing Australian cattle to Lantau Island sometime in the 1950s?
There were a number of drafts of Hong Kong Government volunteers to World War One, similarly from Shanghai.
Noted the mention of the University's Silver Mace in the China Mail dated 29 November 1949.
"Colonel L. G. Bird of Alton, Hampshire, has been asked by the Hong Kong University to search for the University's Silver Mace which disappeared when the Colony fell during the war.
Colonel Bird hoped to trace the silversmith who made the Mace. He added the Mace was made in London around 1917."
I am trying to find the exact location of where 535 Morrison Hill Road was as it seems there has perhaps been re numbering of that area.
This surely isn’t a suitable topic for the Sunday family lunch, nevertheless it is an important contribution to public health.
Dear colleagues,
I have been searching for a while in some of the surrounding hills in Mui Wo for clues and possible structural remains of the former silver processing factory which stood somewhere around Mui Wo between 1886 and 1896. Unfortunately we couldn't find anything yet. There are some information on the web regarding location, ropeway chimneys and landing places ? I learned that most of the rocks, for processing, came from China and there were 6 different mines at that time. I dont't know if this is correct.
I'm doing some research about the spreading of the knowledge of Pinocchio in Hong Kong.
Hi There,
A few months ago I spotted a sign at Nam Cheong Street and Yue Chau Street with a QR Code. If you fancy scanning it, you would be lead to the 'City in Time' site together with a download link at respective App Stores.
The site was down earlier, but it is up and running again now. Some AR stuff that may worth a look. You may also browse the main site as the information is also available there.
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Bit of a longshot, but does anyone have any old images of Canton (Guangzhou)? My grandmother was born in Canton in 1940 and lived there until she fled to Hong Kong aged 20. She described her family home and her grandmother's home. The latter in particular sounds amazing! So spacious. Her grandmother (born in the 1880s) had plenty of land and money before the Second Sino-Japanese War, WW2 and communism destroyed their lives. The entire family ended up living in poverty. My Nana watched several family members die of starvation. My Nana was an incredibly sickly child due to starvation.
Thanks to Edward Bunker for sending this over. The Macau section starts at around 42:30, and the HK section at 45:20: