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Hi everyone,
I'm new to this site, and I have been looking for histrorical photos of gardens made in wartime in Hong Kong (and Asia more generally). I know in WW2, internees in Stanley prison created kitchen gardens to supplement food provisions, and I also heard there were gardens in the grounds of some schools during the war.
I am looking for my birth grandmother on behalf of my dad who was adopted early 1960.
I'm working with a pro-bono tracer on getting info. from the Red Cross (but it's taken years so far). All in all it's taken me the better half of a decade to obtain some non-identifying info. from the SWD but with HK governmental agencies not really operating at the moment, there's a hold-up with any progress and I'm getting a bit anxious. So I thought to give this forum a go as I've found the sleuthing here top notch.
I'd originally planned to be in London this Saturday, presenting a talk in person to the Friends of the RAS Hong Kong Branch. Covid-19 put an end to those plans, but the talk is going ahead online, kindly hosted by the Royal Asiatic Society (RAS) here in Hong Kong. It's open to anyone around the world, just book as shown below.
Friends RASHKB Online lecture 8th August
Hi,
Rail systems are located in Waglan Island, Green Island and Castle Peaks. These rails are still existing nowadays but the "cart" used on these rails are a myst. Do you guys have old photos or docs describe how it look???
Here is a short clip of Waglan's rail:
Thanks~~
Kay
Hey all,
One of my friends told me about 999 year leases last year. I looked online but couldn't find much information- even my rental agent told me that they were rare and hard to find, and located only in mid-levels. So I spent the past month doing a lot of research and compiling a list of current buildings that sit on lots with 999 year leases, and it turns out there's quite a lot of them: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/999-year_leases_in_Hong_Kong
The current Park Road begins with number 25 on the odd number side of the road but 2A on the even number side. Does anyone know why? I know the late Mr Fung Ping Shan owned a house at 1 Park Road and am interested to find out its location.
Friends, for your information a book about the Danish community in Hong Kong in the 1930's and 1940's as well as Danish volunteers in the defence of Hong Kong 1941 is now available also in English. The book also contains a number of photos.
https://china-underground.com/2019/12/15/fighting-for-two-kings-by-frode-z-olsen/
Best regards,
Frode Z. Olsen
Stumbled on what looks like a Japanese tunnel off the trail east of the Twins near Stanley yesterday.
These are some very old adverts I found in the archived issues of the RHK Police magazine. The "Teacher's" Advert is obviously a nod to water rationing, which we were all subjected to in those days of course!