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Do all HK marina sailboats use fixed keels?

Submitted by Donald W. Ady on
Personally havimg done a bit of inland sailing, I am curious about what was sailed at the yacht clubs. While incollege I sailed a bit summers at an inland lake where I was a lifeguard. The last half of my last summer
there the "sailing master" job dropped in my lap. Inland boats, at least smaller ones, often do not have a
keel, but use a dagger board aka center board, that can be pivoted up out of the water or pivoted down

2019-12 RTHK's Morning Brew: Old HK photos and the new Gwulo book

Submitted by David on

Many thanks to James Ross for inviting me on to today's Morning Brew programme on RTHK Radio 3, for a chat about old Hong Kong photos and the latest Gwulo book.

You can hear us at the link below. Scroll down to the "30/12/2019 - David Bellis - Old Hong Kong Photos and the Tales They Tell" segment and click the arrow to play:

https://www.rthk.hk/radio/radio3/programme/morning_brew/episode/615360

Ewart Hunt Gallery

Submitted by Simon Patton on

I was surprised to come across two images in the Ewart Hunt gallery that feature in the book "Hongkong" by Swiss writer/photographer Martin Hurlimann (published 1969).

The images in question are Ewart sampan girl and Hakka Woman.

I have no idea what this means, but I felt moved to point it out!

Simon

Barracks identification Kowloon side

Submitted by Golo on

Hello to one and all, just joined and would like help with picture identification.My father Albert Stephenson was posted to HK for his national service arround 1952/53.He was serving as a driver in the Royal Corp of Transport,he told me his main taskes was based around transporting new tanks up to the border with China.Or recovery of broken down dead tanks, back to be serviced and overaled back to a working state.I am not sure of where his regular  barracks were located,so would like to ask if anyone can help identify the location of these old black and white  pictures. 

Two Events Relating to Far East Prisoners of War

Submitted by brian edgar on

Two events in the north of England for anyone interested in the POW and civilian internee experience in the Pacific war:

Secret Art of Survival, an exhibition of art created by prisoners of war in the Far East is on at the VIctoria Gallery and Museum in Liverpool until June 20th, 2020 (secret-art-of-survival-exhibition-opens-at-liverpool’s-victoria-gallery-museum)

 

Film from March 1946

Submitted by Klaus on

On the website of the Imperial War Museum, a number of (silent) films can be found. Some of them are on war criminals trials and include other scenes. They seem to be raw materials that have been used for e.g. Movietone Films like this.

One of the films shows the recovering Hong Kong from March 1946 (here). The description on the website is as follows:

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Stanley Camp Internees

Submitted by Richard Horsburgh on

Hello everyone. I am looking for pictures of the hotels on Des Voeux Rd where civilians rounded up by the Japanese forces in January 1942 were held prior to their removal to Stanley. I am particularly interested in the Tai Koon Hotel where my future mother-in-law Mavis Ming was incarcerated but pictures of any of these hotels would be fine. I have seen one such photo in the book Hong Kong Internment, 1942 to 1945 by Geoffrey Charles Emerson but would like to get a clearer copy if possible.  Any assistance would be appreciated.  Richard Horsburgh

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