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This may have been covered elsewhere, but does anyone know of a list of the pubs, inns, taverns etc in Hong Kong in the nineteenth century.  I'm looking at the moment for the Liverpool Arms, the Diver's Inn and Welcome Tavern, the Bristol Arms and the Crown and Anchor.  I think they're all in or around Queen's Road Central, but it would be interesting for the stories I'm looking at to know where they were along that stretch.  Thanks - Patricia 

Christmas Greetings to you all,

I am hoping that someone out there can help me put an accurate final stage to a total rebuild of a Scorpion (CVRT) light British Army Tank that for the first three years of its operational life......Jan74 to April76 served with C Sqn 16/5 Lancers.

The rebuild of this Tank has been an on going project that has taken 8 years to virtually complete.

I understand that there is lots of information that the British Govt has compiled about HK over the years and much of this is now available to the public. Just wondered if this has been covered at all by Gwulo ? I am aware of a recent book called "Secret 1842-1997 " by Wong Kan-Tai but i have no idea how to obtain a copy. Are you aware of other similar publications ? Thanks Jonathan Foxall

My colleague, John Anton-Smith, has asked me to query whether there is a physical museum, either already in existence or in the planning, that might display some of the artefacts mentioned on Gwulo. In John's view, this could help to raise awareness of Gwulo among residents and tourists alike. He may have some items to contribute to such a museum.   

Six young Hongkongers and Gweilo in Mo Tat Village are working on an oral history project. We have hit two interesting roadblocks:

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Even in the Government archives in North Point, I could not find any aerial photos of South Lamma. This place seems to have been ignored (in other documentation as well) ever since the earth was still flat and the village was right on the edge, about to fall off. Any helpful ideas?

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Hi there,

This photo is from a postcard labelled “Hong Kong” - but I have no idea where or what it is a picture of. It is such an impressive building yet I’ve not come across it in any other picture of old Hong Kong. I’m starting to wonder whether it is of Hong Kong at all!

Any suggestions greatly appreciated!

Hello,

Since my family is of Macanese descent, I'm heading to the Encontro in Macau in a couple of weeks. It's held every 3 years to help preserve Macanese hertitage. I was just curious to know if anyone here is also attending. I think they get about 1,000 attendees from all over the world, on average.

Thanks,

Allison 

Hello,

When I look at old pictures, photographs of Hong Kong in the 1800's I am always amazes how the landscape looked like at that time. Really like a barren rock. It looked to me like on the surface of another planet. No trees at all, especially midlevels and peak area.

How did this started by planting trees ? It must have been an enormous task to plant so many trees. Has this been done also on small islands like Green Island and Ap Lei Chau Island and others ?

I have tried to look for any answers on the website, but I could not find much.