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RAF's arrival in Hong Kong-1945

Submitted by IDJ on

An interesting article starting on page 32 onwards to page 45 of this PDF covering the RAF’s arrival in Hong Kong in 1945

Most of the story has been told in various formats in previously published documents.

One map/diagram shows Ping Shan and Ka Tak far way from where they actually are..

https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/documents/research/RAF-Historical-Society-…

THE LANDAU STORY : by Barbara Harding (née Landau) ©

Submitted by Barbara Landau… on

Aaron Landau was a significant figure in Bangkok in the early years of the 20th Century. The story of the Landaus has been carefully researched by Aaron’s granddaughter, Barbara Harding (née Landau), and it is in many ways typical of the Jewish experience of Southeast Asia.

1945 Kai Tak Aerodrome

Submitted by moddsey on

China Mail 11 September 1945

Kai Tak Aerodrome has been greatly extended, especially towards the south and northwest. The removal of large blocks of buildings, low hills and other features make it difficult to locate the boundaries of the pre-war airfield. The whole area is covered with long grass and looks very untidy.

Old bottles

Submitted by bob on

I have a collection of old bottles that I have found over the years on the hillsides around Hong Kong island.  The Watsons bottles were found on the hillside behind the Governor's summer mansion on the Peak (before the slopes were concreted).  The flat bottomed torpedo bottle (Aquarius) was found in Tai Tam.  Can anyone date this one?

Any other bottle collectors out there who can give me any information on them, i.e. age, use. 

Chimneys at the former Ap Lei Chau power station

Submitted by Klaus on

In a comment to the Ap Lei Chau power station, David wrote: It looks as though we can follow the progress from 1 to 5 generating units by the number of chimneys in the photos.

Yes, that's true:

Note: The dates given refer to the year when the photos were taken, not when the chimneys were built.

Zero (June 1967):