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Hi,
Sorry, the previous forums weren't created, and I don't know how to delete them. Very sorry. However, I am curious, what did Ship street in Wanchai look like before most of the structures were knocked down to create the Hopewell center 2. Photographs or quick sketches would be appreciated.
Thanks!
-Brandon
Index to The Arthur May Story, Hong Kong 1941 - 1945
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I lived at RAF Kaitak from 1961-63 and worked at the radar station at Taimoshan. I remember Typhoon Wanda in 1962 when 5 RAF friends were killed at High Island.The RAF could have taken them off before the typhoon hit.I was a pall bearer for an aussie friend name Dusty.A pal of mine married a chinese girl who worked at Shatin Babies Home and as I had a Hong Kong driving license I was the chauffeur.
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| Special Juror | Family | Given | Occupation | Residence |
| Abbott | Adolphus Bryam | Assistant, Turner & Co, | Queen’s Road | |
| Abbott | J. B. | Assistant, Sayle, Peacock & Co. | ||
| Adams | Frederick C. | Merchant, Reiss & Co. | ||
I have uploaded a picture in photos of a portrait of a junk.It is mounted and signed presumably by the photographer. It was likely taken in the 1920s and probably in Hong Kong.The junk has a serial number on the bow which may help date it and locate it. The photographer's signature is undecipherable at least to me but mybe someone here has some knowledge that could identify it. The picture was in the posession of my cousin whose family ( Donnelly) resided in Hong Kong in the 20s but were previously in China.
As I was walking up the first part of Wan Chai Green Trail from Kennedy Rd. and up towards Peak Rd. I noticed some ruins of old housing on the hill sides. What remains today are house foundations, terraces and some tile flooring. Most of this is now overgrown by dense vegetation.
I am curious if we know who lived there, and when the areas were cleared? It looks old, but my guess is probably not much more than 50 or 60 years.
Any information about this is appreciated.
Allan
This first appeared in issue #1 of 'History Notes', compiled by the late Phillip Bruce. It is reproduced here on Gwulo by kind permission of Mr Bruce's family.
One of the largest monuments in the Hong Kong Cemetery, at Happy Valley, is an obelisk bearing on its side the word "Kuhlan". This was a notorious nest of pirates and eventually the Royal Navy took spirited action to clear it out.
The island, south west of Macau, is referred to as Kau Lan on the present Admiralty chart and as Sha Bai Shi on a Chinese map.