Everything tagged: General

This is the latest instalment from Rob Weir's records of British military sites in Hong Kong.

Introduced by the British Armed Forces during the build-up of strength in 1949, their chief purpose was the defence of important infrastructure from attack by low flying aircraft. They were effective against low flying propeller driven aircraft, but less so against the speed of jets.

Each Battery consisted of several Bofors 40mm guns:

Customer testimonials for Gwulo's old Hong Kong photos:

• Thanks to Jonathan for sharing his framed copy of photo ref:EM003, '1920s Deep Water Bay'.

Here are a couple of tips from a recent visit, though with hundreds of shrines and temples around the city, you won't be short of old stuff to see. 

Hello,

I'm script editor on a BBC1 series called The Last Post, written by Peter Moffat and following the lives of the Royal Military Police and their families in the 1960s and 70s. We are currently researching Hong Kong during this period for a possible second series (the first is set in Aden) and are keen to build up as vivid and holistic a picture as possible of the area and life within it at that time. The show will not just be restricted to life within army barracks so we are keen to hear from civilians as well.

I noticed that there are so many places are named as "Terrace" in Hong Kong, many of them were residential areas since they exist, anybody know why the old generation liked constructing terraces, like a coupla storeys up the ground, as their living places?

In today's viewpoint, when a flat is purchased, renovation is to be done and furniture is to be ordered, the transportation charge (include coolie charges) is a lot if you bought a place that the only way to get access to is staircases.  Anyone has similar experience?

Courtesy of Barbara Anslow:

NEWSLETTER

for

RELEASED PRISONERS OF WAR AND CIVILIAN

INTERNEES IN HONGKONG.

Headquarters, British Army Aid Group, China.

31st August, 1945.    

After your long internment without accurate news you will want to learn a thousand things about happenings and conditions in the world at large and particularly about Britain.

Each year we look for buildings that are 50-, 75-, 100-, 125-, or even 150-years old, and are still standing.

What buildings were still standing in 2016 that were 50-, 75-, 100-, 125-, or even 150-years old?

50-year-old buildings:

Hello! Does anyone know what year the iron gate on Stubbs Road that leads into Hong Kong Cemetery was built? I'm sorry I don't have a picture yet, but I'll try to find the time to take one next week. I have enquired at the Hong Kong Cemetery and the HK Museum of History, but no one knows. There is no date marked on the gate either. I would be so grateful to find out! Thanks in advance!  

A page for any notes about the project to document Hong Kong's cinemas