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Hi All
does anyone know what has happened to the apartments in Magazine Gap rd. I remember you had to reach the flats by travelling in this old lift going up at a 45 degree angle.
Thanks
Michael
Ellen Hunter:
Congratulations to Patricia for a very successful book launch last night.
The launch was hosted by the Irish Consulate here in Hong Kong, and they did a marvellous job. Here's their Consul General, Peter Ryan, giving an introduction:
[2020 update: The notes below were written in 2017. The SMO has since made a lot more of its maps available online. See this tutorial for details of how to access them.]
The SMO is a good source for historic maps of Hong Kong. The SMO kindly spent time to explain their services to me. Here's a summary of my understanding:
1. Finding the map you want
1.1 1:600 scale topographic maps, c.1922-1970s.
Notes & resources for a discussion:
Introduction
Gwulo is a community of people building an online record of Hong Kong's history. See Directory for main themes, Gwulo in 2017 for stats.
Old paper maps
We use old maps to answer questions. eg
(This article originally appeared in the April 1977 edition of the Peninsula Group magazine, and is reproduced here with their permission.)
He lives in a large house in Kowloon Tong, one of Hong Kong’s fashionable residential districts, watching his plants grow and talking to his parrot who, in-between squawks, utters a civilized “hello”. He’s a big man, hearty despite his 85 years. And he smokes two packs of cigarettes a day. “But I don’t inhale,” he says. “It’s not good for you.”
The trick is to link to the best level - not too broad or too detailed. Let's use a couple of photos from Wellcome Images and Discuss.com.hk as examples.
1. Too broad - the site
You give the website as the source, eg:
Their appearance c.1908 is described on page 330 of "Twentieth Century Impressions of Hongkong, Shanghai, etc.":
As part of the preparations for war, certain buildings around Hong Kong were designated as Relief Hospitals, to help cope with the increased number of hospital patients expected during fighting. Where were they located?
Here are mentions of "Relief Hospital" on Gwulo, but please let me know of any mistakes, or of more that I've missed:
KOWLOON
1. La Salle College [ANS]