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I wasn't sure where to post the link to this ebook but here it is:
Picturing Hong Kong: Photography 1855-1910
http://ebook.lib.hku.hk/HKG/B35840201.pdf
Some of the pictures are already posted elsewhere but still a good source.
Hi, I am searching for my dear long lost friend Cheung Chun Wah, lives in HK, born in May 1957. He resided in Lower Ngau Tau Kok Estate until his early 20's then in Mong Kok in 1982. Our last contact was back in 1992, maybe 1991 that he became paralyzed after a scuba dive accident, he gave me a new address to write to him, I have been waiting for his letter for almost 26 years... (I have lost that address after I sent him the letter) Can someone help me or give me advice to how to go about searching for him. I live in the U.S.
Dear all
I have lived in Tung Shan Terrace for a while now and I am still incredibly confused by the numbering!
As you turn off Stubbs Road - the first building on Tung Shan Terrace is numbered as 23 and the numbers heading up the road don't seem to have much logic to the way they proceed with 6 appearing near the top but no no. 1 in sight.
Does anyone have any insight to the history of Tung Shan Terrace and how this strange numbering sequence occured?
"Early Photographs of Hong Kong 1860 - 1927, a collection of original photographs"
On show Friday 31 March - Saturday 29th April 2017 at the Wattis Fine Art Gallery, 2/F, 20 Hollywood Road, Central, Hong Kong. Tel. 2524 5302; E-mail. info@wattis.com.hk. www.wattis.com.hk
Sample photos:
Two of the photos that David comments on Gwulo include rat bins https://gwulo.com/atom/19435 and https://gwulo.com/atom/19412 Previous correspondence has focused on how late rat bins remained a feature of the Hong Kong landscape. Some current readers still remember them.
Connecting Photos and Places makes it easier for readers to learn more about the Places shown in a Photo, and to quickly see the photos we have that show a certain Place. e.g. here are all the photos on Gwulo that have been connected to the Place for the Lok Ma Chau lookout.
1. Connect any Photo to a Place
Let's say you see a photo on Gwulo that was taken at the Lok Ma Chau lookout, but it hasn't been connected to that Place's page yet. To add the connection, follow these steps:
Hello,
A friend in Hong Kong recommended I peruse your Gwulo: Old Hong Kong website.
It looks very rich. However, after I got a temporary pas number (emailed to me by Gwulo) I was unable to use the SEARCH function, I'm not sure why. I would love to be able to use it so perhaps someone can clue me in.
Sincerely, Allen Scheuch
AALMG positions were set up around Hong Kong and Kowloon for the protection against low flying aircraft of what was termed “Vulnerable Areas” e.g. Dockyards, Power Stations, Oil Company Tanks, Gun Batteries, AA Searchlights, to name a few. They were of limited effectiveness, mainly due to the short range and small calibre of the weapon chosen, and the limited protection for the operator.
The weapon was a Lewis .303 light machine gun, left over from the First World War. Two types of installation are known:
I was interested to read the following the accounts of British visitors to Hong Kong in the 1850s reprinted in "Sir Paul Chater. The Chater Collection. Pictures relating to China, Hong Kong," by James Orange, 1924.
The first is by Laurence Oliphant and taken from "The Narrative of the Earl of Elgin's mission to China and Japan in the years 1857, '58, '59":