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3. Relief Hospitals

Submitted by David on

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]

Cheung Chun Wah Ricky-long lost friend

Submitted by ethany0107 on

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.

Tung Shan Terrace - History and Road Numbering

Submitted by ewanross on

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?

Did the idea of rat bins originate in India or Hong Kong?

Submitted by jill on

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.

How to connect a Place and a Photo

Submitted by David on

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:

using the search option

Submitted by Baluba on

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