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Submitted by tngan on Mon, 2020-06-22 16:30

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):

2020

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Old shop houses at Ko Shing Street

Submitted by Klaus on Thu, 2020-06-11 18:54

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):

2014

Old shop houses in Sheung Wan (9 Ko Shing Street), probably waiting for demolition. <Read more ...>

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Looking for Hong Kong expert

Submitted by Paris92 on Mon, 2019-02-18 05:48

Hi, there,

I'm a writer who is looking for a local Hong Kong expert to provide a quote and/or information and/or cultural insight for an article I'm writing for an Internet site. I can't provide payment but I can tell you it's a very respected, well-known site. I can provide further details but it has to do with the funeral supply stores in the Sheung Wan area. If anyone happens to be in the funeral industry in HK that would be incredible. <Read more ...>

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Des Voeux Road West - 3 (Hong Kong), 1980

Submitted by Klaus on Tue, 2018-08-28 20:07

Image caption on Flickr: The tramcar is working eastward in Des Voeux Road West, at Queen Street.

Comment: cav_hk .The tramcar should be heading westwards towards Kennedy Town. The building on the left side of photo was knocked down about 1 year ago for redevelopment and the building on the left side has turned into a multistory commercial building. One thing has not changed is the man with the push trolleys ferrying the dried goods on this road. <Read more ...>

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):

1980

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1870's Sheung Wan

Submitted by Klaus on Tue, 2018-03-27 20:05

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簡述 : Sheung Wan/Hong Kong Island <Read more ...>

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):

1875

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Ko Shing Theatre (1st generation) [c.1875-1927]

Submitted by Klaus on Tue, 2018-03-27 19:57

Date Place completed:

c.1875-01-01 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)

Date Place demolished:

c.1927-04-01 (Day is approximate)

Little known about this theatre, it appears on a 1870's photo.

There it says: The western-style building, on the extreme left, is Ko Shing Theatre, popular at the time with patrons of Chinese opera. <Read more ...>

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