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OLD_HONG_KONG - Stonecutters_Island - 1st September 2009
The hilly part of this 'island' is becoming less green as gradual development of buildings and slope...
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Uploaded on Sep 2, 2009
![OLD_HONG_KONG - The 'Wattle' at 4 Embankment Road, Kowloon [基堤道4 號]](http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2608/3761509181_83b3ce02c7_m.jpg)
OLD_HONG_KONG - The 'Wattle' at 4 Embankment Road, Kowloon [基堤道4 號]
Lower left picture was from the school with the following description - William Fincher built a...
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Uploaded on Jul 27, 2009
![OLD_HONG_KONG - The Kellet Island in Causeway Bay [奇 力 島 ，燈 籠 洲]](http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2518/3758461018_3841282f35_m.jpg)
OLD_HONG_KONG - The Kellet Island in Causeway Bay [奇 力 島 ，燈 籠 洲]
Once an island till 1955, it has been the place for the sailing club members to meet and socialise...
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Uploaded on Jul 26, 2009
![OLD_HONG_KONG - The pier once active in Ma Tau Kok [牛上岸的小碼頭]](http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2607/3752954982_a5abe25c56_m.jpg)
OLD_HONG_KONG - The pier once active in Ma Tau Kok [牛上岸的小碼頭]
This small pier at the start of Ma Tau Kok Road was active till shortly before the millineum. In...
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Uploaded on Jul 24, 2009
OLD_HONG_KONG - Rumsey Rock 紅 磡 灣 內 的 大 礁 石
The drawn map is from the War Office 1924. Compared with GoogleMap, this rock once appeared above...
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Uploaded on Jul 19, 2009
OLD_HONG_KONG - The endangered tree in Maryknoll Convent School
It is sad to see that, those who are scared by falling trees elsewhere are trying to impose a death...
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Uploaded on Jul 19, 2009
OLD_HONG_KONG - The Kowloon Bay waterway
This part of Kowloon Bay was once vast, but gradual reclamation of the area from 60s has reduced it...
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Uploaded on Jul 11, 2009
![OLD_HONG_KOMG - The Lee Theatre [利舞臺]](http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2440/3689708010_314f986664_m.jpg)
OLD_HONG_KOMG - The Lee Theatre [利舞臺]
Built in 1925, this theatre was based on classic European architecture (French-Italian), it was a...
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Uploaded on Jul 5, 2009
OLD_HONG_KONG - The Tiger Balm Garden 2009 虎豹別墅
The left hand side photo showing what is remained of the Tiger Balm Garden after the...
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Uploaded on Jul 4, 2009
![OLD_HONG_KONG - The Hong Kong and China Gas Co., Ltd. Jordan Road Gas Works [ 香港中華煤氣有限公司佐敦道煤氣廠]](http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2455/3678638194_2a34dc9495_m.jpg)
OLD_HONG_KONG - The Hong Kong and China Gas Co., Ltd. Jordan Road Gas Works [ 香港中華煤氣有限公司佐敦道煤氣廠]
Upper photo showing the entire gas works within the boundary surrounded by Jordan Road, Battery...
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Uploaded on Jul 1, 2009
![OLD_HONG_KONG - The Tai Tung Middle School in Kowloon Tong [大同中學正校]](http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2478/3675710398_1172f8cbab_m.jpg)
OLD_HONG_KONG - The Tai Tung Middle School in Kowloon Tong [大同中學正校]
Demolished in early 80s, this classic middle school was said to be once notorious for...
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Uploaded on Jun 30, 2009
![OLD_HONG_KONG - A mysterious tower on the former kaolin [高嶺土; 瓷土] mine site](http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3332/3665156485_6b3c03ce01_m.jpg)
OLD_HONG_KONG - A mysterious tower on the former kaolin [高嶺土; 瓷土] mine site
The highland at the back of the Cha Kwo Ling village was a kaolin mine in the 50s, nothing is left...
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Uploaded on Jun 27, 2009
OLD_HONG_KONG - the megaBOX in Kowloon Bay
Built on a piece of virgin land reclamed from Kowloon Bay, it has changed the...
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Uploaded on Jun 26, 2009
OLD_HONG_KONG - The Amoycan Industrial Building (淘大工業村第一座)
Built in 1961 and owned by the Amoycan Industrial Corporation Limited (香港淘化大同) - a food manufacturer...
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Uploaded on Jun 17, 2009
OLD_HONG_KONG - Kai Tak Taxiway 1970
Taken around 1969-1970, the upper photo (from an aviation source) showing this taxiway extension...
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Uploaded on Jun 14, 2009
OLD_HONG_KONG - The 1st generation Wan Chai Market
This picture was captured from document - A Study of the Historical and Architectural Context of Wan...
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Uploaded on Jun 11, 2009
OLD_HONG_KONG - The 2nd generation (demolished) Wanchai market
Built in 1937, the current Wanchai Market has been most appealing for its design of the then...
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Uploaded on Jun 9, 2009
OLD_HONG_KONG - The Kai Tak 13/31 Runway
With more than a decade elapsed after the airport closure, a large section of the 13 / 31 runway still remains untouched.
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Uploaded on Jun 8, 2009
