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Submitted by annelisec

Many individual buildings can be identified. 

Fung Fai Terrace.  Current names and lot numbers:

Hong Kong Sanitorium

1 Fung Fai Terrace - IL 2586
2 Fung Fai Terrace - IL 2587

Fung Fai Court

3 Fung Fai Terrace - IL 2588
4 Fung Fai Terrace - IL 2589

Mayfair Court

5 Fung Fai Terrace - IL 2590

Beverly House

6 Fung Fai Terrace - IL 2591

Date picture taken (may be approximate): 
Sunday, January 1, 1950
Connections: 
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Submitted by tngan on Mon, 2011-04-18 11:55.

Hi there,

If compared with the Happy Valley photos in the screen, the photo above is a bit later than the 1946 ones.

http://www.slideboom.com/presentations/275342/HK1946

Best Regards,

T

Submitted by moddsey on Mon, 2011-04-18 12:02.

Defintiely postwar. Probably early 1950s judging from the presence of the Link Road/Leighton Hill Government Quarters.

Submitted by Jabberjabber (not verified) on Mon, 2011-04-18 14:08.

Very definitely post-war. Two further clues are the totalisator in the race course and the open nullah running down Village Road.

Submitted by moddsey on Mon, 2011-04-18 17:43.

The first two blocks of the Link Road/Leighton Hill Government Quarters (north side) as seen in the photo were completed in 1948. (Source Legco Meeting 1 DEC 1948).

Due to the collapse of the air raid tunnels underneath the south side of the hill,  a third block could not be built as back filling of the tunnels was required.

 

Submitted by annelisec on Mon, 2011-04-18 18:17.

I'll put a generic 1950s date on it.  Thanks

Submitted by Jabberjabber (not verified) on Tue, 2011-04-19 12:22.

Yes. I think the tote was erected  in 1951 so the photo is post this year, and from memory the open nullah was decked sometime in 1956-58.

Submitted by johnwong on Tue, 2017-05-23 15:00.

Anyone know what were those buildings before Fung Fai Court, Mayfair Court and Beverly House were erected in 3-6 of Fung Fai Terrace? Thank you.

Submitted by David on Thu, 2017-05-25 17:48.

Before the current buildings, there was a line of pairs of residential buildings, built to the same design. See https://gwulo.com/node/19733 and https://gwulo.com/node/19733/photos

Submitted by johnwong on Fri, 2017-05-26 17:03.

Thanks Dave, I saw somewhere it says that area had been a school site/staff residence of Lingnan school sometime in the 1920s.