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1950s Hankow Road

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1950s Hankow Road
Submitted by moddsey. View the original image on Flickr.
Authors: 
Eternal1966
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bus
Kai Tak Airport
BOAC
commer commando one-and-a-half-deck bus

Hankow Road. Like the BOAC bus parked outside the Peninsula Hotel.

Date picture taken (may be approximate): 
Saturday, January 1, 1955
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1950s Hong Kong
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Submitted by David on Sun, 2015-01-04 21:13.

I believe that is Ho Tung Mansions in the background, see: http://gwulo.com/node/22903

Regards, David

Submitted by moddsey on Mon, 2015-12-28 05:23.

Another view of the area and same airline bus.

1954 Hankow Road
1954 Hankow Road, by Eternal1966

 

Submitted by IDJ on Mon, 2016-04-04 20:14.

Hong Kong's bus enthusiasts seem to have ignored these special airport buses in their publications.

The rear seating was raised so that large amounts of luggage could be stored under the floor.

They were common in the UK on the Central London to Heathrow Airport route.

Submitted by Stanley Lai on Tue, 2022-05-03 12:21.

Make and model of the bus is Commer Commando Crew Bus XAT368, service started after second world war in 1947.