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Wing Lok 永樂.jpg
Submitted by OldTimer
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Submitted by David on Wed, 2021-08-11 19:33.

Image cropped from this larger view:

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The big gate, or 'pai lau', was a temporary, decorated structure built to celebrate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth in 1953, and dating the photo to that year.

Submitted by OldTimer on Wed, 2021-08-11 21:10.

Thank you David for showing the whole photo of the gate and the guy-wires that supported it.  I walked under the one near Alhambra Theatre one day after the parade.  They decorated them with real flowers for the occasion.  Regards,  Peter