It's part of the official prorgamme for the event.
Garden of Remembrance - Opening Ceremony 30 August 1962
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Submitted by Peter
Date picture taken (may be approximate):
Thursday, August 30, 1962
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Connections:
- Garden of Remembrance - Opening Ceremony 30 August 1962 shows Place City Hall (2nd & current generation) [1962- ]
- Garden of Remembrance - Opening Ceremony 30 August 1962 shows Place Hilton Hotel [1963-1995]
- Garden of Remembrance - Opening Ceremony 30 August 1962 shows Place Murray Barracks [c.1846-1962]
- Garden of Remembrance - Opening Ceremony 30 August 1962 shows Place Electra House / Mercury House [1950-????]
- Garden of Remembrance - Opening Ceremony 30 August 1962 shows Place Star Ferry Multi-storey Car Park [1957- ]
- Garden of Remembrance - Opening Ceremony 30 August 1962 shows Place City Hall multi-storey carpark [1959- ]
- Garden of Remembrance - Opening Ceremony 30 August 1962 shows Place Queen's Pier (2nd generation) [1954-2008]
Comments
Hong Kong Hilton Hotel under
Hong Kong Hilton Hotel under construction.
Murray Barracks Demolishment
The picture also confirms the demolish date for the two Murray Barracks buildings as being during 1962 - they are half demolished in this picture
House just left to the Construction Site of Hilton Hotel
Good Morning,
I can see a house just to the left of the Hilton Hotel. Somehow "attached" to the Hilton. Does anybody knows what identifies that house. Moreover across to the left, just above the Murray Barracks there should be the Hong Kong Park as we know it today. On that picture the area is very open with a few scattered houses around. What was there at that time ?
Thank you and kind regards, Daniel
Garden of Remembrance - Opening Ceremony 30/08/1962
Hello Daniel
The building you refer to was the other side of Garden Road from the Hilton site and was part of Murray Barracks where the Naval garrison was based, but I don't think it was the officer's mess which was later reconstructed in Stanley. Also it wasn't the Naval Commodore's house which was a little further up Garden Road if I remember correctly. Going up from the building in question there was a taxi rank and the bottom Peak Tram station and then the Helena May. In those days there were a few trees around that area!
Peter
Unknown house
Hello Daniel, its's probably this one:
Regards, Klaus
Thank you Klaus and best
Thank you Klaus and best regards,
Daniel
Thank you
Hi Peter,
Thank you very much and best regards,
Daniel
Unknown house