The buildings in the background behind the Junk's sail appear to be those previously highlighted as being in the 'Sand Pebbles' movie.
Unusually a large Royal Navy vessel is berthed on Kowloon side
Kowloon-Naval basin-Canton Road beyond HK Wharves
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Submitted by IDJ
Date picture taken (may be approximate):
Sunday, June 15, 1952
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Connections:
- Kowloon-Naval basin-Canton Road beyond HK Wharves shows Place Torpedo Depot / Kowloon Naval Yard / Government Dockyard [????-????]
- Kowloon-Naval basin-Canton Road beyond HK Wharves shows Place Kowloon Wharves [????-????]
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The ship in the background is
The ship in the background is HMS Alacrity / F60.
She first arrived in Hong Kong on 19th Sep 1945, and left in August 1952 sailing to Portsmouth. After several years in Rserve status, she arrived at the breaker's yard in Dec 1956. (Source: http://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-18SL-HMS_Alacrity.htm)
So the photo was taken sometime between 1945 and 1952.