One of the photos from talk #5: https://gwulo.com/node/46051
Laying foundation stone
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Date picture taken (may be approximate):
Saturday, November 29, 1924
Gallery:
Connections:
- Laying foundation stone shows Person Djoen-Eng KWIK (aka KWOK Chun-Yeung / 郭春映 / The Java Sugar King) [1895-1935]
Comments
29 Nov 1924
Note from Moddsey:
China Mail 29 November 1924
The laying of the first stone of the first block of the quay wall at Marine Lots 430 and 431, North Point, was performed this morning by Mr. Kwik Djoen-eng at the yard of the Netherlands Harbour Works Company at Tsat Sze (Tze) Mui, near Quarry Bay.
Similar photos of the stone laying ceremony appear in the Hong Kong Telegraph dated 6 December 1924.