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Victoria School Sports Day at the Army Sports Stadium

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Victoria School Sports Day at the Army Sports Stadium
Submitted by Dibsy
Authors: 
Chris Addison

The person in the foreground was my sister, Jennifer.

Date picture taken (may be approximate): 
Tuesday, January 1, 1957
Gallery: 
1950s Bullock family's photos
Connections: 
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Submitted by moddsey on Sun, 2022-04-03 14:20.

There was an Army Sports Ground at So Kun Po as mentioned here It was used by schools for football and sporting events. The white building with the distinctive six front-facing rectangular openings can be viewed here at top right and was located next to the South China Athletic Association Stadium. The side wall of the white building can be seen here at extreme right. There is a building under construction in the background. I am sure a fellow contributor will follow-up on this clue. 

 

 

Submitted by Dibsy on Sun, 2022-04-03 15:31.

Another great piece of detective work, thank you. Perhaps I have got my memories mixed up about the 'Army' school. I know we used to be transported to school in an Army lorry. 

Submitted by moddsey on Sun, 2022-04-03 21:59.

I noted another sports day photo that has been sent in. Not taken on the same day though. Can you recall the school that you attended? May assist in the photo location. 

Submitted by Dibsy on Mon, 2022-04-04 15:40.

Since reading your reply I've searched through my Mum's folder to see if I could find any reference to the name of the school without success. I knew I should have it in my memory. Just now I've received a really helpful post that immediately rang a bell and solves the query - it was Victoria School. 

Submitted by moddsey on Mon, 2022-04-04 15:50.

Thanks for the reply. Had a feeling it was Victoria Junior School as it was close by to your residence as one could walk down Tramway Path. I presume the lorry service was for the gathering of school children for access to Victoria Barracks and the School.

Submitted by Dibsy on Mon, 2022-04-04 15:59.

I only just started going to school before we left for home and know I was a bit frightened of going on the lorry.

This process is wonderful. The tremendous help from people like yourself connects all the individual photos in the slides to give me a real insight into our lives in Hong Kong. I can't thank you enough.