Sedan chair with license number. Source Wikimedia Commons
Think Kowloon Wharves are in the background. Shows East Point, see comments below.
More about the Regulations of Public Vehicles and Chairs in Hong Kong 1863-1941 here.
Chair for hire Lai Afong c.1870s
Submitted by Klaus
Date picture taken (may be approximate):
Saturday, January 1, 1870
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Comments
Hk
The background is HK island so I think those buildings are all HK side. This looks like it was taken east island area looking west.
Location of Photographer
Considering the year, perhaps taken at Causeway Bay looking at East Point and central and western end of Hong Kong Island.
It looks like it was taken on
It looks like it was taken on the road between the Tin Hau temple in modern day Tin Hau and the Joss House in Tai Hang. Not sure what else was out this way in the 1870s-80s. A couple of similar views: