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Submitted by annelisec

Caption reads:

Kowloon and Entrance to Harbour
Taken from window of our room

Dec 1945

Date picture taken (may be approximate): 
Saturday, December 1, 1945
Connections: 
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Submitted by philk on Mon, 2010-09-20 22:34.

Just a guess.

You can also see the Japanese War Memorial in the distance.

Submitted by moddsey on Mon, 2010-09-20 23:08.

Most likely the road in front would be Austin Road. Probably taken from Gun Club Hill Barracks looking south which would suggest the photographer would have had a military background.

The Hong Kong Island hills in the background: http://gwulo.com/node/6636

 

Submitted by tngan on Mon, 2010-09-20 23:54.

Hi there,

I would say it's more likely the the photographer was standing somewhere on the hill behind Knotsford Terrace, ie, the Observatory.  Gun Clun Hill would be a bit more toward the East.

If you are on Gun Club Hill you should be able to see St. Mary's and the Rosary Church in the foreground.

Best Regards.

T

Submitted by moddsey on Tue, 2010-09-21 04:04.

There appears to be a hill on the right. Would that be Observatory Hill?

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 2010-09-21 15:36.

Was that the Japanese War Memorial on Mount Cameron in the far right background?

Submitted by tngan on Sat, 2003-03-08 02:14.

Hi there,

I guess all we need is a set of old enough survey map with some simple tools (rulers, set squares, compass, strings) and use the skyline together with signal hill to triangulate..........

Best Regards,

T

Submitted by Admin on Tue, 2010-09-21 21:39.

On this 1930s photo Moddsey posted recently, there are some tall buildings (light colour, slightly curved) that look as though they'd be on Kimberley Road.

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If the photographer was in one of those, they'd look out over Granville Road and get a view a bit like this one.

Submitted by moddsey on Thu, 2021-03-04 07:42.

The captioned view here