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Mystery photo Hong Kong 1954

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Mystery photo Hong Kong 1954
Submitted by pauline

Hi David,

I have a number of unidentified photos in my husband's album,  this is one of them.  Do you have any idea where it is.  All of his photos are from 1954 and all are somewhere in HK.

Regards,  Pauline.

 

Date picture taken (may be approximate): 
Sunday, January 1, 1956
Gallery: 
1950s Pauline's Photos
Connections: 
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Submitted by marlowe on Tue, 2011-06-07 20:13.

Because of the Domes (on the corners maybe) and the the triangular features on the facade, I think Prince's Building or Queen's Building in Central.

Of course I have been wrong every time I've made a guess on here ;-)

Alun

Submitted by moddsey on Wed, 2011-06-08 04:58.

Alun's location is spot on. The photographer would most likely be standing in the Chartered Bank Building looking north across Des Voeux Road Central towards Prince's Building with Queen's Building and its tower in the distance.

1930s Prince's and Queen's Buildings

1930s Prince's and Queen's Buildings

Submitted by pauline on Wed, 2011-06-08 05:18.

Thanks Alun and Moddsey.  This is a strange coincidence as these buildings are the same ones as those in David's photo of the lady in the sedan chair and I had no idea!

Regards,  Pauline.