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Statue Square 1950's
Submitted by Alison.

This picture was taken by my father and I think it was taken from St. George's House and opposite is the Hong Kong Club.  It must have been an official occasion and I am not sure if that is the Governor or a member of the royal family - i.e. the Duke of Edinburgh?  I have copied a slide - so there is no notation to look for!

Date picture taken (may be approximate): 
Sunday, January 1, 1950
Gallery: 
1950s Hong Kong
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Submitted by moddsey on Mon, 2011-10-24 22:11.

It looks like the Duke of Edinburgh's monogram. If so, this photo was taken on 7 March 1959 prior to Prince Philip leaving Queen's Pier by Royal Barge to Kai Tak. See: http://gwulo.com/node/1380

Submitted by 80sKid on Tue, 2011-10-25 20:56.

here's a video of the event - somewhere in there is your father...!

http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=35682

Submitted by Alison. on Wed, 2011-10-26 08:30.

Thank you moddsey and 80's kid - this is fascinating and I enjoyed the video very much.  My parents went to the garden party at Government House but I didn't spot them on the film! In fact there are other videos on the site too which I will look at as I remember, as a child, seeing Princess Alexandra and also Princess Margaret when they came to HK - we were there in school uniforms waving little Union Jacks!  Thank you again.