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Unidentified Race in Hong Kong

Unidentified Race in Hong Kong
Submitted by lizchater
Tags: 
car race
vehicle registration

Can anyone identify what is going on? The photos have no notes with them.

Date picture taken (may be approximate): 
Wednesday, January 1, 1930
Gallery: 
1930s Hong Kong
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Submitted by moddsey on Mon, 2014-04-07 00:15.

Perhaps a motoring outing which was quite popular in the 20s and 30s. Would that be the governor's car with the crown in the lower left  photo?

Submitted by David on Mon, 2014-04-07 21:18.

It certainly looks like a government car with the crown on.

I think the photos are from the early end of the 1925-40 range.

The photo above shows motorbikes with registration numbers 98 and 367.

We have another photo that shows motorcycle registration number 190, dated 1920:

http://gwulo.com/node/11734

Regards, David

Submitted by marlowe on Tue, 2014-04-08 04:56.

I'll make a guess.
Is that a newly built concrete road?
Lots of supervisors,and a few workers?

does anyone recognise the hill in the background?

Submitted by isl644 on Tue, 2014-04-08 07:27.

And another motorbike with registration no. 194 in picture top right.

Ian

Submitted by moddsey on Sat, 2014-04-26 06:56.

The Motor Trials was jointly organised by the Hong Kong Automobile Association and the Hong Kong Telegraph on 25 August 1923. The Trials involved hill climbs and acceleration tests for cars and motor cycles at Tsin Wan (Tsuen Wan) Village/Hill. However, the event was marred by two fatalities. A full report of the Trials can be found in the Hong Kong Telegraph on 27 August 1923 with supplementary photos of the event as shown above from Ming Yuen Studio, Beaconsfield Arcade on 1 September 1923.

The Governor's car, a 19.6 h.p. four cylinder engine Crossley driven by the Chairman of the Organising Committee, Mr. C. D. Lambert  won the acceleration trial for motor cars over 200 yards in 16 seconds.