Remains of crocodile in a Hong Kong restaurant | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong

Remains of crocodile in a Hong Kong restaurant

Primary tabs

Submitted by Richard Muirhead on Thu, 2014-05-15 18:41

I found a reference on  a Chinese language web site  a few months ago which I translated into very poor English and it seemed to refer to the remains(maybe only the head) of a crocodile caught in Hong Kong. A long time ago I think.

Does anyone know more?

Forum: 
General
  • Log in or register to post comments

Submitted by HO Lim-peng on Fri, 2014-05-16 21:01.
A stuffed crocodile or alligator was to be seen in Condor's Bar near Mong Kok railway station in the 1970s.

Submitted by Richard Muirhead on Sat, 2014-05-17 04:26.

Yes the one in Mongkok seems to be the one . Please can you tell me more? Are there any photos of it online? 

Submitted by David on Sat, 2014-05-17 20:04.

We've got a couple of pages about that bar:

http://gwulo.com/node/17488

And its owner:

http://gwulo.com/node/17492

But no photos yet.

Regards, David

Submitted by Richard Muirhead on Wed, 2014-10-15 00:37.

I read in a book that in around the 1870s a man introduced several rabbits to Stonecutters Island. Does anyone know more about this?

Submitted by David on Wed, 2014-10-15 17:40.

In another comment Richard wrote:

I understand from research that rabbits were introduced to Stonecutters Island around the 1870s for the purposes of hunting. Can anyone tell me what became of these rabbits? Were there ever any other attempts to introduce foreign animals to Hong Kong?

The AFCD say squirrels are introduced: http://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/conservation/hkbiodiversity/database/popu.... I'm not sure if they were introduced for any purpose. The SPCA says " It is believed that they have bred from either escaped or released pets.": http://www.spca.org.hk/en/animal-welfare/wildlife-welfare-hong-kong/hong...

Regards, David

Submitted by Richard Muirhead on Wed, 2014-10-15 19:18.

Thanks David