Not sure which ridge this is now. No doubt heavily built up these days. Lamma Island in the background
Western end of Hong Kong island-circa 1948
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Submitted by IDJ
Date picture taken (may be approximate):
Tuesday, June 15, 1948
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Connections:
- Western end of Hong Kong island-circa 1948 shows Place Stone Manor [1930- ]
- Western end of Hong Kong island-circa 1948 shows Place Pillbox 004, Kong Sin Wan / Telegraph Bay / Cyberport [1939-????]
Comments
I can see Stone Manor on the
I can see Stone Manor on the right, and Pillbox 4 down on the beach, so this is the view down to Telegraph Bay.
Regards, David
Kong Sin Wan Valley
Dear David,
My wife and I live in one of the town houses at 41 Sassoon Road and this development is on the ridge. The House on the ridge in the photograph was formerly owned by the Liu family. Two members of the Liu family were prominent lawyers in Hong Kong. Dorothy Liu who was the former senior partner of Liu Chan and Lam and Benjamin Liu her brother was a former judge. The house during the second world war was occupied by the Japanese. The house was sold to China Underwriters which was taken over by a company called Carrian. Carrian went spectacularly bust in the early 1980s and the houses were sold by the Receivers.
Kind regards,
John Budge