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Gordon Robinson
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1970s sailing junks
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1970s Sailing Junks
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Submitted by David on Wed, 2015-01-14 14:28.

Thanks for posting these photos - they have lots of detail.

Were you taking the photos from other boats, or from land with a zoom?

Regards, David

PS North Point Power Station in the background.

Submitted by gordonvr on Thu, 2015-01-15 08:04.

David, the photos were all taken by me, mostly from my own sailboat, but a few may have been taken from friends' sailboats.  Yes, NP power station in the background, and Ocean Terminal, if you have seen that pic.  Most, though, were taken in the waters on the eastern side of HK.

You say 12 have been uploaded, but I can find none.  They do not seem to appear in the drop-down list of galleries, and I do not know how to upload the remaining photos.  Sorry to appear so tech-incompetent, but would appreciate your guidance.

Gordon

Submitted by Admin on Thu, 2015-01-15 14:22.

Gordon,

Thanks for the extra information.

You can find your gallery at: http://gwulo.com/image?field_gallery_tid=6370

Or you can click the small pictures in the Navigate Gallery box on this page to see other photos in this gallery.

Just follow the same steps as before to add more photos, but safest to upload in batches of 5 at a time say. You can choose "1970s Sailing Junks" from the Gallery list at the options step, but don't worry - if that doesn't make sense, I'll add the photos in to the gallery as I see them appear on the site.

Regards, David

Submitted by gordonvr on Fri, 2015-01-16 10:18.

OK, sussed it out now.  Have uploaded all 33 photos to the gallery, but you may find some random duplicate atoms floating around the site.  If you do, please delete.

Submitted by David on Sat, 2015-01-17 15:49.

Thanks Gordon, I've tidied up the duplicates, and the photos look good.

Do you know if these sailing junks were based in Hong Kong, or visiting from other parts of South China? I think I've read of a program to encourage local fishermen to switch from sail to engines, but I'm not sure when it took place.

Regards, David

Submitted by gordonvr on Sun, 2015-01-18 07:40.

I believe that none of these junks were based in HK.  In the photos where a (registration?) number is visible it does not look like a HK number.  Also, very few, if any, appear to be rigged for fishing and I never saw any of them thus engaged.  They were almost certainly not mechanised in any way, and were probably small traders from nearby parts of south China.  In some photos, eg 019 and 020, you can see tarpaulins or similar covering what is probably their cargo.

I do not know much about the fishing fleet of HK, but know from observation and some Government sources that it was more or less fully mechanised by the 70s.  The HK boats were mostly engaged in trawling and were equipped with distinctive apparatus for this, making them resemble large aquatic insects.  Another detail that makes me believe that the craft in my photos were not from HK was their general condition, for instance, in contrast to HK boats not a lick of paint between them!

Regards, Gordon