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Stubbs road overlooking cemetery

Stubbs road overlooking cemetery
Submitted by Andrew Suddaby
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Andrew Suddaby

I'm not sure where this was on the road but it is looking to the East, somewhere at the Northern end. I have just noticed that, in what might be a vague clearing amongst the trees at the middle right, there appears to be an overgrown terrrace of  two storey buildings - military bunkers?  There even seems to be a chimney towards the right end.  Has anyone got any suggestions?  Perhaps somebody could dive into the 'jungle' and see if anything is there!  Thanks Moddsey for correcting this error.

 

Date picture taken (may be approximate): 
Tuesday, July 28, 1981
Gallery: 
1981 Andrew Suddaby's photos
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Submitted by moddsey on Sun, 2020-12-13 06:36.

On Stubbs Road. That is the upper level/terrace of the Hong Kong Cemetery. A few head stones are visible.

Submitted by Andrew Suddaby on Sun, 2020-12-13 20:23.

Thank you Moddsey. I hadn't realised that the cemetery went so high up the hiil side.  Was the bus actually on Stubbs Road and not the Wong Nai Chung Gap road?

Submitted by moddsey on Sun, 2020-12-13 20:41.

Stubbs Road view here or in the vicintiy lower down

Submitted by eurasian_david on Sun, 2020-12-13 21:08.

Yes Stubbs Road. Before March 1982 and the opening of the Aberdeen tunnel, the quickest way to the south side of Hong Kong from Central by road was via the long winding up hill climb of Stubbs Road. Great bone rattling ride on the top deck of a double decker bus as it hurtles at break neck speed! 

Submitted by Andrew Suddaby on Sun, 2020-12-13 21:10.

Thank you both.  I'll change the title.

Submitted by eurasian_david on Mon, 2020-12-14 01:12.

Going up the same road as described in a bus 15 years earlier