中環 - 鴨巴甸街、九如坊 交界 - former Central Clinic | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong

中環 - 鴨巴甸街、九如坊 交界 - former Central Clinic

中環 - 鴨巴甸街、九如坊 交界 - former Central Clinic
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As you can see from the old photo, two medical practitioners stationed in the clinic. One of them was a bonesetter called Ha Tak Kin (夏德建). He is the eldest son of the late Master Ha Kwok Cheung (夏國璋 師傅). I don't know whether Mr. Ha Tak Kin is still practising bonesetting or not, but he has been actively participating in lion dance/dragon dance performance for many years and has moved to Yau Ma Tei in Kowloon where he set up his training centre under the name of "Ha Tak Kin Martial Art Society Ltd."

Incidentally, there were two large nameplates hanging near the entrance door. Mr. Ha's nameplate was written from left to right which is the modern way while the other practitioner's nameplate was from right to left which was the common way before 1970s. So Mr. Lo, the other practitioner, probably stationed in the clinic much earlier than Mr. Ha.