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North Point
Submitted by mike
Date picture taken (may be approximate): 
Tuesday, April 4, 1961
Gallery: 
1960s Mike Cussans' photos
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Submitted by tngan on Tue, 2013-04-09 11:45.

Hi there,

This photo doesn't look like Sai Kung at all.  The high rises didn't not look right.  Unable to match anything in my mind yet.

Best Regards,

T

Submitted by Admin on Tue, 2013-04-09 12:12.

Just above the mast of the sailing boat is a familiar building:

http://gwulo.com/node/9201

Mike, thanks for the stedy stream of photos. You've got a real treasure trove. Also thanks for scanning these latest photos at higher resolution, so we can zoom in on the details.

Regards, David

Submitted by tngan on Tue, 2013-04-09 14:08.

Hi David,

I could not pin point anything, but I have a gut feeling that the skyline did not look right as the buildings did not add up even if the National Lacquer & Paint Products seemed to be a match.  Would the slide be flipped?

Best Regards,

T

Submitted by fivestar on Tue, 2013-04-09 14:39.

Could it be Chi Wan? Please view the following link.

http://gwulo.com/node/9334

Submitted by mike on Tue, 2013-04-09 15:33.

Thanks David,think ive got a few more to post.Then I will look at the pictures!

Thanks guys for trying to id where this is...I'm only guessing

Mike

Submitted by moddsey on Tue, 2013-04-09 15:46.
I think five star may have got it right. Part of a photo sequence as one sails thru lyemun gap. Probably the end of Shaukiwan as it was then.

Submitted by mike on Tue, 2013-04-09 16:03.

Ok Moddsey & Fivestar....thanks for your help.

Mike

Submitted by David on Tue, 2013-04-09 20:02.

I've flipped the photo as Thomas suggested. It makes the writing on the factory legible as "PAINT PRODUCTS CO.", which matches the other pictures we've got ofthe National Lacquer factory. So I'll still vote for North Point as the location of this one.

Regards, David

Submitted by breskvar on Tue, 2013-04-09 22:27.

Yes I think the Paint Products building is basically a 99% match with the other photos that has that building there.  Particularly this one:  http://gwulo.com/node/13566

The line of the mountain on top of the left hand half of the building is quite a good match too.

breskvar

 

Submitted by tngan on Tue, 2013-04-09 22:44.

Hi there,

It seem we have a match.  North Point it was.  The tall greyish building (North Point Mansion) still exist today.  The deep beige group of building would then be the first phase of the Healthy Village back then.

Best Regards,

T