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Harbourmaster's office
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Martyn Gregory's photos
Date picture taken (may be approximate): 
Saturday, January 1, 1881
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1880s Hong Kong photos
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Submitted by annelisec on Fri, 2016-06-03 13:41.
Zoom in and the Chinese reads Dong something Gaai I.e. East something Street

Submitted by breskvar on Fri, 2016-06-03 18:04.

The Chinese words read "東來街", in Cantonese translation it may be "Tung Loi Street".  Coming from the east?  I don't know whether there is a literal meaning to the name.  In any case there is no such street nowadays.

breskvar 

Submitted by moddsey on Fri, 2016-06-03 18:42.

Tung Loi Lane is behind Western Market. The book 'City of Victoria' published by the Urban Council carries the same photo and if I remember correctly, Tung Loi Lane is mentioned. Cheers!

Submitted by annelisec on Fri, 2016-06-03 22:38.
Found it on the Gov. MyMapHK app 1897 map. Tung Loi Lane looks to be on the Harbour side of the building on the 1866 map. So in this photo the harbormaster's office is actually on the extreme Left Behind the Lamppost.

Submitted by annelisec on Fri, 2016-06-03 22:37.
Please add harbormaster's office third location to places.

Submitted by moddsey on Sat, 2016-06-04 08:38.

Tung Loi Street in 1881

In 1851, a big fire on Queen's Road destroyed 472 houses. On instruction from Governor Bonham, the rubble left after the fire was used for reclamation. Bonham Strand and Bonham Street West were constructed on the newly reclaimed land. Bonham Strand was extended to the new Praya with Tung Loi Street being built. The above photo shows the street decorations of the royal visit of Prince Albert Victor and Prince George (later King George V). On the left is the Harbour Master's Office opened in 1874. Tung Loi Street is called Tung Loi Lane today.