New on Gwulo: 2021, week 26 | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong

New on Gwulo: 2021, week 26

A look at what's new on the Gwulo website...
 

General

 


 

Book offer, and Gwulo in the press

  • My Book One are offering 15% off English-language books, including all four of Gwulo's books. Offer ends on 11 July.
     
  • Last week, Dan Ip took listeners to RTHK's 清晨爽利 on a guided trip through the hidden details in two of my photos - one each from my first and second books. The recording is now online, and starts at 05:40 in Part 2.
    1923 Crashed trams on Arsenal Street
    Photo 1: 1923 Crashed trams on Arsenal Street
     
    c.1935 Des Voeux Road Central
    Photo 2: c.1935 Des Voeux Road Central
     
    David with Dan Yip
    David with Dan Yip

     
  • The recent forced closure of the Apple Daily newspaper means their archive of past articles and videos was taken off the internet. I thought that meant the recording of my interview was gone for good, but I'm happy to learn that a copy of the article and video is still available to view online.

 


 

Places

 


 

People

 


 

Photos

No. 2 Boundary Stone
No. 2 Boundary Stone, by Cher Ry

 

Shek Chung Au check point
Shek Chung Au check point, by Klaus

 

Kai Tak-BOAC CUNARD-Boeing B707-5 p.m. arrival from the UK
Kai Tak-BOAC CUNARD-Boeing B707-5 p.m. arrival from the UK, by IDJ

 

Kai Tak airport-Korean Airlines-B747 last minute turn onto the runway-idj pic
Kai Tak airport-Korean Airlines-B747 last minute turn onto the runway-idj pic, by IDJ

 

Kai Tak-still high to get down onto the original 1958 short runway
Kai Tak-still high to get down onto the original 1958 short runway, by IDJ

 

Kai Tak chequer-board at its cleanest.jpg
Kai Tak chequer-board at its cleanest.jpg, by IDJ

 

Roof-top runway
Roof-top runway, by IDJ

 

Empress of Asia at Kowloon Wharves
Empress of Asia at Kowloon Wharves, by Arclight11

 

Naval Coast Watching stations
Naval Coast Watching stations, by Admiralty/War Department

 

Railway-street running-pedestrians beware
Railway-street running-pedestrians beware, by IDJ

 

Green Island lighthouse, and a ferry boat in Sulphur Channel, Hong Kong
Green Island lighthouse, and a ferry boat in Sulphur Channel, Hong Kong, by Carstairs, Jamie

 

WDL10.jpeg
WDL10.jpeg, by War Department

 

WDL2 Belchers point and Fly point Battery
WDL2 Belchers point and Fly point Battery, by War Department

 

Praya East Reclamation Plan as in May 1920
Praya East Reclamation Plan as in May 1920, by Chinarail scan from The Far Eastern Review June 1921

 

Wedding of Mary Neave and Norman Railton.jpg
Wedding of Mary Neave and Norman Railton.jpg, by edwardalder

 

Bank of China
Bank of China, by Alison Ferry

 

30 Lugard Road, The Peak
30 Lugard Road, The Peak, by Alison Ferry

 

Norah and Christopher Potter in Stanley Internment Camp by Anton Savitsky
Norah and Christopher Potter in Stanley Internment Camp by Anton Savitsky, by Chris Potter

 

Internee Passport renewal Gimson 1
Internee Passport renewal Gimson 1, by helenshieldsphotos

 

Cheung Chau coast watching station(Yellow).jpg
Cheung Chau coast watching station(Yellow).jpg, by https://www.facebook.com/HongKongFlotilla/photos

 

Plaza House
Plaza House, by Philk

 

Mei Foo aerial view 1970.jpg
Mei Foo aerial view 1970.jpg, by tkjho

 

Lockhart Road/Liberty Bar
Lockhart Road/Liberty Bar, by bbeatle1

 

Florence Neave portrait Ice House Road.jpg
Florence Neave portrait Ice House Road.jpg, by edwardalder

 

Wedding of Mary Neave and Norman Railton.jpg
Wedding of Mary Neave and Norman Railton.jpg, by edwardalder

 


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