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map 1945 Kwo Lo Wan

map 1945 Kwo Lo Wan
Submitted by Klaus
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Excerpt from the 1945 map on Gwulo. Shows the overhead ropeway at Green Island Cement Works.

Date picture taken (may be approximate): 
Saturday, September 1, 1945
Gallery: 
1940s Hong Kong
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Submitted by simtang on Sun, 2022-01-09 12:02.

A close up view of the ropeway from a 1963 primary school textbook:

green island cement tower by ma tau wai rd.png
green island cement tower by ma tau wai rd.png, by simtang

I have posted these pictures before.

First one shows how it looks like in a 1949 air view picture

https://gwulo.com/atom/41880

Second one shows the tower at the end of the ropeway and its surroundings in 1968.

https://gwulo.com/atom/41027