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Kai Tak Airport 1930's.jpg

Kai Tak Airport 1930's.jpg
Submitted by danielwettling

Was that in the 1930's or later?

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Submitted by IDJ on Fri, 2022-01-28 22:56.

early postwar-mid 1940s

Submitted by OldTimer on Fri, 2022-01-28 23:07.

Hi Daniel,

Your photo appears in the collections at -  https://images.hollis.harvard.edu/primo-explore/search?query=creator,con... (Page 7), Creation Date 1946-47.

The concrete buildings were still there in 1957 when I attended Good Hope School, so were the circular island and the shed selling farm equipments.  On the right was the start of Clear Water Bay Road going uphill.  The army trucks were no longer there replaced by Nissen huts.  Regards,  Peter  

 

Submitted by danielwettling on Sat, 2022-01-29 09:14.

Thank you veru much Peter for the information. Have a great weekend and best regards,    Daniel

Submitted by OldTimer on Sat, 2022-01-29 16:27.

Thank you Daniel for the reply.  I need to clarify  my previous message.  The start of Clear Water Bay Road  is in the top right of your photo, about where the white rectangular patch of roadway is.  The road on the lower right of the photo including the farm equipment shop is today's Choi Shek Lane - see red dot in the photo below.  So, in fact, there were two shops.  I think there was only one owner who started at the southern site, and later moved (when the city widened the road) to Clear Water Bay Road seen from my school bus.

You too have a nice weekend.  It is -22 degrees C here tonight at my place, outside! 

 

Kwun Tong-Choi Shek Junction.png
Kwun Tong-Choi Shek Junction.png, by OldTimer

  

Submitted by danielwettling on Sat, 2022-01-29 17:02.

Thank you so much Peter for your information. It's very helpful indeed.

Best regards and a happy Chinese New Year to you and your family

Daniel