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David

PS 'Gwu lo' is roughly how '古老' sounds in Cantonese. It means 'ancient' or 'old-fashioned'.

1900's Hong Kong panorama

Submitted by David on Wed, 2006-03-15 10:40
Photo courtesy of reader 'moddsey'

Hong Kong history on the MTR

Submitted by David on Thu, 2006-03-02 09:00

If you'll be using the MTR (the local subway/underground railway) while you're in Hong Kong, print this out and get a quick history lesson from the route map that is displayed in each carriage.

Aberdeen

Submitted by moddsey on Wed, 2006-02-15 11:14
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1950
Places shown in this photo: 
Aberdeen Harbour [????- ]

Taken from the Aberdeen Praya Road with the floating restaurant in the background.

QE2 coronation - HSBC

Submitted by Admin on Wed, 2006-02-08 10:50
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1953
Places shown in this photo: 
HSBC Headquarters Building (3rd generation) [1935-1984]

Photo courtesy of Greg Fripp.

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