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RAF Officers' Mess.jpg

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1957
I don't know which street this is. I found the image among my dad's photos of the Tiger Balm Garden, so it's possible that he took a bus to the gardens and snapped this photo before or after his visit.

Proposed Kowloon Tramway System - 1923

Chatham Path-golf buggy transport to house

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1995

Chatham Path-transport to house

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1995

Peak Tram-early image

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1900
Places shown in this photo: 

An earlier image than most. The many spectators are wearing their hair tied in the 'queue' style. Sailors or soldiers appear to be trying to board the tram.

 

MTR planning study 1967

Interesting excerpts from the 60s study here: http://www.hkitalk.net/HKiTalk2/thread-885346-1-1.html

Dragon Motors Advert

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1924

This dealer seems to favour American cars

Hong Kong Hotel Garage advert-Thornycroft Bus

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1924

A British Bus For a British Colony, so the advert says

RAF HOMANTIN bus

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1940

This 'Bus' with the signboard RAF Homantin on the bumper highlights yet another obscure RAF establishment in Hong Kong. I think this location was a mansion block on the middle slope of Homantin Hill Road that when I lived above it in the 1970s housed RAF families. But what was its purpose at the time this picture was taken that required a dedicated bus service? IDJ

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