Text on Flickr: people live on these tiny boats for months and years at a time. Sep 1933
Note the inscription "TO HONGKONG FERRY" and the number 47. My guess for the location are Kowloon Wharves. Confirmed, see comments below. <Read more ...>
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):
The youth hostel atop Mount Davis (摩星嶺). The camera is facing northwestward.
Note the lighthouse on Green Island (青洲, right). The small island in the distance is Kau Yi Chau (交椅洲). Note also the long wake left by the Macao jetfoil. <Read more ...>
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):
1920
No idea why my family has preserved this photo. As there are ladies on board it may be some kind of excursion, but the figures are too small to identify. From the faded nature of the print it fits in with other family photos from the 1920s. Maybe it will be of interest to tugboat enthusiasts.
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):
1950
The Thorenson Line harbour launch THOR was one of many that could be seen hustling for access around Blake Pier transferring crews and passengers to their ships anchored mid stream. IDJ <Read more ...>
