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ma tau kok 1998

Submitted by Klaus on Mon, 2018-01-01 23:57
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1998

Cropped from gwulo.com/atom/29454.

Ma Tau Kok south plant has been demolished, north plant is operating.

Ma Tau Kok Gas Works 1990

Submitted by Klaus on Mon, 2018-01-01 23:46
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1990

Cropped from https://gwulo.com/atom/29452

South plant has been switched from coal to oil gasification at the end of the 1960's. It looks still operational.

馬頭角檢疫站及屠房 (Ma Tau Kok gas works and slaughterhouse) 1997, Hong Kong

Submitted by Klaus on Sun, 2017-12-31 21:08

Text on Flickr:

These are some of the photos of all Hong Kong Heritages taken in 1997.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1997
Tags: 
kowloon
Architecture
gas works
gas holder

1953 Kaitak air view1

Submitted by Klaus on Sat, 2017-12-30 17:47
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1953
Tags: 
gas works
gas holder
Airport
Ferry pier

1950 HK aerial view2

Submitted by Klaus on Fri, 2017-12-29 22:41

Gas holder of Ma Tau Kok Gas Works can be seen near the coastline (north-east of To Kwa Wan Island).

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1950
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gas works
gas holder
kowloon
Kowloon Bay
aerial photographs

Kennedy Town Gasholder_1950

Submitted by Klaus on Fri, 2017-12-29 18:15
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1950

Cropped from https://gwulo.com/atom/29357.

The Kennedy Town gasometer is marked by an arrow. The larger one is clearly visible, it seems that the smaller one already existed in 1950.

 

Jordan_Road_Town_Gas_Works

Submitted by Klaus on Thu, 2017-12-21 03:46

Test on Flickr: Lower picture was taken shortly after WWII, showing the entire plant in its original form.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1946
Tags: 
gas works
gas holder
Jordan Road

Hong Kong & China Gas Co., Shek Tong Tsui ,hill road, 1887

Submitted by Klaus on Thu, 2017-12-21 03:28
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1887
Tags: 
gas works
gas holder
Shek Tong Tsui
West Point

SCMP_Taikoo_1970's

Submitted by Klaus on Sun, 2017-11-26 02:43
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1975

From a 2014 story in the Post Magazine of SCMP.

Quarry Bay Gas Holder [c.1969-1986]

Submitted by Klaus on Sat, 2017-11-25 18:24
Date Place completed: 
c.1969-01-01 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)
Date Place demolished: 
c.1986-06-01 (Month, Day are approximate)

Probably built after closure of Taikoo Sugar Refinery. The gas holder is visible on an aerial photo from 1972 (found at the website of Hong Kong Map Service - free of charge only with limited resolution). On the image from 1963 (nearest older date) it's not there. Demolished, eaxact year of demolition unknown.

Previous place(s) at this location: 
Taikoo Sugar Refinery [1883-1973]
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