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Causeway Bay's new road

Submitted by IDJ on Tue, 2021-02-02 02:49
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1948

Somewhere on this site are photographs of the tram track raise on a level above the road surfaces

Naming Grampian Road

Submitted by Klaus on Sat, 2020-10-03 22:10
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1932

From the Hong Kong Gazette February, 19, 1932, page 162

1900s Mohammedan Mosque TST

Submitted by Klaus on Wed, 2020-06-10 23:46

The colored version of this one:

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1900
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Road works at Taikoo Sugar Refinery

Submitted by Klaus on Tue, 2020-06-02 22:13
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1924

From the G. Warren Swire Collection at the Historical Photographs of China website: https://www.hpcbristol.net/visual/sw05-137.

The new road (cutting) is being built. The 16 foot culvert for the nullah is already in place.

More information here.

Deep Cutting on King’s Road in Quarry Bay Village [1927- ]

Submitted by Klaus on Tue, 2020-06-02 21:40
Date Place completed: 
c.1927-01-01 (Month, Day are approximate)

To improve the road connection between Causeway Bay and Shaukiwan, the Hong Kong Government decided to widen the existing road. The Public Works Report (PWR) for 1921 refers:

As early as 1912 the necessity for this work became apparent, and negotiations were begun with Messrs. Butterfield & Swire for the surrender of certain areas and houses to enable the project to be carried on; but it was only in September, 1920, that an agreement with them was reached.

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Cutting on King’s road

Submitted by Klaus on Tue, 2020-06-02 21:10
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1910

Cropped from TaiKoo Dockyards & Sugar Refinery c1910

The yellow line shows the approximate route of the cutting on (today's) King's Road near the Taikoo Sugar Refinery.

More information here.

Kowloon-Roads renamed

Submitted by IDJ on Mon, 2020-06-01 02:46
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1947

"Clearwater Bay Road, Kun Tong Road and Sai Kung Road ..."

Steam roller

Submitted by Klaus on Mon, 2020-05-11 23:29
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1900

Cropped from this photo.

A steam roller used for compaction and levelling roads. Likely the one referred to in The Public Works Report for 1898:

...... the ordering of a ten-ton steam road roller from England. 

1900s TST Cameron Road

Submitted by Klaus on Mon, 2020-05-11 23:21

Originally attributed to Humphreys Avenue, but it is Cameron Road (see comment below).

A steam roller is approaching from the right hand side.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1900
Tags: 
TST
roads

kowloon city 1910 (九龍城1910)

Submitted by Klaus on Tue, 2020-03-24 23:18

This probably shows the New Kowloon City Road that was cut through the outskirts of Sacred Hill.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1910
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