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Tanka People of Hong Kong

Hello wonderful forum. I have enjoyed the amazing info people contribute here and really hope to get a conversation going.

I'm presently working on a photo project I started back in 2014 and have exhibited; interviewing and collecting stories of the Tanka people that lived round Hong Kong. I have now moved forward with the project to concentrate on the changes of their lives- 100's of years on the water ending in one generation with sweeping government changes.

Sampan with John in light jacket

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1956

This was probably taken at Aberdeen on the way to the Tai Pak floating restaurant.

Aberdeen Typhoon Shelter

Original title: Thousands of sampans and fishing boats anchored in the Aberdeen Typhoon Shelter. The power station is on the right and the Chinese Permanent Cemetery is on the left 1976

Note the cooling water outlet of the power station.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1976

Aberdeen Sampan Man's Home

Original on Flickr, photo enhanced and color fault removed.

Pretty crowded in the harbour. And three floating restaurants.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1974

Sampans in Hong Kong Harbour.JPG

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1905

Kowloon Praya

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1890

Kowloon Praya, Picture taken by a German, year unknown, on reverse written by hand: "Koflung b. Honkong" (in German) - i.e. "Kowloon near Hong Kong"

Tai Pak

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Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1975
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