Cropped from KaiTak Plan 1963.
The photos shows that To Kwa Wan Island is about to lose its island status due to reclamation.
Also visible are the two gas works and the Kowloon City Pier. The Vehicular Ferry Pier seems to be under construction. <Read more ...>
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The Sacred Hill has almost disappeared. The small garden at the left middle border, containing the Sung Wong Toi stone, is being landscaped. (Source: Noel Hitching RAF) <Read more ...>
Possibly taken from a tram. <Read more ...>
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Screen shot (at 2:45 min.) f <Read more ...>
Coal Junk bringing first load of coal to Hok Un Power station.
So it's either 1940 when Hok Un opened, or 1945, when it re-opened after WWII. Ma Tau Kok Gasworks are in the back. <Read more ...>
After the closure of Taikoo Dockyards, reclamation started and the area was developed into housing estates. <Read more ...>
Text on Flickr: Green Island Cement Co manager House looted by Jap. (Source: the photographer)
Ma Tau Kok Gas Works and Gas Holder in the back. <Read more ...>
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