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1950s S. S. Canton

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P & O Liner and former troopship at Kowloon Wharves from 1952/1953.

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1953
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Norwegian Farm Camp/Cassino Lines 1952/53

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likely the home of the Royal Norfolk Regiment during their stay in Hong Kong 1952-53

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1952
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Hong Kong Club 1952

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part of a series of photos of Hong Kong during Korean War

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1952
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1954 Queen's Road Central

1953 Canton Road

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Canton Road near Peking Road. The slope and road in the distance is the access road to the Marine (Water) Police Headquarters.

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1953
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Far East Farm Camp

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Main office buildings of HQRA

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1956
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Far East Farm Camp

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1956
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Far East Farm Camp [1949-????]

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1949-01-01

Seems to have been used post WWII, especially during Korean War. Location from a mapsite; certainly was around Castle Peak area

View from Shamrock Kowloon

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You'll want to click through to Flickr for the original-size version of this - there's lots to see.

In the distance are the black, circular oil tanks, with breakwater beyond that. It looks as though there is a landing craft passing by, a little distance out to sea.

Right from that is the Jordan Road ferry terminal, with lots of buses parked outside it.

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1953
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View From Kai Tak

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thanks to hksparky for pointing these photos out... This is an unusual view - I'm wondering if it's from Stonecutters. You can see Lion Rock on the right

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1953
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