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Senior police officers at Central Police Station, 1885

Submitted by Klaus on Thu, 2016-06-02 03:34
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1895
Places shown in this photo: 
Central Police Station [????- ]
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Cheung Tseung Tse Mansion [????-c.1920]

Submitted by Herostratus on Thu, 2016-05-26 13:01
Date Place demolished: 
c.1920-01-01 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)

Appears on 1901 map unnamed 

 

Occupied in 1908 by Cheung Tseung Che, who established  a ship chandelling business with his brother called Messers Robert Jack & Co c1875. Firm is based at No 41 Connaught Road and is the biggest in the colony in 1908

Source: Twentieth century impressions of Hong-Kong, Shanghai, and other Treaty Ports of China, 1908

 

House was supposedly originally occupied by Mr Paul Chater

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Caine Road
central
Mid-Levels

hkg 1941 pottinger street 1(2)

Submitted by Klaus on Wed, 2016-04-06 21:17
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1941
Places shown in this photo: 
Pottinger Street, steps up from Queen's Rd C. [????- ]
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hongkongprewar1941
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pier
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oldhongkong
Air raid tunnels
caves
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1941 hkg pottinger street 1

Submitted by Klaus on Wed, 2016-04-06 21:15
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1941
Places shown in this photo: 
Pottinger Street, steps up from Queen's Rd C. [????- ]
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hongkongprewar1941
central
pier
streets
oldhongkong
Air raid tunnels
caves
oilstation

1965 Hong Kong, Pottinger Street

Submitted by Klaus on Wed, 2016-04-06 20:40

Originally attributed to Ladder Street, but its Pottinger Street (see: http://gwulo.com/node/4055/photos).

Consquently, the title was amended.

 

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1965
Places shown in this photo: 
Pottinger Street, steps up from Queen's Rd C. [????- ]
Junction of Queen's Road Central and Pottinger Street [????- ]
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hongkongprewar1941
central
pier
streets
oldhongkong
Air raid tunnels
caves
oilstation

1972 Admiralty district

Submitted by Klaus on Sun, 2016-02-28 01:57

Likely this one was taken from under the Cotten Tree Drive Flyover. The elevated road in front of Murray House is the ramp leading to Queensway.

Note the roof works on Murray House.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1972
Places shown in this photo: 
Hilton Hotel [1963-1995]
Murray House - Murray Barracks Officer's Mess [1846-1982]
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murray house
Hilton Hotel
central
tram

Peak Tower looking over Hong kong & Kowloon. 1972

Submitted by Klaus on Sun, 2016-01-03 20:39
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1972
Places shown in this photo: 
Peak Tower I [1972-1994]
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peak tower
central

View of Central from the Harbour (HKK Handover 1997)

Submitted by Klaus on Thu, 2015-12-31 19:36

Original subscript: With Knightsbridge Court in the background

From the Album "Hong Kong 1992-1996 + 1997 Handover" on flickr. No exact date given, but most likely first half of 1997.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1997
Places shown in this photo: 
Knightsbridge Court [1966-2009]
Altadena House [1974- ]
Cragside Mansion [1975- ]
Furama Hotel [1973-2001]
Bank of China Tower [1990- ]
Bank of America Tower [1975- ]
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central

Hong Kong from above, (1990)

Submitted by Klaus on Wed, 2015-12-16 00:46

Text on Flickr: The view of Hong Kong and across to Kowloon on a misty and cloudy 16th January 1990 from Victoria peak.

On this image Tregunter Block 3 is in a green net, possibly a wrapped scaffold for demolition works(?).

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1990
Places shown in this photo: 
Tregunter Block 1 and 2 [1981- ]
Tregunter Block 3 - 1983 - 12 Stories [1983-1993]
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central
Tregunter Blocks

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