簡述:The photograph shows work in progress on the dam. The reservoir was built in 1883 as the first stage in the complex system of waterworks designed to provide the city of Hong Kong with adequate water supply. Since Hong Kong has always depended on rainfall for its water supply, the construction of new reservoirs had to keep pace with Hong Kong's growing population.<Read more ...>
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):
1929
Also, not a very sharp photo of the Taitam Reservoir in around 1929, but a photo nevertheless. Once again from the 1928-1929 album of WR Fell while with the 4th Submarine Flotilla off Hong Kong and the China Coast. <Read more ...>
