Rob Wesselingh, whose father was manager at Netherlands Harbour Works in Hong Kong, brought me into contact with Wim Boele, who shared several childhood photographs with me. <Read more ...>
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):
1961
Pat Boone with possibly a Lillywhite on the left and Clive Hamilton on the right. Pat Boone boarded the aircraft in Bangkok, much to the excitement of the air hostesses on board. The aircraft was a BOAC Comet from London, one of the "Lollipop Specials" bringing childen from school in the UK to Hong Kong for their summer holidays. <Read more ...>
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):
1961
A newspaper cutting of Clive Hamilton receiving his BOAC Junior Jet Club Certificate for 50,000 miles from Captain A. N. Moore. Comet 4B in the background.. <Read more ...>
For some 20+ years we ran a business selling silk fabrics from the top floor and roof of a Tong Lau in Fok Loh Tsun Road in Kowloon CIty. Nearly every customer would venture on to our roof and have his/her hair parted by incoming planes.
One day I went downstairs into the street and, after waiting just a few minutes, took this picture. We had it printed as a postcard and the printer added our name as a little embellishment! <Read more ...>
