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AL12 Cheung Chau coast watching station Site plan.JPG

Submitted by jamesho on Fri, 2021-06-25 11:06

1950s-Lai-Chi-Kok-Amusement-Park.jpg

Submitted by Admin on Sun, 2021-06-20 14:50
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1955

Annotated copy of https://gwulo.com/atom/30089

See https://gwulo.com/comment/59596#comment-59596 for explanation of the annotations.

1957-1-1-200-Lai-Chi-Kok-161-SE-B-(Ed-1957).jpg

Submitted by Admin on Sun, 2021-06-20 14:50
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1957

Annotated copy of HKMS map, ref: 1:1 200 161-SE-B (Ed 1957)

See https://gwulo.com/comment/59596#comment-59596 for explanation of the annotations.

1955 The Peak

Submitted by Admin on Thu, 2021-06-17 11:35
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1955

Original on HKMS, their ref: 1:600 213-NW-1 (Ed 1955-05)

Clearwater Bay Rd 1950's.C.jpg

Submitted by micar on Mon, 2021-06-14 05:37
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1950

The house my dad built on Clearwater Bay Rd circa 1950 (no electricity, no telephone, on well water - location approximately 9 1/2 miles on southwest side of CWB Rd where the current Pine Villas was built when our family sold and moved in 1971 to the city.  Shown is the front of the house facing CWB Rd.

Clearwater Bay Rd 1950's.D.jpg

Submitted by micar on Mon, 2021-06-14 05:37
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1950

The house my dad built on Clearwater Bay Rd circa 1950 (no electricity, no telephone, on well water - location approximately 9 1/2 miles on southwest side of CWB Rd where the current Pine Villas was built when our family sold and moved in 1971 to the city.  Close up of the front of the house with mum and friend in the porch.  Right background is Razor Hill.

Clearwater Bay Rd 1950's.B.jpg

Submitted by micar on Mon, 2021-06-14 05:37
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1950

The house (on the right) my dad built on Clearwater Bay Rd circa 1950 (no electricity, no telephone, on well water - location approximately 9 1/2 miles on southwest side of CWB Rd where the current Pine Villas was built when our family sold and moved in 1971 to the city.  The houses across CWB Road were just being built followed by the Caltex Station in the 1960's which still exists today.

Clearwater Bay Rd 1950's.A.jpg

Submitted by micar on Mon, 2021-06-14 05:37
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1950

The house my dad built on Clearwater Bay Rd circa 1950 (no electricity, no telephone, on well water - location approximately 9 1/2 miles on southwest side of CWB Rd where the current Pine Villas was built when our family sold and moved in 1971 to the city.  The bus on the left is coming from Tai Po Tsai Village.  The houses across CWB Road were just being built followed by the Shaw Studios in the 1960's on top of the hill behind them and the Caltex Station which still exists today.  Remnants of the Horsetail Pine trees and Flame of the Forest trees my dad plant

AL12 StoneC.jpg

Submitted by jamesho on Sun, 2021-06-13 18:07

GINGLES-newsprint advert

Submitted by IDJ on Sat, 2021-06-05 17:59
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1951

GINGLES appears to have rarely advertised in newsprint. This example is from the China Mail.

Aimed at the over-burdened housewife rather than his usual type of clientele.

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