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Rail Dump Car at the No.1 Cutting excavation site at Hung Hom

Submitted by Chinarail on Sat, 2020-08-29 10:51
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1909

A  rail Dump Car utilized for the Hung Hom Bay Reclamation in 1909. A huge tract of land was being formed for the Kolwoon-Canton Railway's tracks, the Kowloon terminus as well as siding and a depot.

This particular picture show one car being loaded at the excavation site for a rail cutting at Hung Hom. The fill would then be transported  by rail and dumped into Hung Hom Bay for the KCR Reclamation..

Construction Work on the Kowloon-Canton Railway

Submitted by Chinarail on Sat, 2020-08-29 10:51
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1909

This series of photos shows various operations in connection with the track bed formation for Kowloon-Canton Railway in Kowloon.

Hung Hom Bay - Reclamation for KCR ( & Electric Power Station)

Submitted by Chinarail on Thu, 2020-08-27 16:06
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1909

The scene of the Hung Hom Bay reclamation in 1909 where an extensive tract of land was being reclaimed from the sea for the Kowloon-Canton Railway’s tracks to a Kowloon terminus as well as for a railway depot, sidings and shunting yards. On the left of the photo are two buildings, one with a tall chimney stack, which was the site of Kowloon's first electricity plant, completed in 1903. 

1954 Central view

Submitted by Klaus on Thu, 2020-07-16 03:38

Shows both Queen's Piers. 

The harbour in front of the older Queen's Pier is not yet reclaimed yet, there will be the Star Ferry Pier (3rd location) in about three year's time.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1954
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Central Reclamation
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1956 Central Reclamation

Submitted by moddsey on Thu, 2020-05-21 19:32
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1956
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reclamation

1956 Central Reclamation

Submitted by moddsey on Thu, 2020-05-21 19:04
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1956
Tags: 
reclamation

Hung Hom reclamation

Submitted by Admin on Mon, 2020-05-11 09:26

See https://gwulo.com/node/49661 for details

Praya-East-Reclamation-1920s.jpg

Submitted by Chinarail on Wed, 2020-04-15 15:11
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1920

Duplicate of sketch map posted previously at https://gwulo.com/atom/30847 . Repeated because a clearer reproduction. 

Kaitak Reclamation 1923 - Temporary Railway Locomotives after typhoon

Submitted by Chinarail on Sun, 2020-04-05 12:57
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1923

Between 17 - 23 August 1923 a strong typhoon hit Hong Kong. Reclamation works, then in progress for the Kai Tak Land Investment Co. at Kowloon Bay, were hit by strong winds demolishing most of the temporary structures. Steam locomotives used on a temporary railway were buried under piles of debris. Is unlikely that the engines were seriously damaged and almost certainly lived to see another day in full steam.

Kai Tak Reclamation 1916-1924- Kowloon Bay

Submitted by Chinarail on Sun, 2020-04-05 12:06

To meet Hong Kong's desperate shortage of housing ( a problem which has never been resolved) the largest reclamation project emabarked upon since Hong Kong's foundation was commenced in Kowloon Bay by the Kai Tak Land Investment Co. , founded in 1912 by Sir Kai Ho-kai ( born as Ho Shan-kai 何栖啟 ) and property developer Au Tack ( 區德 ) 

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