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Tales from The Tiger's Den - Foreigners in The Far East 1920-2020

Submitted by Stuart Lloyd on Wed, 2021-05-19 17:04

The spectrum of Tiger's Den is immense: chronologically, geographically, and experientially. From mercenaries, misfits and missionaries, to penniless panhandlers and ambitious ambassadors. A 100-year period full of seismic shifts as Asia went from colonial to post-colonial to being the epicentre of the 21st Century.

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Peninsula Hotel

HSBC buildings

Submitted by tkjho on Fri, 2020-12-18 23:41

There are lots of photos of HSBC buildings on this site, but I can't find one of the old HSB at the SE corner of Nathan & Argyle.

Kowloon-presumably the flats that had to be demolished to make way for Kai Tak's new runway-19-04-1949

Submitted by IDJ on Wed, 2020-08-12 22:13
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1949

Ladies Mess.jpg

Submitted by Nona on Fri, 2020-01-24 17:04
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1973

HSBC_ID_Card.jpg

Submitted by Nona on Fri, 2020-01-24 16:44
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1968

A52B01BA-3470-402A-ABAD-92F55298D43E.jpeg

Submitted by Chris F on Fri, 2019-01-25 20:09
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1966

Central Looking South West over Cricket Ground

Submitted by Herostratus on Thu, 2018-09-06 02:33
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1858

Getty Ref: Getty 84.XC_.759.30.1

Link to photo here

The Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank, March 1948

Submitted by Klaus on Fri, 2017-07-07 20:16

Queen's Building to the exreme right. Behind a pillar there is the dome of Queen Victoria's Monument, probably without the statue.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1948
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Statue Square
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Supreme Court

HSBSC headquarters-construction cranes with wind sails-1983

Submitted by IDJ on Sat, 2017-04-15 21:01
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1983

The cranes used in the construction of the HSBC headquarters used 'wind-sails' on their jibs when very strong winds were expected to keep the crane aligned with the wind until the storm had passed.

Not something I have noticed in recent years on modern cranes.

VIC Des Voeux Road looking West c1895 HKPL.jpg

Submitted by Herostratus on Fri, 2016-09-02 16:33
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1895

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