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1967 central

Submitted by Klaus on Thu, 2016-07-28 01:12

Taken from Connaught Road.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1967
Places shown in this photo: 
HSBC Headquarters Building (3rd generation) [1935-1984]
Old Bank of China Building [1951- ]
Statue Square, Central [????- ]
Tags: 
central
hsbc
Statue Square
traffic pagoda

Skyhigh (2nd generation) [c.1984-c.1996]

Submitted by David on Mon, 2015-06-01 12:32
Date Place completed: 
c.1984-01-01 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)
Date Place demolished: 
c.1996-12-31 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)

Built by HSBC as the house from their chairman. The SCMP has an article about it (http://www.scmp.com/article/695641/ex-hsbc-peak-house-bargain-compared-m...). Here's an extract:

Skyhigh, with its 360-degree panoramic views of the city, was the taipan house built on the instructions of former Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corp chairman Michael Sandberg in the 1980s.

Previous place(s) at this location: 
Skyhigh (1st generation) [????-c.1982]
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HSBC tower blocks at Nga Tsin Wai Rd [c.1950-c.1957]

Submitted by Admin on Sun, 2015-04-05 13:21
Date Place completed: 
c.1950-01-01 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)
Date Place demolished: 
c.1957-12-31 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)

Position is approximate.

They're marked "3 flats to be moved" on this photo:

Tags: 
hsbc

Cars park in Statue Square, Hong Kong, in the 1950s.

Submitted by Andrew on Wed, 2014-04-23 04:42
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1950
Places shown in this photo: 
Supreme Court Building / Legislative Council Building [1910- ]
HSBC Headquarters Building (3rd generation) [1935-1984]
Cars park in Statue Square, Hong Kong, in the 1950s. The Supreme Court, Bank of China Building and 3rd gen HSBC building can be seen in the background.

HSBC entrance at QRC 1983

Submitted by Edmond on Wed, 2014-01-29 23:12
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1983
Places shown in this photo: 
HSBC Headquarters Building (3rd generation) [1935-1984]
Bank of America Tower [1975- ]
Beaconsfield House [1963-1995]

The photo shows the HSBC entrance at QRC c1983.  There is a flight of steps on both sides leading to the bank hall above QRC road level.

HSBC headquarters (3rd Generation)

Submitted by IDJ on Fri, 2012-01-27 00:04
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1934
Places shown in this photo: 
HSBC Headquarters Building (3rd generation) [1935-1984]

The familiar HSBC headquarters building unclothed during its construction in 1934

HSBC banking hall mosaic

Submitted by Andrew on Wed, 2010-07-14 18:47
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1981
Places shown in this photo: 
HSBC Headquarters Building (3rd generation) [1935-1984]

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