Rarely seen in photographs of Repulse Bay from the 1930s is the Lido's swimming platform vessel unofficially called the 'Lady Lido'. Complete with a water slide with a sun protection canopy mounted above the slide <Read more ...>
The latest issue of the UK magazine Ships Monthy has a similar but later image in which it asked readers to identify the vessels. The waterfront building is complete instead of a steel construction skeleton.
The article is best inspected using the 'Full View' button <Read more ...>
Nice view of British and foreign warships in the harbour. Guess the photo was taken in early1933. The China Fleet Club under construction was officially opened in 1934.
The Methodist Sailors and Soldiers Home completed in 1929 on the old praya can be seen next to the gabled buildings of the Royal Naval Canteen, yet to be demolished. The 4-storey block with the advertising billboards on Hennessy Road on the southwest corner of Fenwick Street has already been built. <Read more ...>
On Youtube I found a most interesting video. It's title is "The Cunard Line presents Hong Kong" and was made for the trip around the world of Cunard's cruise ship "Franconia". It is not eactly dated (1930's), so I set the date to 1935.
I copied a film still which shows the Peak Tram and the (first generation) Richmond House.
