Another faded Agfa tranny from the 1960's. Cheaper than Kodachromes and processed locally by Jebsens - so no need to send them away. False economy, it proved.
Any thoughts on what looks like a collection of Nissan huts on the lower left of the photo ? <Read more ...>
Passenger Terminal Building extension works in progress to accommodate the latest wide-bodied 'jumbo' aircraft at the time, the B747 which was to land at Kai Tak the following year. A BOAC B707 can be seen. <Read more ...>
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The Airport Main Fire Station adjacent to Sung Wong Toi Road can be seen below the black smoke from the Green Island Cement Factory. Note the temporary control tower from the early 1960s (yet to be demolished) which was replaced in 1962 with the construction of the Passenger Terminal Building. <Read more ...>
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Traffic Pagoda at the western entrance of Queen's Road East. The building is the former Police married quarters within the compound of the Arsenal Street Police Headquarters. A similar view of the married quarters from the late 1950s can be seen here<Read more ...>
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