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1967 Bank of China Building

Submitted by moddsey on Sun, 2013-11-24 14:35
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Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1967
Places shown in this photo: 
Old Bank of China Building [1951- ]
Beaconsfield House [1963-1995]
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Hebe Haven - Pak Sha Wan - 1964

Submitted by harryhktc on Sat, 2013-11-23 21:02
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1964
Places shown in this photo: 
Hebe Haven [????- ]

ERROR: Image_assist macro refers to invalid node: 19659. Boat numbers steadily increasing here in 1963/64 after most were destroyed by Typhoon Wanda in late 1962.

My cherished, clinker-built Redwing dinghy finished up as matchwood along the shoreline.

Side Party at work,1968

Submitted by doug on Sat, 2013-11-23 10:13
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A side party works on rust on the hull of the USS Seminole,1968

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1968
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Cathay Pacific Lockheed Electra L-188 VR-HFN Kai Tak 1960's

Submitted by harryhktc on Tue, 2013-11-19 06:42
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1965
Places shown in this photo: 
Kai Tak Airfield / Airport [????- ]

Taken from the observation deck overlooking the main apron at old Kai Tak -  1965 - ish.

Two BOAC Comet 4's in the background.

Ill-fated GARUDA Lockheed Electra L-188 PK-GLB taxiing at Kai Tak - 1962/3

Submitted by harryhktc on Sun, 2013-11-10 23:14
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1963
Places shown in this photo: 
Kai Tak Airfield / Airport [????- ]

Took this photo 1962/3-ish.

Suspect the ship in the right background is the P&O/ S.S. Canton which ended it's days around that time being scrapped in Junk Bay.

The Electra L-188 had a poor safety record until modified in 1960.

But they still crashed .... as this one did on the 16th February 1967 with the loss of 22 lives.

1960s Kai Tak Observation Deck

Submitted by moddsey on Sun, 2013-11-10 11:16
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1965
Places shown in this photo: 
Kai Tak Airfield / Airport [????- ]

1960s Kai Tak Observation Deck

Submitted by moddsey on Sun, 2013-11-10 11:05
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1962
Places shown in this photo: 
Kai Tak Airfield / Airport [????- ]

1960s Kai Tak Observation Deck

Submitted by moddsey on Sun, 2013-11-10 11:01
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1962
Places shown in this photo: 
Kai Tak Airfield / Airport [????- ]

BOAC Comet 4 G-APDJ at Kai Tak - late 1960's

Submitted by harryhktc on Sat, 2013-11-09 22:21
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1960
Places shown in this photo: 
Kai Tak Airfield / Airport [????- ]

Can't remember the exact date but I think late 1960's.

Burst of underground pipe in Stone Nullah Lane 1966

Submitted by Edmond on Sun, 2013-11-03 21:30
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1966

On 12 June 1966 (so called "612" incident) 382.8 mm (+15 inches) of rainfall was recorded in one day, being the highest record at that time.  Between 6:00 - 7:00 am, an hourly highest record of 108.2 mm rainfall was also recorded.   The heavy downpour made Hong Kong suffer one of the worst disastrous floods.

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