Tai Po Road is one of the earliest major roads in the New Territories, built in 1902. In the early 20th century and until the Lion Rock Tunnel, the first road tunnel in Hong Kong, was built in 1967, Tai Po Road was the main road connecting Tai Wai and the New Territories to Kowloon. Before the construction of the Fanling Highway in the 1980s, the road connected Fanling and Sheung Shui.<Read more ...>
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1909
Map of the Kowloon Peninsular drawn in 1909 by the map publisher J. Bartholomew for the Directory & Chroniovale for China, Japan, Corea , Indo-China etc. etc.
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1904
Full page advertisement from 1905 for Kruse & Co. purveyor of Cigars ,Tabacco products and also bicycles, located within the extensive Hongkong Hotel block on Queen’s Road and Pedder Street . <Read more ...>
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1902
Full page advertisement from the Hong Kong Directory (1903) for W. Brewer Booksellers ,stationers as well as importers of boots, shoes and cigars . Located in the large Hongkong Hotel block. <Read more ...>
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1904
Half-page advertisements in the Hong Kong Directory (1905) for A Chee & Co ( Furniture) and Long Hing ( Photo Supplies , both were sharing premises at 17A Queen’s Road <Read more ...>
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1904
Full page advertisement from The Hong Kong Directory (1905) for William Powell Limited , drapers, milliners, dress makers & furnishers located at 28, Queen’s Road Central.<Read more ...>
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):
1902
Full-page advertisement frm the Hong Kong Directory( 1903) for Wing Cheong & Co. Jewellers & Curio Merchants located at 35 Queen's Road Central <Read more ...>
