Does anyone know where this was located in HK and what could be there now? There was a Metropole Hotel on Waterloo Rd on the site of the former Fourseas, but this hotel pre-dates the Fourseas. Any info would be great! <Read more ...>
Interesting series of photos of 'allied' soldiers taken during China 1900-01 -- this hi-res shot describes these troops as from Hong Kong. Presumably the photos were taken in Peking, when soldiers from a collection of nations invaded Peking in 1900 to end the Boxer Rebellion and lift the siege of the foreign legations. Incidentally the invasion was probably the first United Nations-type action, given the number of diverse nations involved (while many of the troops were colonial conscripts). An amazing collection of uniforms. <Read more ...>
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):
A view over Sai Ying Pun, and the western harbour towards Stonecutters Island. The photo is showing its age, but as this view wasn't photographed as often as Central and Sheung Wan, it's stilll worth showing.
It's from the same set as the photo of Union Church, and has the same person's handwriting on the back. On this photo it says:
