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1967 Hunghom new land

Submitted by Klaus on Mon, 2022-04-18 03:25

aerial view of the KCR turntable and a fair on reclaimed land.

Not sure about the date, the buildings on this photo look different to the ones of the 1968 fair.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1967
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1985 Hung Hom aerial view

Submitted by Klaus on Sat, 2022-04-16 00:53
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1986

Cropped from 1986 Harbour Tunnel entrance

Shows the Gulf/Concord Kerosene Store (in the centre) and Valley Road Estate.

Hung Hom Police Station 1945_49

Submitted by Klaus on Wed, 2022-01-12 22:50
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1949

Aerial view of the area where the first Hung Hom Police Station should be.

The one from 1945 was taken from a flying height of 20.000 feet, therefore the resolution is pretty poor. The one from 1949 was taken at 8.000 feet, it's much clearer.

Hung Hom Police Station 1920

Submitted by Klaus on Tue, 2022-01-11 21:05
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1920

Cropped from Whampoa Dock 1920

As indicated from the 1920 and 1935 maps, the police station was situated on a ridge of Kun Yam Hill and above Taku Street. I think that the police station (inside the red circle) can be seen on this 1920s photo of Whampoa Dockyards. 

Hung Hom Police Station 1978_79

Submitted by Klaus on Mon, 2022-01-10 23:54
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1979

Two maps of 11-NW-20D with the Hung Hom Police Station (2nd gen.) in the circle. The station disappears on the 1979 map, only an annex is left. 

1969 map of Green Island Cement Company

Submitted by Klaus on Mon, 2022-01-10 22:54
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1969

This is a merger of the maps 180 -SW-13 and 179-SE-16.They are from 1690, updated 1969.

On this map, two overhead ropeways are shown. Not clear if they were both active for some time, or only shown on this map.

Hung Hom Police Station (2nd generation) [c.1950-1979]

Submitted by Klaus on Fri, 2022-01-07 22:25
Date Place completed: 
c.1950-01-01 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)
Date Place demolished: 
c.1979-01-01 (Month, Day are approximate)

Second generation Hung Hom Police Station was located at the junction Chatham Road North and Hok Yuen Street. It can be located on the 1956 Kowloon map on Gwulo.

Simtang pointed out that works for the police station building commenced in 1949, and the station was opened in 1950. The station was demolished when Chatham Road was widened; it is still there on an aerial photo from December 1977, and gone on one from September 1979.

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Hung Hom aerial view 1994

Submitted by Klaus on Thu, 2021-11-18 01:06
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1994

Looks as if a new train line runs through the former turntable towards a container terminal.

Hung Hom aerial view 1969

Submitted by Klaus on Thu, 2021-11-18 01:06
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1969

Shows a new running shed and a turntable near the new ferry terminals.

The running shed is linked to the railway line via a curious hair-pin push-back junction.

Whampoa Terminal Building [1980-1992]

Submitted by RABBIT on Tue, 2021-02-16 16:30
Date Place completed: 
c.1980-01-01 (Month, Day are approximate)
Date Place demolished: 
c.1992-01-01 (Month, Day are approximate)

Adjacent to JDH Centre, should be demolished at the same time with JDH Centre.

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