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Chuk Lam Ming Tong, Ping Shan 屏山

A building I stumbled across somewhere off the Light Rail between Tuen Mun and Yuen Long. Finally, after years of Googling "紀念堂 屏山", I found this blog post (http://blog.terewong.com/archives/8985), which explains that it is Chuk Lam Ming Tong, an elderly care home (www.clmt.org.hk) in Ping Shan.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
2001

Postcard Chinese Wedding Procession, 1930s

Dear reader,

Where in Hong Kong could this photo be taken?

Kind regards,

Pieter

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1930

Postcard Hong Kong; Greetings from Hongkong Chinese Fortune Teller

Dear reader,

Please visit Flickr and read the caption to the photo. It has some background on the work fortune tellers did in China a century ago.

If you can help with translating the Chinese text on the table cloth, I would appreciate it very much.

Kind regards,

Pieter Lommerse

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1910

Chinese craftsman with a group of young spectators, ca. 1910

Dear reader,

Could this be somewhere in Hong Kong? Have you seen this scene before?

Kind regards,

Pieter

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1910

Outside barber shop, ca 1910 Hong Kong

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1910

Charles in Shanghai cover

Charles Gesner van der Voort worked in Shanghai for Holland-China Trading Company (HCHC), which had offices in Hong Kong and Tientsin (Tianjin) also. I am preparing a book about Charles and his friends. While doing research for the book, many people contributed photos, several of which can be found on Flickr. Quite a few photos relate to Hong Kong, from the 1900s to 1930s. Please enjoy and I look forward to your comments and additional information you may have. 

Pieter Lommerse

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1939

Aberdeen Chinese Cemetery

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
2017

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