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Tuen-Mun-Castle Peak Bay-1981-panorama

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1982

In 1982 when living in Tuen Mun at what was called ‘Area 20’, I took the elements of this panorama from the balcony of my apartment.

Left to Right

Panorama from above Conduit Road

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1879
Places shown in this photo: 

It was taken from above Conduit Road, roughly where Cliff View Mansions is today

My guess for photographer is either John Thomson or Lai Afong. 

I believe the source is the UK national Archives

Please comment with any corrections for the below buildings. 

View from TST at the same time is here: http://gwulo.com/atom/25853


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View of First Arrival of Chinese Expeditionary Force taken from Kowloon

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1860

The Kowloon view of the Anglo-French fleet gathering to move on Beijing. 

 

There is another slide to this picture showing Hung Hom to the left.

 

Key:

A Kellet Island with Jardine Matherson’s East point compound behind

B Morrison Hill

C Signal Hill

D Chinese village in Kowloon – anyone know the name

E Government House

F Marine Police Headquarters Hill

G Green island

H Kau Yi Chau

I Stonecutters Island

 

View is opposite direction to this one:

Westend 1880s

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1881

The date of this photo is the early 1880's as Richmond Terrace on the top right of this picture has been finished.

Ball's Court is in the centre of the picture with the flag. To the left on the horizon is the Berlin Mission and the road between them  is High Street. The unmodified Civil Hospital building is on the right of the picture. Westbourne Villa is the large colonial house just above the Shanty town in the foreground, its inhabitants regularly complained about the smells coming form this location. 

Westend 1870

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1871

A: Gas Works
B: Ouchterlony Battery Platform is to the left
C: St Peters Church
D: Reformatory School
E: 
F: Civil Hospital Buildings
G: Sunnyside (I forgot to add the letter but it is the large white building between F and H. The two Basel Mission buildings are just ot the left of Sunnyside)
H: Ball's Court
I: Fairlea
To the right of Fairlea is either Avalon or the building to the north of Bonham Road
J: Craigllachie
K: Greenmount
L: Westbourne Villa
M: Sai On Opium Divans

Kowloon panorama 1 from Maclehose Stage 5

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
2015

1960s Panorama: Hong Kong at dusk

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1961

Thanks to David Wu for sending the attached photo, showing a lovely panorama taken just after sunset:

Attached is a photo of the Hong Kong Harbour by night taken in the 50' by a friend of mine in England when he visited Hong Kong as a navy.

I'll guess it was taken a few years later in the early sixties, as I can see City Hall and Harcourt Road.

Regards, David

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