Harbour view of Hong Kong island, most likely taken from the Star Ferry. Looking from the Central Star Ferry Pier to the Prince of Wales building and Citic Tower.
Construction of the building of new passenger ferry piers at Central. This aerial photo shows the new terminal jutting out for the Central reclamation with the 14th Hong Kong products exhibition site in the middle of the picture.<Read more ...>
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1937
The original caption under this photograph reads : : On the right is shown the pier in the harbour of Hongkong where the launch was moored when its boiler exploded causing the deaths of 35 persons"
This was one illustration within a ten-page article by Professor C. A Middleton Smith about the need for more supervision of engineering and mechanization in Hong Kong and China
Enhanced scan of image from The Far Eastern Review, Sep-Oct Issue 1937 <Read more ...>
I have added three views of some of the local shipping. The first is of the Star Ferry, two arriving and leaving. The second appears to show what I would call roll on roll off ferries and the third appears to be of a landing craft?. Has anybody any thoughts on any of the photographs. All are from an old cinefilm <Read more ...>
Tracks leaving the Kowloon Dockyards are visible, unfortunately too many busses block the view to decide if the tracks run across the bus terminal. <Read more ...>
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