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Temporary buildings in Statue Square-June 1946

Submitted by IDJ on Sun, 2016-05-22 16:35
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1946
Places shown in this photo: 
Statue Square, Central [????- ]
Temporary buildings in Statue Square [1941-1957]

Captain Charles Eather identifies the temporary buildings as housing the government's Air Services offices

1930s Holts Wharf at TST

Submitted by Klaus on Wed, 2016-05-18 02:47

Test from Flickr in 2013:

This was how it looked of the current location of the Regent hotel in the old days. Holts Godown was built in circa 1910 and sold the site to New World Development in the eary 70s.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1930
Places shown in this photo: 
Holt's Wharf [1910-c.1971]
Tags: 
old
Hong Kong
TST
Holt's Wharf
aerial photographs

1935 Aircraft RAF 803 Squadron, over Kowloon, Hong Kong

Submitted by Klaus on Tue, 2016-04-26 20:10

Text on Flickr:

Osprey machine of No 803 FF Sqd over Kowloon, other across the water, Hong Kong. (Source: The photographer)

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1935
Places shown in this photo: 
The Peninsula Hotel [1927- ]
KCR Terminus, TST [1916-1978]
Tags: 
old
Hong Kong
TST
Hong Kong RAF
Aircraft
aerial photographs

1968 Looking northwest to Wah Fu Estate

Submitted by Klaus on Fri, 2016-04-01 21:32

Original text:

Looking northwest to Wah Fu Estate in the air, the bay in the front is Kellett Bay (Kai Lung Wan)

於空中向西北看華富村，前方海灣為雞籠環(今雞籠灣)

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1968
Places shown in this photo: 
Wah Fu Estate [1967- ]
Kellett Bay / Kai Lung Wan [????- ]
Tags: 
Kellett Bay / Kai Lung Wan
Wah Fu Estate
housing estate
aerial photographs

1981 Wah Fu, Hong Kong's largest public estate

Submitted by Klaus on Fri, 2016-04-01 21:08

Righthand side is Kellett Bay.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1981
Places shown in this photo: 
Wah Fu Estate [1967- ]
Chi Fu Fa Yuen [1981- ]
Baguio Villas [????- ]
Four Winds Apartments [1966- ]
On Lee Building (2nd generation) [1964- ]
Tags: 
Wah Fu Estate
aerial photographs
Pokfulam

Hong Kong, Wah Fu Estate, Government Low Cost House

Submitted by Klaus on Fri, 2016-04-01 17:11

Most likely from 1974. On the lefthand side is Kellett Bay / Kai Lung Wan [????- ], still a bay at that time.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1974
Places shown in this photo: 
Wah Fu Estate [1967- ]
Kellett Bay / Kai Lung Wan [????- ]
Tags: 
Kellett Bay / Kai Lung Wan
Wah Fu Estate
aerial photographs

Repulse Bay Hotel- aerial-1935

Submitted by IDJ on Mon, 2016-03-28 21:27
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1935
Places shown in this photo: 
The Repulse Bay Hotel [1920-1982]

Repulse Bay Hotel plus EUCLIFFE mansion-aerial-1935

Submitted by IDJ on Mon, 2016-03-28 21:25
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1935
Places shown in this photo: 
The Repulse Bay Hotel [1920-1982]
Eucliffe [1933-1988]

Happy Valley race course-Jubilee Parade-aerial-1935

Submitted by IDJ on Mon, 2016-03-28 21:23
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1935
Places shown in this photo: 
Happy Valley Racecourse [1846- ]
Building on corner of Queen's Rd E. & Morrison Hill Road [????-1976]

Modern looking hi-rise block top centre

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