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Shatin Roadhouse-location aerial view 1964

Submitted by IDJ on Sun, 2013-01-06 00:35
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1964
Places shown in this photo: 
Former site of Shatin Dairy Farm Restaurant (aka Shatin Roadhouse) [????-????]

This aerial view from 1964 shows two kinks in the road, one of which appears in the ground level image with the bridge. Probably the top one nearer the station. However in this image, reclamation has started alongside the roadhouse site

Cheung Chau Island typhoon victim

Submitted by IDJ on Fri, 2013-01-04 03:25
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1983
Places shown in this photo: 
Cheung Chau [????- ]

The Cypriot freighter 'City of Lobito' beached on Cheung Chau after being swept ashore by Typhoon Ellen in 1983

Green Island typhoon victims

Submitted by IDJ on Fri, 2013-01-04 03:21
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1983
Places shown in this photo: 
Green Island [????- ]

Two small freighters swept onto the rocks by Typhoon Ellen in 1983

Tsuen Wan West

Submitted by IDJ on Fri, 2013-01-04 03:17
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1983
Places shown in this photo: 
Kong Nam Industrial Building [1981- ]

This area of Tsuen Wan became rapidly built up in the 1980s accelerated by the building of the Tuen Mun Highway, the start ramp of which can be seen behind the large new factory building

Rambler Channel

Submitted by IDJ on Fri, 2013-01-04 03:11
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1975
Places shown in this photo: 
Nga Ying Chau [????- ]
Texaco Oil Depot [1936-1988]
Tsing Yi Bridge [1974- ]
Kwai Chung incinerator [1978-2009]

Before the many crossings that now exist, only one bridge gave access to Tsing Yi Island. This was built as a joint cost project by the government, China Light & Power and other companies with interests on the island.

High Island Reservior construction

Submitted by IDJ on Fri, 2013-01-04 03:05
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1973
Places shown in this photo: 
High Island Reservoir [1979- ]

To combat fresh water shortages the government built the High Island and Plover Cove reserviors in the Sai Kung area by creating dams between islands and the mainland. For many years after the reservior came into service the so called "fresh water" flowing from it and issuing from domestic taps in Kowloon was very salty

Lok On Pai desalting plant-Sui Lam

Submitted by IDJ on Fri, 2013-01-04 02:57
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1975
Places shown in this photo: 
Lok On Pai desalination plant [1975-1991]

In the 1970s the government commissioned a desalting plant to convert sea water to fresh water as fresh water supplies from China had become uncertain. However, the rapidily rising cost of fuel oil and an easing of problems over the border resulted in the plant being rarely run at full capacity. After closure the site has had many uses. Many people have assumed from its appearance that it was an electricity generating station.

pic of shatin roadhouse

Submitted by fredkwok on Thu, 2013-01-03 16:58
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1950
Places shown in this photo: 
Former site of Shatin Dairy Farm Restaurant (aka Shatin Roadhouse) [????-????]
Pai Tau Village [????- ]

Tsim Sha Tsui-May 1979

Submitted by IDJ on Thu, 2013-01-03 03:49
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1979
Places shown in this photo: 
New World Centre [1980-2012]

Tsim Sha Tsui-May 1979

Submitted by IDJ on Thu, 2013-01-03 03:45
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1979
Places shown in this photo: 
Kowloon Park - former site of Whitfield Barracks [????- ]
Kowloon West Battery, Tsim Sha Tsui [c.1880- ]

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