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Central harbourfront (as was), 2011

Submitted by joybot on Tue, 2021-10-05 19:28

Harbour view of Hong Kong island, taken from Lung Wo Road 龍和道. Looking from the General Post Office down along what used to be the harbour's edge, to the AIA building, Hutchison House and the Prince of Wales building.

March 2011.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
2011
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Hong Kong
香港
2011
central
中環
general post office
harbour
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郵政總局
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lung wo road
龍和道

General Post Office - c.1912

Submitted by Chinarail on Wed, 2021-06-16 11:54
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1912

Photo of the newly built General Post Office ( Second Generation) .Scanned from the December 1912 issue of The Far Eastern Review

1978 Central GPO

Submitted by Klaus on Fri, 2021-03-05 18:38

GPO pier for mail boats.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1978
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general post office
central

1973 Connaught Bldg

Submitted by Klaus on Thu, 2021-02-25 23:22

Shows the extended bridge (with a conveyor belt) to the (then) new sea shore.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1973
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general post office

GPO Mail distribution bridge and tower [c.1955-c.1977]

Submitted by Klaus on Wed, 2021-02-24 20:03
Date Place completed: 
c.1955-01-01 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)
Date Place demolished: 
c.1977-01-01 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)

Bridge from the General Post Office to a tower at the waterfront across Connaught Road. The tower was located at the waterfront and was likely used for mail transport to and from the post office using a (the) Mail Boat. 

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Mail distribution tower

Submitted by Klaus on Wed, 2021-02-24 19:54
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1963

Cropped from The reclamation project in Central 1963

A bridge from the General Post Office to a tower at the waterfront. Probably used for mail transport to and from the post office using a (the) Mail Boat. I've created a place for it.

General Post Office

Submitted by Klaus on Mon, 2020-11-30 04:43

Probably 1971, when the construction of Jardine House started. 

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1971
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general post office
central

General PostOffice & Government Offices - Central - 1905

Submitted by Chinarail on Thu, 2020-11-05 11:56
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1905

Caption: FRONT ELEVATION OF NEW GOVERNMENT OFFICES, PEDDER·ST.,

Scan of Architech's drawing reproduced in "The Far Eastern Review" in July 1905 when the building was under construction

General-Post-Office-Details of Entrance and a Gable

Submitted by Chinarail on Thu, 2020-11-05 11:56
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1905

Scan of Architech's drawing reproduced in "The Far Eastern Review" in July 1905 when the building was under construction. This drawing shows details of the main entrance and a gable.

General PostOffice & Government Offices - Floor Plans

Submitted by Chinarail on Thu, 2020-11-05 11:56
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1905

Scan of Architech's drawing reproduced in "The Far Eastern Review" in July 1905 when the building was under construction . These are plans of the intended layout of the Ground and 1st Floors.

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