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Everything tagged "1980s Hong Kong"

Cover Invitation to Joint Declaration Signing

My father was a journalist covering the Sino-British talks, subsequent signing of the Joint Declaration, and finally presided over the coverage of the Handover. He sat at Table 36 in the Great Hall of the People during the banquet. This invitation comes from his box of treasures from his days as an young and intrepid journalist. This is the front cover of the invitation. 

Menu of Banquet of Joint Declaration Signing 1984

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1984

My father was a journalist covering the Sino-British talks, subsequent signing of the Joint Declaration, and finally presided over the coverage of the Handover. He sat at Table 36 in the Great Hall of the People during the banquet. This menu comes from his box of treasures from his days as a young and intrepid journalist.

My father recalls that the food wasn't very good at all, but there was plenty of Moutai being passed around.

Tramcar depot - 2, Hong Kong, 1980

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1980

Tramcar depot - 1, Hong Kong, 1980

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1980

1987 Sept aerial view

See also annotations on Flickr. The shipyard is attributed to HYK. Is this Hong Kong Ship Yard on the 1956 Kowloon map?

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1987

HSBSC headquarters-construction cranes with wind sails-1983

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1983

The cranes used in the construction of the HSBC headquarters used 'wind-sails' on their jibs when very strong winds were expected to keep the crane aligned with the wind until the storm had passed.

Not something I have noticed in recent years on modern cranes.

Humphreys Avenue, Kowloon,HK

Test on Flickr: A post card from Hong Kong,sometime in the '70s or '80s.

Date set to 1980.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1980

Paris Theatre

Text on Flickr: 新莆崗 - 麗宮戲院 (Google translatated: San Po Kong - Palace Theatre).

No date is given. My estimate - based on the cars shown here - is 1980's.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1980
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1980 Austin Road / TST

Blue Lagoon was released June 20, 1980.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1980
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Tuen Mun-Gold Coast-initial public announcement-1982

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

From an old newsprint cutting its surprising how early this development was proposed.

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