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Group of the British and Chinese Commissioners, taken at Sham Chun.

The photo shows WONG TS’ÜN-SHIN (王存善) on the right and JAMES HALDANE STEWART LOCKHART second from right in the front row.

Quite likely the European standing between Lockhart and Wong is Mr. ROBERT DALY ORMSBY, Director of Public Works.

The photo was taken on the 17th or 18th March, 1899.

For the story behind this photo see: The Anglo Chinese Boundary 1898

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1899

View of the Sham Chun River (The hills are on British Territory, the valley on chinese Territory)

For the story behind this photo see: The Anglo Chinese Boundary 1898

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1899

Map of Hong Kong in The Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory in 1898

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1998

Detailed map of the boundary for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory in 1899

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1899

Governor Sir Henry Arthur Blake and the Viceroy of Guangdong

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1899

Bridge at Tai-Wai onTai-Po Road [1900-????]

Date Place completed: 
c.1900-01-01 (Month, Day are approximate)

Bridge across Shing Mun River in Tai Wai, built 1900

Quite narrow bridge. Demolished as it possibly was not fit for vehicle passage.

The Report on the New Territory for the year 1900 (page 20) refers:

The masonry of the abutments and piers of the Tai Wai bridge, 3 spans of 30 feet clear, was completed in the year.

The Public Works Report for 1901 refers:

Tai-Po Road, Bridge at Tai-Wai.

Comment on Flickr:

Tai Po Road is one of the earliest major roads in the New Territories, built in 1902. In the early 20th century and until the Lion Rock Tunnel, the first road tunnel in Hong Kong, was built in 1967, Tai Po Road was the main road connecting Tai Wai and the New Territories to Kowloon. Before the construction of the Fanling Highway in the 1980s, the road connected Fanling and Sheung Shui.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1901

Beacon - Tai Po Tau 大步頭墩臺 [????- ]

The beacon located on the peak near Ping Fung Shan. Even though it's quite far from Tai Po Tau, but according to the beacon scale and shape, there have chance as that one. 

The Rural Communities of Hong Kong-book published 1983

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

1949, Sha Tau Kok control point

From the Harrison Forman Collection - Hong Kong

Original title: Hong Kong, public notice of smuggling ordinance at Sha Tau Kok border crossing

Caption:    Print 1109 c3: Hong Kong, Frontier to Red China. Sign erected in the village of Sha Tau Kok. The border between the British Crown Colony of Hong Kong and Red China runs down the middle of the single street in this village.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1949

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