Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):
1923
A map by Chinarail indicating the proposed Kowloon tramways routes. These are colour-coded and have been superimposed onto a survey map of Kowloon dispatched to the Colonial Office in London in 1926.. <Read more ...>
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):
1920
Abdul Aziz Rumjahn (a.k.a. Arthur James Rumjahn) (1904 Hong Kong-2nd March 1975 Hong Kong) was a distant cousin of mine. This photo of him in Hong Kong has been given kind permission by his grandson to be posted here in gwulo after we recently made contact as part of my family history reserach.
He lived in Hong Kong his whole life. Does anyone recognise the beach? My first guess is Big Wave Bay on HK island but clarification would be welcome. <Read more ...>
Charles Gesner van der Voort (1916-1991) worked at Holland-China Trading Company (HCHC), with offices in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Tientsin (Tianjin), Rotterdam and London. At the start of the company, in 1903, Willem Kien (1877-1970) started to work for HCHC in Shanghai, later becoming director. In 1921 he left China and became director at the Rotterdam head office, at Diergaardelaan 36.
Willem Kien obtained this photo during a visit in Hong Kong in the 1930s. I believe a tram line is visible on the left (Peak Tram?).
