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South Seas Centre 南洋中心, Tsim Sha Tsui East 尖東

South Seas Centre 南洋中心 and Urban Council Centenary Garden fountain, Tsim Sha Tsui East 尖東.

Taken on the morning of a day out to The Peak with student friends from PolyU! 6 May 2001.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
2001

Nathan Road 彌敦道, Jordan 佐敦

Taken from the corner of Jordan Road and Nathan Road, looking north. On the left is the Champion Building (with Yue Hwa emporium signage).

January 2001.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
2001

香港筲箕湾谭公庙 (Tam Kung Temple, Shau Kei Wan) 1936

old postcard

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1936

St. Joseph's College Branch School 聖若瑟書院分校

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St. Joseph's College Branch School 聖若瑟書院分校 /

The predecessor of La Salle College, the mother school of Bruce Lee.

Built in 1917, now Windsor Mansion 29-31 Chatham Road South

Brother Aimar was the man whose vision and courage led to the eventual establishment of La Salle College. In the 20's, the Government encouraged people to buy land around Kowloon Tong and to set up a residential area. The shift of the Portugese Community from Hong Kong Island made the establishment of a Catholic school there imperative..............

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1925

Wesselingh family archives: Xiamen (Amoy) bronze bowl, found 1938

Jan Wesselingh was an employee of Netherlands Harbour Works Co. from Amsterdam, working in Guangzhou (Canton) before WWII and in Hong Kong after WWII. I was brought in contact with two of his sons by Theodor A.R. Strauss, 1988-1993 secretary of Nederlandse Reünisten Vereniging China (NRCV, Dutch Reunists Association China), of which Jan Wesselingh was a member.

According to tradition, this bronze bowl was found during dredging works by Netherlands Harbour Works Co. in Xiamen in 1938. The bowl has a flat surface and lettering or symbols at the bottom (3 photos).

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1938

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