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HONGKONG HABOUR 1910s vintage postcard.jpeg

Submitted by Dbdb on Mon, 2020-07-27 01:57

Early 20th century colour tinted postcard "HONG KONG HABOUR" taken from The Peak. Unposted, but on the reverse is written "X marks where we are laying". On the front said X in faded ink can be seen on the left, plus the annotations "MAIN LAND" and ""DOCK YARD" suggesting the writer may have been staying on a ship in the harbour. On this copy I've annotated buildings I think I've identified through study of other Gwulo pictures (and apologise for any errors as I'm no expert!)

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c.1900 Repulse Bay

Submitted by Admin on Sun, 2010-06-13 21:45

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

1900

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c.1910 North Point

Submitted by Admin on Sun, 2010-06-13 21:34

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Here's view of the tram line you don't see any more - green hills to the right, and beach to the left! Can anyone identify any of the (few) landmarks shown to give an exact position?

Also, do you know when the tram line was extended past Causeway Bay, to narrow down the date? The HK Tramways website just says:

1903: The construction of a single-track system began and it ran from Kennedy Town to Causeway Bay. The route was later extended to Shau Kei Wan. <Read more ...>