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Clearwater Bay

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1947
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A day at the beach.  This is mt mother Emma Roberts on left, with anunidentified friend, with my brother David at far laft and me in the background, aged 3.  Photo endorsed on back in my mother's writing, "Clearwater Bay Kowloon Hong Kong Aug 1947".  

Clearwater Bay Kowloon [????- ]

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Repulse Bay Beach-1969

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1969
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A nice line of mainly British cars parked next to the beach

Repulse Bay 1972

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1972
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I think this is Repulse Bay, taken in 1972

Repulse Bay Beach, 1972

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1972
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I think this is Repulse Bay, taken in 1972

Shoreline picnic

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1917

Another photo that is from a group taken while my family lived in Hong Kong. I am trying to pin-point the exact location. Any help is appreciated.

Silvermine Bay 1952/53

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Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1952
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Repulse Bay-Amphibious Sea Plane

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1948
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The flying boats depicted in the 1920s image were not the last to visit Repulse Bay. In 1948 Mr KB Lee took his Republic Sea Bee there

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former Kowloon City execution ground [????- ]

Ma Wan Beach Resort-1947

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1947
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This would seem to be a good idea a bit ahead of its time. I wonder how long it operated and how many customers it attracted.

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