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Construction of Roads in Hong Kong in the early 20th century

Submitted by Klaus on Tue, 2020-05-12 00:31

Let’s start with this photo from likely late 1915, which has been discussed on Gwulo lately. Besides the view of the just finished KCR Terminus building, it reveals a lot about road construction techniques in Hong Kong at the beginning of the 20th century.

1920s Bowrington Canal

Submitted by David on Sat, 2009-08-08 18:41
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1925
Places shown in this photo: 
Ngo Geng Kiu / Goose Neck Bridge [????- ]
Bowrington Canal [????- ]

Photo received from reader IDJ.

The photo also appears on page 92 of the 'City of Victoria' book, with the caption:

Bridge over Bowrington Canal in the 1920s

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