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Massive door at North Point MTR exit B2

Hi

I recently moved to North Point and couldn't help notice that MTR exit B2 (the one leading to MacDonalds) has a massive metallic door (about ten inches thick!). That's totally odd, considering that other exits are protected with a simple metallic curtain, one of which is even installed behind the big door...

My first assumption was that there might have been a bank on the other side and this could have been a vault's door, but then I realised that the lock is apparently on the MTR side, not on the shop's side.

1965 North Point waterfront

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1965

North Point estate = 北角1968

Housing area from 1957-2002/3, see wikipedia. Two ferry terminals are visible: North Point Vehicular Ferry pier and North Point Ferry Pier East.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1968

1954 running down the steps of Quarry Bay School

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1954

Causeway Bay 1980

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1980

Cropped from https://gwulo.com/atom/28591.

Although a bit blurry, some details can be spotted (starting from the left-hand side):

Wan Chai Ferry Terminal

Kellett Island (although not too much an island any longer)

Causeway Bay Breakwater

Causeway BayTyphoon Shelter

North Point Power Station

Hong Kong, Cross Harbour Tunnel, Hong Kong Entrance

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1974

1950 Sky Room at Luna Park, North Point

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1950

On April 15, 1950, my mother, as manageress of the Linen Chest, organised a charity fashion show for the Rotary Club's "Kamp for Kids".

 

Hong Kong State Theatre - Commercial Slide

The movie "Song without End" was released on August 11, 1960. So the date will be end of 1960 or early 1961.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1960

Hong Kong - Victoria Harbour - June 1971

Title on Flickr: Hong Kong   -   From The Landmark Mandarin Oriental with John's new telephoto lens   -   June 1971

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1971
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Hong Kong Panorama,1970

Amazing (or frightening) how careless smoke was released into the air in these years. Right hand side is North Point Power Station, and on the Kowloon Peninsula Green Island Cement Works emitted even more smoke.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1970

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