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Ocean Park Map Lowland (1980).jpg

Submitted by Klaus on Fri, 2015-03-27 02:12
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1980
Places shown in this photo: 
Ocean Park [1977- ]

Repulse Bay Map

Submitted by 80sKid on Mon, 2015-03-09 18:38
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
2015
Places shown in this photo: 
Repulse Bay [????- ]
Eucliffe [1933-1988]

1890s Kowloon TST Map.jpg

Submitted by moddsey on Sat, 2015-03-07 18:05
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1895
Places shown in this photo: 
Police Station, TST [c.1865-c.1882]

Note the old road names, Macdonnell Road for Canton Road, Garden Road for Hankow Road and Chater Road for Peking Road and the pre-implementation of a separate kowloon inland/marine lot system.

The time ball tower at Tsim Sha Tsui Police Station came into operation on 1 January 1885. In 1907 the time ball was moved to Signal Hill. Source: From Time ball to Atomic Clock by Anthony Dyson.

Hong Kong Map (1980)(2).jpg

Submitted by Klaus on Tue, 2015-02-24 22:33
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1980

Hong Kong Map (1980)(3).jpg

Submitted by Klaus on Tue, 2015-02-24 22:33
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1980
Places shown in this photo: 
Pacific House / 太平行 [1964- ]
Hang Chong Building [1965-????]

Map of Stanley Civilian Internment Camp

Submitted by emride on Wed, 2015-02-18 01:46
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1942
Places shown in this photo: 
Stanley Civilian Internment Camp [1942-1945]

Hong Kong Flotilla Armed Motor Launch on Patrol -The Crew

Submitted by PETERBN on Sat, 2015-01-31 22:24
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1955
Places shown in this photo: 
Royal Naval Dockyard [????-????]
Boat Pool / Camber, Naval Dockyard [????-c.1962]

A Map of HMS Tamar 1955 showing the Boat Pool where the Hong Kong Flotilla was based,

Routine West, South and East of Hong Kong Patrols. Two launches always on Patrol. 

Crews were based in Nissen Huts in HMS Tamar close to the Boat Pool. This was later filled in to make a Heli-Port

Sea Terminal-location Navy Street

Submitted by IDJ on Wed, 2015-01-21 23:08
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1960
Places shown in this photo: 
Sea Terminal, Navy Street, TST [1962-c.1969]

1890s Map of Central District

Submitted by moddsey on Tue, 2015-01-20 06:29

Image taken from page 60 of 'The Tourist's Guide to Hong Kong, with short trips to the Mainland of China by R. C. Hurley. Published in 1897.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1895
Tags: 
map

StJoseph'sComplexMap.jpg

Submitted by C on Wed, 2014-11-19 06:43
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1960
Places shown in this photo: 
St. Joseph's Mansion / Caritas Valtorta House [????-????]
St. Joseph's Terrace [????- ]

Map of the St. Joseph's "Complex" including St. Joseph's Terrace, St. Joseph's Building, St. Joseph's House and St. Joseph's Mansion (renamed Caritas Valtorta House).

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