The house was founded by the "Hildesheimer Blindenmission", Germany; "Hildesheim Mission for the Blind". It is an early forerunner of what is todays "Ebenezer School & Home for the Visually Impaired" in Pokfulam. The lot of land was donated by Queen Voctoria in 1901. <Read more ...>
This marker is only a guess for the "Home for the Blind" in Kowloon. The house was founded by the "Hildesheimer Blindenmission", Germany; "Hildesheim Mission for the Blind". It is an early forerunner of what is todays "Ebenezer School & Home for the Visually Impaired" in Pokfulam. The lot of land was donated by Queen Voctoria in 1901.
Can anyone help with the localisation? My marker is only a guess.
I read in a missionary report that the "Home for the Blind" in Kowloon was located 7 minutes by foot on a hill above the village To Kwa Wan. <Read more ...>
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):
1890
Kowloon Praya, Picture taken by a German, year unknown, on reverse written by hand: "Koflung b. Honkong" (in German) - i.e. "Kowloon near Hong Kong" <Read more ...>
