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Victoria Park 1968

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

Reclamation of the channel towards Ice Works starts (will not be finished until 1970/71).

Channel Rock 1968

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

Video snap from Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 682 - Reel 1 Of 2 - Hong Kong (1968).

Channel Rock at the end of the line of buoys.

Ferry Piers Central/Sheung Wan 1968

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

Video snap from Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 682 - Reel 1 Of 2 - Hong Kong (1968).

At the bottom left is Central Vehicular Ferry Pier, the eastern temporary berth has already been removed and the area reclaimed. The western temporary berth is still there.

Then two piers (the first one to Shamshuipo and Tai Tok Tsui, trhe second one is the Outlying Islands Ferry Pier), and a double Government Pier. 

The place can be seen already where the Rumsey Street car park will built in 1970.

Junction Road

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1975

Film still from The Black Dragon's Revenge (1975) showing the former Junction Road entrance to the Kowloon Chinese Christian Cemetery. Note the ornamental archway and the chapel behind the wall.

The archway, wall and chapel were demolished (when?) and replaced by a large Ossuarium building that now fronts Junction Road.

Cavendish Heights (First Generation)

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1964

Pokfulam Road

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

Made by combining scenes from Love is a many-splendored thing. See https://gwulo.com/comment/53180#comment-53180 and following for details of the location.

Junction of Des Voeux Road Central and Pedder Street

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1946

The newspaper seller is standing beside the pillar of Gloucester Building on Pedder Street. Alexandra Building ("The Chemists") can be made out on the right. The building pillar with No. 287 on it can also be seen in this photo here

Car entering North Point Power Station (1946)

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1946

RAF Transport Command.jpg

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1946

Screen sho

Vehicular Ferry Central

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1946

Screen shot (at 8.01 min) from a film on the website of the Imperial War Museum (see on Gwulo).

It shows a soldier passing the Vehicular Ferry Pier, Japanese War Memorial on the right (in the back).

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