Here's view of the tram line you don't see any more - green hills to the right, and beach to the left! Can anyone identify any of the (few) landmarks shown to give an exact position?
Also, do you know when the tram line was extended past Causeway Bay, to narrow down the date? The HK Tramways website just says:
1903: The construction of a single-track system began and it ran from Kennedy Town to Causeway Bay. The route was later extended to Shau Kei Wan. <Read more ...>
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):
[UPDATE 8 April 2017 - I'd originally identified this as the Albany above the Botanical Gardens, but as Herostratus notes below, it actually shows the Medical Staff Quarters on High Street.]
The picture comes from a postcard with the title:
Hongkong. Public Garden. II 115.
The date '1898' was the year quoted by the seller. I'm not sure what evidence they have for that, but it's about right. The postcard has an undivided back, so it is unlikely to be newer than the early 1900s.
I'm guessing 1910 as the date for this postcard, but corrections are welcome.
The excellent 1912 map (thanks to the anonymous submitter) shows what we're looking at. In the foreground is Chamberlain Road (called 'Peak Road' today), sloping down to the left, before curving round to the right and out of sight. Just above that is Treverbyn with the large arched window, and behind that we can see the back of the Peak Hotel. Further up the slope to the right is Formosa. <Read more ...>
