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amazing album from August 1945

Submitted by 80sKid on Thu, 2013-08-01 20:43

taken by photographer on board Prince Robert, apparently the fifth ship to enter Hong Kong 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/23057174@N02/sets/72157630976475156/

Hotel development at Lugard Road, The Peak

Submitted by erdoc on Wed, 2013-07-31 11:49

The new landlord of 27 Lugard Road, a Grade II Heritage Building completed in 1916, has applied to develop this almost 100-year old single family residency to a boutique hotel:

 

Gold Smuggling

Submitted by cassandra on Mon, 2013-07-29 17:36

Hello

I am writing a romantic mystery novel set in the 1960s (about two thirds the way through), and I need to find out some additional information about gold smuggling in and out of Hong Kong in the 1960s.  I have found an old 'Asia Times' article on the Web about the 'fixed exchange rate' at that time.  To get round this, gold was bought legally on the London gold market and then exported to Macau where it was recast into shapes suitable for smuggling back.

The Prominent Chinese in Hongkong (1937) electronic version

Submitted by C on Sat, 2013-07-27 11:46

This is a good resource for biographical information of Chinese community leaders in the 1930s, but of course everything said is positive.

http://ebooks.lib.hku.hk/archive/files/bd80203f29676fbf2d207d3c5e721ab5.pdf

Pictures of Tavern district

Submitted by anonymous-01 on Wed, 2013-07-24 23:21

I have spent some time looking through everything from ebay to obscure picture collections in American Universities for pictures taken around 1870/80 of the HK Tavern District.

My great grandfather had a place called The National Tavern on Queen's Road Central at that time. David has kindly worked out that it stood where today a building called 338 Apartments is. However, as my knowledge of HK streets and the changes that have taken place over the years would easily fit on the head of a pin, I am somewhat at a loss when looking at old pictures.

Wiltshire Regiment circa 1920

Submitted by carolm on Mon, 2013-07-22 20:28

Soldier

Hi

I have a photo of a soldier taken at a studio (39a Queens Road HongKong). It's in a mount that is embossed and the studio name appears to be A Omsby (or something similar)

RAF WW2 reconnaissance photos being digitised.

Submitted by namussi on Wed, 2013-07-17 14:06

The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland is digitising the (UK) National Collection of Aerial Photography.

This includes RAF reconnaisance photos from WW2 from all over the world.

They haven't got round to Hong Kong, yet. 

I've emailed them to ask when they might. I'll keep everyone updated

Andrew

http://aerial.rcahms.gov.uk

First Opium War medal - rejected design

Submitted by 80sKid on Tue, 2013-07-16 08:50

lion holding down a dragon considered too offensive
http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/coins/collection/watson/page64.html

Daniel Richard Caldwellfor

Submitted by penang43 on Sun, 2013-07-14 19:44

This is  information for Peter Bruce. I have acquired a robe supposedly belonging to Daniel from relatives now deceased who lived in Devon. Do you know of the Devon connection? Regards Gillian

[Admin: There's more about Caldwell and this robe at http://gwulo.com/node/16504]

Pound Lane Escalator Project - Please Oppose this Government Proposal

Submitted by Jamie on Thu, 2013-07-11 12:15

Please help us to oppose the Government’s proposal to build an escalator along the Pound Lane ladder street in Sheung Wan.

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