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Pokfulam sites of interest

Submitted by Paul.Zimmerman on Thu, 2011-12-15 08:37

I'm collecting ideas for sites of interests to include in a map of Pokfulam (Mt Davis down to Tin Wan, west of Hong Kong Trail). Your suggestions with links/references would be much appreciated.

sunnyside 8 Bonham Raod

Submitted by toby on Mon, 2011-12-12 16:56

i see the directories of 1897 .... there is a building called Sunnyside in Bonham Raod .... anyone knows where it was located in the Road ?

HKU Faculty of Architecture releases research findings on WWII Defence Structures in Hong Kong

Submitted by tngan on Fri, 2011-12-09 17:35

Folks,

It is in the news and looks like the researchers in HKU had been busy.  Their Faculty of Architecture releases research findings on WWII Defence Structures in Hong Kong yesterday.

Flight from Hong Kong

Submitted by David on Fri, 2011-12-09 16:14

Even after Kai Tak was bombed on 8th Dec 1941, flights between Hong Kong and Chungking continued for several more nights. Here's Colonel Harry Owen Hughes' description:

8 Dec 1941: Hong Kong at War

Submitted by David on Thu, 2011-12-08 08:00

Seventy years ago today, Japanese bombers attacked Kai Tak airfield and the Hong Kong public realised war had arrived. Here are Mabel Redwood's recollections of those days.

I was a young 18 when the Japs attacked Hong Kong, living with my mother and two elder sisters Olive and Barbara in a flat in Gap Road, Happy Valley.

Building on corner of QRE and Morrison Hill Road

The flats on Gap Road where Mabel lived

I was working as a shorthand typist at Army HQ, though my real ambition was to train as a nurse. My mother had made enquiries about this training two years earlier, but it seemed that no facilities were available in Hong Kong for girls of my age to start this. I had a boyfriend Sid Hale who was the pianist and clarinetist in the Royal Scots Band.

Something's up

Sid and I had gone to lunch at the Dairy Farm shop in Central on Sunday 7th December 1941, and we had just about finished eating when somebody came in, called for silence, and said

The axis from Government House to Central Government Offices

Submitted by govhillmystery on Wed, 2011-12-07 23:54

Anyone knows that a central axis can be drawn from Government House staircase to an opening in Central Government Offices West Wing?

Exhibition- To the Last Man: Canadian Troops in the Battle of HK

Submitted by lolau on Wed, 2011-12-07 12:32

There will be an exhibition on Canadian soldiers who fought in HK during WWII at Hong Kong Museum of Costal Defence:

Date: 23.12.2011 - 20.6.2012

Venue: Upper Gallery

 

Hong Kong documentry films

Submitted by IDJ on Tue, 2011-12-06 23:02

A new site (2010) lists colonial documentry films with a interesting list for Hong Kong. Unfortunately only a few of the more recent ones appear to be watchable on-line at the moment.

 

 

Old Department Stores in Hong Kong

Submitted by David on Tue, 2011-12-06 18:09

This started on the thread about the China Emporium. There were comments from tngan, Andrew, and vanessa:

tngan:

Christmas gift ideas

Submitted by David on Tue, 2011-12-06 11:56

If your friend likes old Hong Kong, here are a few ideas for gifts you can order online at Gwulo.com. We deliver worldwide:

Photos of old Hong Kong

These are high-quality prints of photos from my collection, ready for framing. They date from the 1880s to the 1970s, and show some aspect of Hong Kong life that caught my eye.

Click here to browse the catalogue of photos.

Coffee-table book of old Hong Kong photos

Once Upon A Time
If you'd rather have a collection of photos, I recommend this lovely big book from FormAsia.

The largest photos are printed across two pages and measure 71cm x 27cm (that's 2' 4" x 10.5" in old money), so there's lots of detail to see.

Click here for my review, then click here to order your copy.

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