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FAQ: Chater reclamation - Central and Western

Submitted by annelisec on Mon, 2011-05-09 08:43

Answers from the LegCo Report of 22 Mar 1889 

"The Praya Reclamation Ordinance, 1889" containing the necessary provisions for carrying out a great scheme of reclamation in front of the central and western portions of the Town of Victoria.


What was the project (now called the Chater reclamation)?

Video of 1930's Hong Kong

Submitted by WillieMaykit on Mon, 2011-05-09 03:14
Not sure if this has been posted before. I came across this link looking for something else. http://www.randomwire.com/the-screen-traveller-1930s-hong-kong

How will we handle people and graves?

Submitted by David on Sat, 2011-05-07 14:56

The recent arrival of the HK Cemetery database means it's time to decide how we'll we handle information about People and Graves here on Gwulo.com.

I'll use this thread to gather ideas and feedback. So if you have any experience of working with this type of information, eg as part of family history research, please join in and leave your comments below. examples of information that I'll find helpful:

FAQs

Submitted by Admin on Fri, 2011-05-06 13:13

Here are answers to frequently asked questions about the lists of graves in Hong Kong Cemetery.

Q1. Where is this list from?

cemetary location

Submitted by Unknown user (not verified) on Fri, 2011-05-06 07:24

I have been searching for an ancestor Percy Ware Grierson and have found on your wonderful site a description of his burial headstone...can you tell me where it is as I am really ignorant of the whereabouts of things in Hong Kong I live in New Zealand...I need to find out more about his life after he was released from internment.

Thank you

Jean Tuckey

Inscriptions for cemetery sections 17-47

Submitted by Admin on Thu, 2011-05-05 17:11

This list was compiled by Patricia Lim with the help of Cliff Atkins. It is part of the research for Patricia's recently released book, Forgotten Souls: A Social History of the Hong Kong Cemetery. Thank you to Patricia for generously letting us publish the list so that everyone interested in Hong Kong's history can benefit from it.

Some brief notes on each of the columns:

Inscriptions for cemetery sections 10-16

Submitted by Admin on Thu, 2011-05-05 17:10

This list was compiled by Patricia Lim with the help of Cliff Atkins. It is part of the research for Patricia's recently released book, Forgotten Souls: A Social History of the Hong Kong Cemetery. Thank you to Patricia for generously letting us publish the list so that everyone interested in Hong Kong's history can benefit from it.

Some brief notes on each of the columns:

Inscriptions for cemetery sections 01-09

Submitted by Admin on Thu, 2011-05-05 17:09

This list was compiled by Patricia Lim with the help of Cliff Atkins. It is part of the research for Patricia's recently released book, Forgotten Souls: A Social History of the Hong Kong Cemetery. Thank you to Patricia for generously letting us publish the list so that everyone interested in Hong Kong's history can benefit from it.

Some brief notes on each of the columns:

List of Burials ordered by Name

Submitted by Admin on Thu, 2011-05-05 16:57

This list was compiled by Patricia Lim with the help of Cliff Atkins. It is part of the research for Patricia's recently released book, Forgotten Souls: A Social History of the Hong Kong Cemetery. Thank you to Patricia for generously letting us publish the list so that everyone interested in Hong Kong's history can benefit from it.

Some brief notes on each of the columns:

New resource, & talk tomorrow

Submitted by David on Wed, 2011-05-04 16:00

We've got details of a good new online resource for anyone researching Hong Kong history. Plus there's a talk by its author tomorrow evening. (But there are only 6 seats left out of 90, so better be quick!)

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