Three more mystery photos, but with a different background: This week and next I'm working on a paid project for local publisher FormAsia. The task is to provide accurate background information on a selection of photographs, for use in a future book.
Here are the three that have me stumped - all suggestions welcome (please click any photo to see more detail):
The first shows two identical houses on a hillside. <Read more ...>
Barker Road on the Peak was well established. On the Peak, a sequential address scheme was in place instead of the old RBL (Rural Building Lot) numbers. Chamberlain Road is what we now call Peak Road, leading down from the Upper Peak Tram terminus. <Read more ...>
"A friend of mine recently found some old black & white negatives in her cupboard. I transferred some of them to positives and a lot of them are of Little Sai Wan and staff. You’re most welcome to have them."
Many thanks to the above contributor (who wants to remain anonymous) for getting touch from the UK.
Here are the first few, more to follow. Apart from #4, any ideas of dates & locations? (Click any image for a larger, zoomable view). <Read more ...>
This week's RAS lecture is free to attend, and looks interesting:
LECTURE Signs of a Colonial Past - Hong Kong Street Names from the Nullah to the Praya and Everything in Between City Hall • Friday 10 September <Read more ...>
What we got was a "war of words" between the three sides. China suspected that Britain would strip Hong Kong of all its assets and return a worthless colony to China.
Indeed, rather a lot of people in Hong Kong joked, during this phase, that Britain should indeed restore Hong Kong to its original condition before returning it!
