I was walking on the flyover from Mong Kok East station to Mong Kok Road this morning and noticed some mounted displays with some old photos of Nathan Road on. Seems as though RTHK are doing a celebration project.
It seems as though 2009 is the centenary year for Nathan Road and the govt have created a fairly decent gallery with some old pics on it. Check it out:
Last Saturday, Dr. Patrick Hase gave a very interesting talk on this subject. I managed to catch most of it on my digital camera, and Dr Hase has kindly allowed me to put it up on the internet for all to see. (The presentation slides are available for download too)
It's really worth watching - he obviously knows a huge amount about the subject, and is a very good speaker too (though he was suffering from a heavy cold on this day). <Read more ...>
Submitted by Unknown user (not verified) on Wed, 2009-10-14 14:08
donald tsang has finally announced they will retain central market, plus the older wings of central government offices, the old police married quarters (wasn't clear before if they would knock one or both down), while murray building will be converted into a hotel. also they're open to what the court of final appeal building may be used for once the court is moved to Legco. any thoughts? <Read more ...>
Besides the well-known gas lamps (still in operation) on Duddell Street, some lamp posts survive into the new millennium. I know of the following ones:
(1) Junction of Rutter Street and Fuk On Lane (or Wa Ning Lane), Tai Ping Shan. See: http://gwulo.com/node/4566
(2) Junction of Yu Po Lane East and Eastern Street, Sai Ying Pun. Not sure if this one survived the construction of new buildings.
There are other possible gas lamp posts mentioned in various internet forums. Can someone confirm if these are truly remnants of gas lamps?
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Nothing old to see in Hong Kong? There's loads of stuff! Just don't be looking up in search of old buildings, instead turn your eyes to the floor... <Read more ...>
Prior to the arrival of pillar letter boxes from England, wooden letter boxes were placed in suitable areas in town and suburban districts for the collection of mail by postmen. Some were also affixed to police boxes.
In 1892, it was recorded that the earliest pillar letter boxes were erected in the following localities:
