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Photo of 12A Humphreys Building, Kowloon

Submitted by Roberta on Mon, 2020-06-22 00:10

Hello there: 

I have discovered where my great aunt and uncle Sally and Gordon Castle lived pre-Stanley. They lived at 12A Humphreys Buiilding, Kowloon. I have looked but can't find an archival photo of what the building looked like in the 1930s. Does anyone know of an old photo of this building? 

Thanks very much. 

Roberta Staley 

Marrying from the Italian Convent

Submitted by jill on Sun, 2020-06-21 23:57

A subject, which may have been covered elsewhere, as it is a part of Hong Kong’s social history, is the question of how to find a suitable European bride in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. For young bachelors in the lower strata of European society the pool of well brought up girls was very small. But there did exist a pool of very well brought up European and Eurasian girls, who had had very little exposure to the wider world.

Gwulo forever: backups and archives

Submitted by David on Sat, 2020-06-20 18:00

This website holds a lot of valuable information, representing tens of thousands of hours of work. To recreate it would take literally years, and in some cases the information is irreplaceable as the original contributors have already passed away.

As a website is a surprisingly fragile thing, this newsletter looks at some of the steps that are in place to keep the Gwulo's information available for the long term.

 

1. Backups: Coping with short-term damage

The Gwulo website has already broken down several times over the 10+ years since we started due to problems with the server, me making a mistake, or attacks by hackers.

The solution is to

HO Kom Tong’s Chinese Wikipedia page

Submitted by annelisec on Fri, 2020-06-19 23:22

This one.

https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/何甘棠

 

When I find errors in Wikipedia in the English part I can correct them myself. However this error is on one of the Chinese pages  

 

Gwulo's 2017 Top Ten

Submitted by David on Thu, 2020-06-18 11:00

A look at the most popular pages that appeared on Gwulo in 2017.

 

#10 - UA-Citygate Cinema / UA 東薈城戲院 [2000-2016] (6,729 views)

This is a modern cinema, so you might be surprised to see its page on Gwulo, and in the top ten! The page is part of a larger project to document Hong Kong's cinemas (see #4 below), and I guess it attracted web searchers looking for information after the cinema was closed.

Read about the UA-Citygate Cinema / UA 東薈城戲院 [2000-2016]

 

#9 - Chinese-style baby carriers (孭带) in Hong Kong (6,752 views)

A look at the cloth carriers that adults and older children used, to carry babies.

Fisher-folk Children Sha Tau Kok -1960's
Fisher-folk Children Sha Tau Kok -1960's, by harryhktc

 

Read about Chinese-style baby carriers (孭带) in Hong Kong

 

#8 - How to use the maps on Gwulo (6,785 views)

This short video shows you how to

Other useful tutorials

Submitted by Admin on Tue, 2020-06-16 16:00

Mr Brown Cheerio Club around 1954

Submitted by EddieTheobald on Sun, 2020-06-14 20:27

Does anyone remember a Mr Brown who I believe worked at the Cheerio Club around 1954? My name is Edgar  (Eddie ) Theobald from Luton, UK. 

query about squatter occupancy survey

Submitted by A Smart on Sun, 2020-06-14 01:32

Hello all

 I am following up on my past research on Hong Kong squatter areas, and a key issue for me that I am hoping to find more information about is the Squatter Occupancy Survey conducted in 1984.  Previously, only squatter structures were registered, but in 1984 all occupants of squatter structures at that time were registered, with the intention that only they would be eligible for resettlement in permanent public housing through clearance.

New on Gwulo: 2020, week 24

Submitted by David on Sat, 2020-06-13 16:00

I've listed some of the recent highlights below, but you can visit the What's New page at any time to see the latest additions to the site.

 

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Submitted by Ken Alarakia-Charles on Thu, 2020-06-11 22:34

Hi David,

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