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Looking for my long lost nephew Alexander Butterworth

Submitted by mikebutt on Tue, 2017-11-07 17:18

I am looking to contact my nephew Alexander Butterworth who was born in 1966 to my Brother John Butterworth.

Alex's mother who has the christian name of Marie

If anyone knows of or about him, please reply.or contact myself via email  mike@mikebutterworth.com

Thanks Mike Butterworth

Victoria Barracks

Submitted by Uncle Bob on Mon, 2017-11-06 13:27

Hi All, and David, our host,

Does anyone know if there is a reasonably legoble map of Victoria Barracks around, preferably dating from the 1970s?

 

Thanks,

Bob

Gurkhas

Submitted by khimding on Sun, 2017-11-05 21:43

Hi 

I m Khim ex Gurkha soldier 

I m glad that with the gwlo Hong Kong 

I’m following and reading things in gwlo some time 

I m living in HK for almost over 30 years 

From recent year I m searching about Gurkhas contribution and preservation history in Hong Kong

but my searching resualt is vain

If gwulo have some references would be very grateful.

 

Thank you 

2017 Kai Tak

Submitted by David on Sat, 2017-11-04 15:16

Greetings from sunny San Po Kong!

We moved flats last weekend, so after 25 years living in and around Kennedy Town on Hong Kong island, it's time to get to know Kowloon better. The new flat looks out over the old Kai Tak Airport site, so let me show you the view, and a few points of interest.

 

Looking northeast

Looking northeast over Prince Edward Rd E & Kai Tak

 

That photo looks northeast along Prince Edward Road East, with old Kai Tak on its right. Despite all the construction underway on the airport site, traces of its history remain. The road I've marked (A) above is an example - it's named Concorde Road.

Concorde's first visit to Hong Kong-harbour low level fly-by-1976
Concorde's first visit to Hong Kong-harbour low level fly-by-1976, by IDJ

 

Looking south

Looking south over Prince Edward Rd E & Kai Tak

This view looking south towards Hong Kong island gives the best idea of the size of the site. It's mostly just an expanse of flat ground, but the old runway (B) is still clear to see. There is a better selection of landmarks if we turn further to the right.

History of the Port of Hong Kong

Submitted by moddsey on Thu, 2017-11-02 05:25

Good read here with nice photos of the history of the port of Hong Kong.

Cohen Optical

Submitted by howzend on Mon, 2017-10-23 12:43

I was in TST last week and I did something I had been thinking about doing for years.  I went into Cohen Optical and asked them who Cohen is/was.  It turns out that Mr. Cohen is still alive, he still owns the shop and he now lives somewhere in South America.  He apparently comes back to HK once a year to sign papers.

Does anyone know his story?  I see on the 1941 Jurors' List that there was a Maurice Cohen who was resident at the HK Hotel. If that's him, he'd be extremely old by now!

Early 20th-century postcards of Hong Kong

Submitted by David on Sun, 2017-10-22 12:30

About 20-30 years ago, when postcards were still widely used, I had a deal with a friend that we'd send each other the least attractive postcards we could find: 1960s concrete shopping centres were a popular choice! This view from 1900s Hong Kong would have been a fine contender:

Jubilee Road

 

It's not obvious why a tourist would want this card, but Jubilee Road was actually a popular destination. Despite the unattractive card, in real life it was famed for its beauty. Here's a description from a 1924 guide book:

Old Hong Kong Street Signs

Submitted by scottp on Fri, 2017-10-20 12:52

There's a few generations of street signs around Hong Kong. Not sure exactly what period they are from but I like the ones with an English name on top and Chinese name underneath on a custom cut-out iron plate.

Typhoon

Submitted by Sjw16 on Mon, 2017-10-16 15:45

Hi my parents were in HK in the mid 50s and my sibling has a vague memory that they, or my mother particularly, may have received an award for helping out in her local area during a typhoon. It is an imperfect memory and we could not find anything among their effects, later, that corroborated the memory. Does anyone know where I might find any info about such things?

Tait's Cairn - Who was Tait?

Submitted by Bozworth on Sun, 2017-10-15 11:54

Tait & Co. were granted a lease of land in Amoy by the British in 1852.

Mr Tait was the Dutch, Portuguese and Spanish consul in Amoy that year and was notorious as the main exporter of coolies.

Tait & Co. was established in Anping, Tainan, Taiwan, in 1867 for the opium trade. 

So is this the Tait after which the cairn is named?  Did he spend time in Hong Kong?  Who thought it a good idea to honour a slave trader?  Information on this is so hard to come by.

 

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