Royal Marines Detachment, HMS TAMAR (1939-45)
I'm researching the RM Detachment of HMS Tamar pre the Battle for Hong Kong, their role in the fighting, as POWs and their postwar rehabilitation.Any information would be most welcomed and gratefully...
View ArticleLate-1970s oil company bunker accident
I recall reading about a fatal industrial accident in the late 1970s (perhaps 1977 to 1979) involving employees at one of the major oil companies. If memory serves, it happened in a bunker at the main...
View ArticleLooking for Hermann Lilienthal b. 1858 HK and his parents
I am looking for any information on my grandfather, Hermann Lilienthal born HK 1858 and his parents. He left HK at age 16, arriving Boston USA 25 May 1874 with no parents. The only clue to his...
View ArticleDefense works in Central?
I came across a photograph of Theatre Lane in Central on the Chinese forum uwants.com which is at the top of the linked web page. I wonder what the brick structure is -- is it some sort of defense...
View ArticleKai Tak nostalgia
Articles about Kai Tak Airport still appear in magazines. The UK based magazine 'Airliner World', October 2014 edition, has a seven page spread with pictures taken during the late 1970s and early...
View ArticleTunnels under Victoria Barracks
Hi I am n Hong Kong until 24/9 If anybody is interested in my knowledge of the fault control and underground h/q below Victoria barracks please call me on 66774166regards Roy Jones Forum: General
View Article1925 - St. Johns Cathedral - Baptism, Marriage and Burials
BaptismJan2Peter James Smith 8Derek John BlakerPeak Church 11Jean Mary Ragna Meacock 17David William ShentonPeak Church 18Colin Paul de Rome Marriage 5Ma Man Chung Wong Oi Chun 5Ma Man...
View ArticleChelang Point and Tungku Island
I am trying to identify and locate two geographical references referred to in U.S. Army Air Forces after-action reports written in 1945.The first is Chelang Point, which is apparently on the south...
View Article1926 - St. Johns Cathedral - Baptism, Marriage and Burials
BaptismJan3Robert Derek GreenPeak Church 14Phyllis Eleanor Clare Oliver 18Jill Mackintosh 25James Alfred Fisher 25Henry Jackson 25Richard Andrew Wee 25Alexander Wee Marriage 16John...
View Article1927 - St. Johns Cathedral - Baptism, Marriage and Burials
1927 is the last year of these transcriptions from "Cathedral Notes". Data from this page is from the February 1927 through December 1927 issues. (The Jan 1928 newsletter would have the info for...
View Article1960-1970's Guildford Road - Mansfield Road, The Peak
Hi Everyone, This website is great! I grew up in Hong Kong and have lived in Mansfield Road over the 1990s. Wondering are there any photos or photos anyone has taken of the Peak area Guildford road to...
View ArticleThe Origins of Deacons in Hong Kong
I see that the origins of the history of Deacons has been recorded on their website:"The firm takes its name from a young English solicitor, Victor Deacon, who arrived in the burgeoning British colony...
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New "Insert image" feature
Whenever you're on a page where there is a text editor shown, eg if you're creating a new page or adding a comment, you'll see a new toolbar appears on the right edge of your browser. I've highlighted...
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Selwyn-Clarke's Prison Bible at Bedales School
Note: Access to the Bible and permission for photography and reproduction was kindly granted by Jane Kirby, Librarian and Archivist of Bedales School. Introduction I recently went with a group of...
View ArticleChristine Thomas
In searching for information about my grandfather b. HK 25 May 1858, and his parents,(possible baptism records) I contacted Christine Thomas, at that time I must have been googling Hong Kong _____. On...
View ArticleHistory is mostly guessing; the rest is prejudice.
History is mostly guessing; the rest is prejudice.Will Durant But it is fun - AnneliseForum: General
View ArticleHK photos sell for nearly 50,000 pounds
Several people have sent me this link:http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2814613/Hong-Kong-ve-never-seen-...I asked my wife if she was the anonymous buyer, sorting out my christmas present....
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Barques Carrying Cargo 1874 +/- 10 years
Looking for records of ships in and out of Hong Kong from 1854-1884, particularly the Schooner or Barque Dohphin or Delphin with the Master Lilienthal. I would be very grateful to learn of sources to...
View ArticleHong Kong and the west until 1860
http://bamboo.lib.hku.hk/HKWest/HKWest.htmThe "Hong Kong & the West until 1860" database was created by the University of Hong Kong Libraries in response to the Pacific Rim Digital Library...
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MyMapHK app Old Hong Kong
App - Lands department has put out this truly superior app that includes an 1889 map superimposed on the current map. No doubt they got the idea from your 1924 map, David. East point Hill, by Hong...
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