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Hello,A friend in Hong Kong recommended I peruse your Gwulo: Old Hong Kong website.It looks very rich. However, after I got a temporary pas number (emailed to me by Gwulo) I was unable to use the...
View ArticleHow to connect a Place and a Photo
Connecting Photos and Places makes it easier for readers to learn more about the Places shown in a Photo, and to quickly see the photos we have that show a certain Place. eg here are all the photos on...
View ArticleDid the idea of rat bins originate in India or Hong Kong?
Two of the photos that David comments on Gwulo include rat bins https://gwulo.com/atom/19435 and https://gwulo.com/atom/19412 Previous correspondence has focused on how late rat bins remained a...
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Exhibition: Early Photographs of Hong Kong 1860 - 1927
"Early Photographs of Hong Kong 1860 - 1927, a collection of original photographs"On show Friday 31 March - Saturday 29th April 2017 at the Wattis Fine Art Gallery, 2/F, 20 Hollywood Road, Central,...
View ArticleTung Shan Terrace - History and Road Numbering
Dear all I have lived in Tung Shan Terrace for a while now and I am still incredibly confused by the numbering! As you turn off Stubbs Road - the first building on Tung Shan Terrace is numbered as 23...
View ArticleCheung Chun Wah Ricky-long lost friend
Hi, I am searching for my dear long lost friend Cheung Chun Wah, lives in HK, born in May 1957. He resided in Lower Ngau Tau Kok Estate until his early 20's then in Mong Kok in 1982. Our last contact...
View ArticlePicturing Hong Kong: Photography 1855-1910
I wasn't sure where to post the link to this ebook but here it is:Picturing Hong Kong: Photography 1855-1910http://ebook.lib.hku.hk/HKG/B35840201.pdfSome of the pictures are already posted elsewhere...
View ArticleGibraltar
I wonder if anybody has any recommendations regarding another rock? My girlfriend is a historian here in HK with a focus on early western impressions and representations of Hong Kong, which has...
View ArticleWhere were the Relief Hospitals in December 1941?
As part of the preparations for war, certain buildings around Hong Kong were designated as Relief Hospitals, to help cope with the increased number of hospital patients expected during fighting. Where...
View ArticleStained glass windows in St John's Cathedal
Their appearance c.1908 is described on page 330 of "Twentieth Century Impressions of Hongkong, Shanghai, etc.":The cathedral contains some excellent examples of stained glass. The east window is...
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Advanced: Best practices for quoting source of online image
The trick is to link to the best level - not too broad or too detailed. Let's use a couple of photos from Wellcome Images and Discuss.com.hk as examples.1. Too broad - the siteYou give the website as...
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Mr. Triggs remembers
(This article originally appeared in the April 1977 edition of the Peninsula Group magazine, and is reproduced here with their permission.)He lives in a large house in Kowloon Tong, one of Hong Kong’s...
View ArticleMaps & Hong Kong history
Notes & resources for a discussion:IntroductionGwulo is a community of people building an online record of Hong Kong's history. See Directory for main themes, Gwulo in 2017 for stats.Old paper...
View ArticleHistoric maps at the Survey & Mapping Office (SMO)
The SMO is a good source for historic maps of Hong Kong. The SMO kindly spent time to explain their services to me. Here's a summary of my understanding:1. Finding the map you want1.1 1:600 scale...
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Book Launch
Congratulations to Patricia for a very successful book launch last night.The launch was hosted by the Irish Consulate here in Hong Kong, and they did a marvellous job. Here's their Consul General,...
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Eurasian burial during Japanese occupation, Nov, 1944
Ellen Hunter:I am wondering about the events occuring at the time of my relative's death in November of 1944. She was buried at the Catholic Cemetery, and an inscription was added to her mother's grave...
View ArticleApartments located in Magazine Gap Rd
Hi Alldoes anyone know what has happened to the apartments in Magazine Gap rd. I remember you had to reach the flats by travelling in this old lift going up at a 45 degree angle.ThanksMichaelForum:...
View ArticleProject notes
A page for any notes about the project to document Hong Kong's cinemas Forum: General
View ArticleIron Gate at Hong Kong Cemetery in Happy Valley
Hello! Does anyone know what year the iron gate on Stubbs Road that leads into Hong Kong Cemetery was built? I'm sorry I don't have a picture yet, but I'll try to find the time to take one next week. I...
View ArticleSunderland Road Married Quarters
I have failed to find any reference or photos of the Married Quarters on Sunderland Road, Kowloon Tong. These were on the east side of Wateloo Road and north side of Hereford Road.Tom Powell Forum:...
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