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A tasty mix of Gwulo's books and Michelin food
Gwulo's books and photos are on display at the Michelin-listed What To Eat restaurant on Wyndham Street for the next few months. Sample copies of the books are available to enjoy while you're waiting...
View ArticleCommercial complexes in the New Towns, late 1960s - early 1980s
Hi everyone!I'm working on a PhD thesis on consumption culture in the New Town public housing estates, and while I've found out rather a lot about hawkers and markets, I'm missing quite a lot of...
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1893 Public Works Department Annual Report
Copy of original available online at HKGRO. (You may need to click the link twice to see the document.)[excerpts]THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 12Th MAY, 1894....
View Article1920s Hong Kong
Hello thereI'm lucky enough to be returning to HK next month after a 25 year absence - anything changed? :)I lived there between 1992 and 94 and am so excited about visiting again and seeing old (and...
View ArticleEnquiry - Evolution of Kowloon City (Lung Shing)
Kowloon City (especially the currently Lung Shing constituence) has quite a interesting history. I learnt that the area was previously scattered with several villages and later there is a development...
View ArticleHMS TAMAR in colour-1939 film clip
On a BBC TV program shown recently titled “Lost Films of WW11” amongst the first shots is a brief clip of close views of HMS TAMAR taken unusually on colour film. Filmed by an officer on HMS KENT from...
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Central Praya Development 1860s- 1880s
I recently found this panorama over on the Historical photos of China site. The caption had it dated 1875 but it is much earlier, probably 1864-1865 as the large building under construction in the...
View Article1894 Public Works Department Annual Report
Copy of original available online at HKGRO. (You may need to click the link twice to see the document.)[excerpts] ANNUALLY RECURRENT WORKS.2. Repairs to Government Buildings.—The only new building...
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HMS Victor Emmanuel
Note the flag with the cross on the front mast, possibly an Admiral's Flag or a Commodore's Broad Pennant, see https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-some-of-the-signal-flags-of-royal-navy...In its fighting...
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HMS Titania
HMS Titania was a submarine depot ship, often seen in Hong Kong during 1919-1929, when she was part of the 4th Submarine Flotilla. The flotilla also included a second depot ship, HMS Ambrose, and 13...
View ArticleVietnamese Influx into Hong Kong 1979
In 1979 more than 60,000 Vietnamese refugees arrived at Hong Kong's sea boundary. In a talk with Annemarie Evans on RTHK's Hong Kong Heritage, I describe what it was like as a frontline Marine Police...
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HMS Princess Charlotte
104 Gun 1st Rate Ship of the line.Launched 14th September 1825 in Portsmouth Arrived Hong Kong 6th January 1858Sold 1875, replaced by HMS Victor Emmanuel In Harbour c1868:HMS Princess Charlotte.jpg, by...
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HMS L4
Notes from Wikipedia:HMS L4 was built by Vickers, Barrow. She was laid down on 21 June 1916 and was commissioned on 26 December 1918. She sailed with the Submarine Depot Ship HMS Ambrose (1903) to Hong...
View ArticleDragon Boat Races - locations over the years
I've been looking through the old newspapers until 1940 for mentions of Dragon Boat, to see where the races used to be held .During the 19th Century, mentions in the papers refer to the races held in...
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Last Album of William Pryor Floyd Taken in Hong Kong - Views of the Typhoon...
I found this album in the University of Michigan Archives, said to be the last album William Pryor Floyd created in Hong Kong before he left. The views are all of the aftermath of the Typhoon of 23rd...
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Enquiry regarding wedding photo
Can anyone assist in identifying the people in this wedding photo. The photo comes from the collection of Mavis Gock Ming and dates between 1939 and 1941Hong Kong Wedding 1939-1941_1.jpg, by Richard...
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Enquiry regarding wedding photo #2
Can anyone assist in identifying the people in this wedding photo. The photo is from the collection of Mavis Gock Ming and dates between 1939 and 1941.Hong Kong Wedding 1939-1941_2.jpg, by Richard...
View ArticleVideo upload
Hi,I would like to share some video footage on GWULO but can't find an upload option. Can you help please?Regards,DavidForum: GeneralTags: video
View ArticleListing of tags
Hi,I am working with a colleague who is keen to tag the photos he plans to upload with appropriate tags. We have read the recommendations about tagging, but wondered whether there is anywhere on GWULO...
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