Gunnar Flann - account of HK military life 1950
Interesting account here of two years spent doing national service in the Royal Artillery, mostly in Hong Kong. Some good photos appear at the end of each chapter.http://www.gunnerflann.com/Forum:...
View ArticleCentral magistracy
Dear Colleagues,Can somebody explain to me when the first central magistracy was built.I have learned from a map, dated 1845, that the central magistracy was not standing on the same location as it is...
View ArticlePottinger Map and Gordon Map
Dear Colleagues,I found two layouts of maps. One from 1842 which is named (the Pottinger Map), and the other map from 1843 is named (the Gordon Map)I tried to search who this Mr. Gordon was. I could...
View ArticleUnited Services Club
Hello,Does anybody knows something about a "United Services Club" which was apparently located in the same building as the Hong Kong Hotel in 1875 ?On which corner of the building was that Club located...
View ArticleDeutscher Klub
Hi,I learned, that in 1927 there was a German Tennis Club in Kowloon (Deutscher Tennis Klub) and in 1931 there was another German Club (Deutscher Klub) at Butterfield and Swire Building 4th. Floor.Did...
View ArticleQuan Kai - bio info required
Could someone supply biographical information on Quan Kai who was a wealthy business man in Canton and Hong Kong in the early 1900s? He was born about 1854.He was the owner of Kwong Hee Ying at No....
View ArticleRuins at Mount Austin
Can anyone tell me more about the ruins half way up tye hillside opposite what used to be Mount Austin Mansions, above the playground. What wer they? And are they still there?Forum: General
View ArticleRoyal Navy Hong Kong 1951-54
My fatherw as based at HMS Tamar during teh Korean War, he got polio wnd was assigne dto the Navy Station instead of going to Korea. He was a Lieutenant RNVR George William Maycock. My elder brother...
View ArticleDates in Place's title
I've updated Places so that their dates of completion and demolition are automatically added in to the title. It works the same way it does on a Person page. eg see the "[1927- ]" automatically added...
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"A TRUE FRIEND TO CHINA"
A week or two ago I launched my new book, 'Jack Jones, A True Friend to China'at a meeting of the Royal Asiatic Society at the Helena May. This is the story of the Friends Ambulance Unit 'China...
View ArticleRabbits on The Peak
I have been told about feral rabbits,and peacocks,on The Peak around the 1960s,at Little Peak School and Matilda Hospital.Does anyone know more? Forum: GeneralTags: rabbitspeacockthe peak
View ArticleThe Yang - family: Liang Kee & Co.
I am doing a project about a family named Yang, and I'm looking for any information at all about them or their company. This is what I have been told by their son, who moved to Norway in 1960: The...
View ArticleMary & John Gale
Hi there,I'm posting here to ask if anyone knows of the whereabouts of Mary & John Gale whom lived in Stewart Terrace in the early 60s. They had two sons and Mary's maiden name was Lloyd. She hails...
View ArticlePlease help to save Pound lane and Tai Ping Shan Area - Pound Lane Escalator...
Please help to mobilize people for this public forum: http://en.poundlane.hk/consultation.phpThe government together with DAB are going to build an escalator in the Tai ping Shan and pound lane area,...
View ArticleHelp to save Pillbox 16 & 17!
Please take a moment to consider signing this petition to save some Hong Kong WWII history. The link below is to a petition addressed to the LCSD to save Pillbox 16 & 17 near and on Repulse Bay. My...
View ArticleHong Kong $ directory
Hello!It's a great place over here thanks to all your efforts.Anybody might have older copies of HK $ directory yearbook, especially from 1950s to 1970s?I am researching several local banks and it's...
View ArticleRoyal Navy--Hong Kong 1948 to 1958
I am doing research on the Royal Navy in Hong Kong from 1948 to 1958. In particular I interested in the LCA's the MFV's and both the long and short ML's i am also interested in details of the Chinese...
View ArticleRoad Names
Hi,I came along of a map of Kowloon 1892, which shows the following road names.Robinson Road which probably is Nathan Road today.Des Voeux Road which probably is Chatham Road today.Mac Donnel Road...
View ArticleSergeant George BOOLE
The story Sergeant George Arthur William BOOLE of the Hong Kong Police can now be found on my Hong Kong Police Ancestors Blog:...
View ArticleUnited Services Club
Hello,Does anybody knows something about a "United Services Club" which was apparently located in the same building as the Hong Kong Hotel in 1875 ?On which corner of the building was that Club located...
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