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PHOTOGRAPHY – Exploring Ma On Shan’s Abandoned Iron Mine Complex
Between 1906 and 1976, Ma On Shan was home to a booming iron ore mine… via industrialhistoryhk.org An expert team from HK URBEX explored the underground network last month… Raw iron ore was once...
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HISTORY – Newly Restored Old Hong Kong Newsreels: Part 1, Refugees
The news and film archive British Pathé have uploaded a number of short, revealing old newsreels related to Hong Kong. In this first video from 1962, refugees fleeing the famine in the mainland are...
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HISTORY – Tiananmen Square 1989: Before the Tanks & Bloodshed
Around 1.5 million Hong Kongers gathered in late May, 1989 to show solidarity with protesters in Tiananmen Square… Statue Square, Hong Kong, May, 1989 …Meanwhile, in Beijing, thousands of students,...
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HISTORY – Tiananmen Square 25-years-ago Part 2: When the Tanks Rolled In
It was the night that the frightened old men of the Chinese government chose to ‘kill the kids instead of change’. Under one-party rule, the same men remain in power today and continue to pretend the...
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HISTORY – How Hong Kong Was Made: Iconic Buildings Under Construction
Completed in 1972, Jardine House was the tallest in Asia, built on reclaimed land under the agreement that no other building would obstruct its views. With 52 floors, it was constructed with a metal...
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HISTORY – The Long-Lost Haunted Castles of Hong Kong
Eu Tong Sen was a well-known tycoon in the late 19th and early 20th centuries with business interests across Southeast Asia. He was also vice-president of the Anti-Opium Society and a somewhat...
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HISTORY – Evolution of the Hong Kong Skyline – a Visual History
Below is a brief visual history of how the Hong Kong skyline developed over the decades. Pre-1869 painting via RGS-IBG image / E. L. Watling 1880s - Beginning with a rare shot of the harbour from the...
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HISTORY – Photos from 1962 of Mainland Refugees Fleeing Famine Rejected by HK
As war and famine ravaged the mainland, hundreds of thousands fled to British Hong Kong during the 40s, 50s and 60s. LIFE Magazine captured the experiences of some of these migrants in an issue from...
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PHOTOGRAPHY – Fan Ho, Part II: Street Scenes in Dreamy Colour 1954-2004
Legendary photographer Fan Ho has been capturing Hong Kong on film for many years and is arguably one of China’s most highly acclaimed photographers. Below are some rarer colour shots. Click here for...
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HISTORY – A Brief Visual History of the Tsim Sha Tsui Clock Tower
Built with red bricks and granite, the Tsim Sha Tsui Clock Tower peaks at 44 metres and once dominated Victoria Harbour. It is now all that remains of the old Kowloon station on the waterfront. Below...
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HISTORY – A Brief Visual History of Hong Kong’s Old Airport, Kai Tak
Heralded as the sixth most dangerous in the world, Kai Tak served as Hong Kong’s airport from 1925 till 1998. Courtesy Daryl Chapman, flickr.com/photos/darylchapman Landings over densely populated...
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HISTORY – Happy Birthday Hong Kong: 174 Years Old Today
It is an event that neither Hong Kong, China nor Britain are likely to be celebrating. Nevertheless, on this day (January 26th) in 1841, the British flag was first unfurled at Possession Point by Royal...
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HISTORY – 1000+ ‘Before and After’ Photos of Old & New Hong Kong
‘HK Man’ has copiled an impressive Flickr collection of over 1000 ‘before & after’ photos of old and new Hong Kong. Each photo of bygone HK is contrasted with a more recent one… …Reassuringly, some...
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HISTORY – Fascinating, Newly Restored Old Hong Kong Newsreels: Part 2
The news and film archive British Pathé have uploaded a number of short, revealing old newsreels related to Hong Kong (click here for Part 1). Many of the 1-minute vignettes give an insight into how...
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PHOTOGRAPHY – Glitch the Matrix: Old & New Hong Kong Blended Together
Photoshop whizz willieraipan has produced a series of pictures which unite old and new Hong Kong. Previously the blog showcased ‘HK Man’s’ efforts to contrast yesterday’s city with modern scenes...
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HISTORY – The Day a Cargo Ship Washed up on Cheung Chau Beach
In September, 1983, a Cypriot freighter called ‘City of Lobito’ beached on Cheung Chau island after being washed ashore by Typhoon Ellen. The 6000-tonne cargo ship narrowly avoided smashing into newly...
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HKFP History: Hong Kong’s most tumultuous year – the 1967 riots
Hong Kong’s leftist riots were sparked in May 1967 by a labour dispute at an artificial flower factory. The large-scale, pro-communist protests were staged in sympathy with the mainland Cultural...
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HKFP History: A Brief Visual History of the Tsim Sha Tsui Clock Tower
Built with red bricks and granite, the Tsim Sha Tsui Clock Tower peaks at 44 metres and once dominated Victoria Harbour. It is now all that remains of the old Kowloon station on the waterfront. Below...
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HKFP History: The long-lost ‘haunted’ castles of Hong Kong
Eu Tong Sen was a well-known tycoon in the late 19th and early 20th centuries with business interests across Southeast Asia. He was also vice-president of the Anti-Opium Society and a somewhat...
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HKFP History: The British luxury liner at the bottom of Victoria Harbour
Buried at the bottom of Victoria Harbour remains the keel, hull and boilers from the QEII predecessor, the RMS Queen Elizabeth. It was purchased at auction in 1970 by local tycoon C.Y. Tung, who wanted...
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