Hong Kong 70s & 80s Photo Gallery by Tom Jackson at pbase.com

Hong Kong 70s & 80s

I was brought up in Hong Kong in the 60s and went to the Peak School and KGV. These photos were mostly taken by myself on a Kodak Instamatic and Olympus OM10 between 1965 and 1990. A few other photos were given to me and some slides were bought from a street vendor in the late 70s. I hope you enjoy this bit of nostalgia as much as I did compiling it.

Cat Street Hong Kong	Cat Street Hong Kong	Cat Street Hollywood Road	Balcony View 1971
Balcony View 1974 Hong Kong	77_Robinson_Rd	Walkway_Central Hong Kong	Aberdeen Hong Kong
Tsim Tsa Tsui Hong Kong	Tsui Ping Road Hong Kong	Repulse Bay Hong Kong	Man Mo Temple
Hollywood Road Area	Harbour View	Bank Of China	Repulse Bay Hong Kong
Vendor Hong Kong	Star Ferry	Alleyway	Aberdeen
Deepwater_Bay	Balcony_View_NW	Rickshaws	Old New
Happy Valley	Aberdeen Hong Kong	Bank Of China Hong Kong	HKU
Pokfulham_Resovior	Wanchai	The Hilton	Central
Botanical Gardens Hong Kong	Big Wave Bay Hong Kong	Bigwave Bay	Lyndhurst Terrace
Deep Water Bay Hong Kong	Boat People Hong Kong	Bonham Road Hong Kong	Lyttelton Road
Lyttelton Road	HYF Car Ferries Hong Kong	Cat Street Hong Kong	Causeway Bay Hong Kong
North-Point	Sai Ying Pun Hong Kong	Sai Ying Pun	Sai Ying Pun
Western Street	Kau Yan Tsung Tsin Church	Park Road	Ladder Street
Cheung Chow Bay Hong Kong	Cheung Chow Hong Kong	Cheung Chow	Cheung Chow
Cheung Chow	Lamma Island	Lamma Island	Hong Kong Club Hong Kong
Club Street	Connaught Road Hong Kong	Princes Building Hong Kong	Connaught Road Hong Kong
Connaught Road Hong Kong	Central Hong Kong	Des Voeux Road	Hennessy & Johnson Roads
Tram_Driver	Coolie Hong Kong	Cotton Tree Drive Hong Kong	Court House Hong Kong
Deep Water Bay Hong Kong	Wong Tai Sin	Wong Tai Sin	Wong Tai Sin
Tai_Pak	Dragon Dance Hong Kong	Duck Shop Hong Kong	Aberdeen Hong Kong
Aberdeen Hong Kong	Vendor Hong Kong	Habour Hong Kong	Habour Hong Kong
Hatton Road Hong Kong	Hatton Road	Hilton Hotel Hong Kong	Chater Road
Fountains	HKU Hong Kong	HKU	HKU_Campus Hong Kong
HKU_Residence Hong Kong	HKU Hong Kong	HKU	Victoria Hong Kong
Macau Hydro Foil Hong Kong	HYF Ferries Hong Kong	Ferries Hong Kong	Jordan Road Hong Kong
Jumbo Hong Kong	Junk Hong Kong	Pleasure Junk Hong Kong	Working Junk Hong Kong
Walla Wallas	Walla Wallas Hong Kong	Kai Tak Hong Kong	Ladder Street Hong Kong
Western Street	Lee Gardens Hong Kong	Lions Hong Kong	Shelly Street Market Hong Kong
Water Street & Second Street	Sheung Wan Hong Kong	Food Street Hong Kong	Mini Bus Hong Kong
No 12 Bus Hong Kong	Ocean Terminal Hong Kong	Peak Tram Hong Kong	Habour View Hong Kong
Peak View_87	Lugard Road	Peak Cafe Hong Kong	Peak Cafe Hong Kong
Peak_View	Harbour View Hong Kong	Procession Hong Kong	Court House Hong Kong
Repulse Bay Hong Kong	Old Shops Hong Kong	Chater_Road	Central
Star Ferry Hong Kong	Star Ferry	Connaught Centre Hong Kong	Statue Square Hong Kong
Street Scene Hong Kong	Aberdeen Reservoir Hong Kong	Pokfulham Reservoir	Temple Hong Kong
Tiger Balm Gdns Hong Kong	Haw Par Villa Hong Kong	Tiger Balm Gdns Hong Kong	Tiger Balm Gdns Hong Kong
Tram and Trailer Hong Kong	Johnston Road Hong Kong	Des Voeux Road Hong Kong	Trams Hong Kong
Vegetable Market Hong Kong	Harbour View Hong Kong	Nathan Road Hong Kong	Peak Tram Terminal Hong Kong
Star Ferry Hong Kong	Tram Hong Kong	Central Bus Terminal Hong Kong	Vendor Hong Kong
Central Street Vendors Hong Kong	Steamed Peanuts Hong Kong	Yaumati Vendor Hong Kong	Wanchai Hong Kong
Typhoon Shelter Hong Kong	Wanchai Hong Kong	Wanchai Hong Kong	Causeway Bay Hong Kong
Causeway Bay	Worship Hong Kong	Balcony View Hong Kong	Causeway Bay Hong Kong
Down Town Hong Kong	Harbour Hong Kong	HKSB Hong Kong	HKSB Hong Kong
HKSB	Market Hong Kong	Stalls Hong Kong	Queens Road Central Hong Kong
Queens Road Central	Typhoon Shelter Hong Kong	YMCA Kowloon Hong Kong	10000_Buddas Hong Kong
Stanley	Stanley	Stanley	Stanley
Macau	Macau	Macau	Macau
Macau	Macau	Macau	Macau
Macau	Macau	Macau	Macau
Macau	Ching Chung Koon Hong Kong	Lock Ma Chau Hong Kong	Nam Sung Wai Hong Kong
New Territories	New Territories	New Territories	New Territories Hong Kong
Shatin Seafood Restaurant Hong Kong	Tai Po Hong Kong	Wanchai Hong Kong	Street Scene Hong Kong
1 University Path	Repulse Bay Hotel	HK University	Repulse Bay Hotel
Hong Kong	Hong Kong	KGV Upper 6th Form	KGV Disco photo
Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Hong Kong
Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Hong Kong
Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Hong Kong
Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Hong Kong
Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Hong Kong
Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Hong Kong
Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Hong Kong
Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Hong Kong
Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Hong Kong
Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Hong Kong
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Ellen		02-May-2008 01:53
These are great pictures, blast from the past. Born in Hong Kong and went to Royden House on Caine Road during the 80's-90's. This is great.

Tom knox		30-Apr-2008 23:56
Hi Tom, I was born hk1947 went to quarry bay/KGV and lived in happy valley.Thanks for the great memories of my days as a child in hong kong.It was fantastioc to see all the old places and think of all the good thing we did and learnt to shape our lives.My time their will never be forgotten neither will all the friends I made and will never forget my life their,hopefully other will contact me at my emailpattoms@gmail.com

bill moss		30-Apr-2008 21:52
Great photos. I too lived on Kadoorie Ave in the 60s. I remember going down the stairs past China Light and Power, to walk to KGV.

ratheinkingbrandy@hotmail		26-Apr-2008 00:08
ah tugged on the heart strings loved seeing the pics - lived in HK 1979 81. Shouson hill and pendragon

Cheryl Lawrance		18-Apr-2008 22:15
Brilliant! I lived in Shouson Hill from 69-73 and I loved the photos. Went to St Georges and spent hours down at Deep Water Bay. Thanks

david McKirdy		14-Apr-2008 08:20
Thanks for the memories Tom, I am another Kowloon Junior and KGV boy (one or two years below you) My dad worked in Kowloon Docks and I still live in HK and love it. I recognise quite a few of the people in the early group shots and I am still in touch with quite a few of them through the KGV alumni. Dave

Joseph Roberts (Seattle)		06-Apr-2008 04:04
THANK YOU!!! What wonderful memories this brings back! I was in HK from 70-85, went to German Swiss School and then to Island School. Left in 85 to USA for university, and on returning in 92 for a visit I also found "there is no there there". HK changes so fast and people move in/out so quickly it can feel empty trying to find the HK you remember as a child. These photos bring back such happy memories.

Erin Barrett		02-Apr-2008 18:50
Arrived in '72, left in '73. Came back again in '77, and was in HK until '86. Now, I'm in the San Francisco area, and simply can't get back -- children, work and $$. But even if I could, a trip in 1994 taught me that "there is no there there," to steal a quote. Really, THESE shots are my crazy, magical childhood. I'm simply stunned. THANK you for creating this gallery for those of us who don't have the documentation.

Phil		29-Mar-2008 05:37
I grew up for a time in Hong Kong as well in the 80s. Thanks so much for these wonderful photos! I have some that perhaps would be a good addition.

mark		17-Mar-2008 14:03
Great photos. I lived in Hong Kong as a child on-and-off in the 1970s in Chungking Mansions, Kowloon, so it was great seeing the few shots of Kowloon.

Chui Wai Keung		23-Jan-2008 05:46
Thanks very much for share these photos. I grew up in HK, rode the Rosaryhill School schoolbus show in the photo " Mini bus Hong Kong", wittness the Cross Harbour Tunnel being built from my family home balcony. I came to love the Hong Kong of the 70s & 80s, the Peak View, the much lower skyline and the stunning night view without the glare. You helped to bring back all those sweet memories from my childhood. Thank you again.

Paul Slater		22-Jan-2008 10:26
Great trip down memory lane! I was in HK from March 1971 until heading back to study to UK in June 1988. I studied at Kowloon Junior School 75 to 81 then KGV from 81 to 88. Like my pal Sean Clarke mentions below, these are great photos and the group who graduated from KGV in 1988 are all heading back there this March/April for our 20 year KGV reunion. I am sure we will try and visit some of the old haunts if they are there but also the HK Rugby 7s. I recall great beach days down at Deepwater Bay, Big Wave Bay, Repulse Bay, Shek O, Dai Long & Castle Peak. Trips across the Star Ferry and up the Peak Tram. Remembering when the Connaught Centre was the tallest building in Asia which had a killer restaurant called the Galley in the basement for fish and chips!

Sean		22-Jan-2008 03:50
Hi Tom, Thank you for posting these. I arrived here aged 6 in 1973, lived in Shouson Hill, then Shatin, then Hong Lok Yuen (Past Taipo). I was schooled at Kennedy Road Junior School, then got sent off the board in the UK. Have many friends that went to KGV. I'm still here in Hong Kong after 34 years. I'm going to try and replicate some of these photos by taking them from the same spot so people can see the difference. All the best, Sean Clarke

Michele McQueen		16-Jan-2008 20:18
Thank you, Tom for posting these wonderful pictures of HK. I used to live on Conduit Road from 1969-1985 and used to catch the No. 12 bus home. How delightful to see these images now so many years later.

J.		13-Jan-2008 19:30
Hi Tom. I lived in Hong Kong as a child from mid-sixties to early seventies and went to Maryknoll school. It was very comforting to see the Honk Kong I remember once again. Thank you.

Guest		28-Dec-2007 12:40
Thank you so much. Went to Quarry Bay School when it still was in quarry bay, followed by Island School. Came back after uni to work for a while. The pictures really captured the HK I remember as a young boy. Cheers again for sharing.

matthew		15-Dec-2007 10:07
thanks tom. your photos collection is inspiring. they brought back memories in me when i was young, i remember some of the now-gone buildings and feelings after looking at them, especially the hilton hotel, the huge double HH and the wall the signage hung on. and the fountain!! i remember going there with my parents on weekends. it's very sad that some of the artistic buildings were torn down and became the glass wall buildings that stand today.

Bill heywood		09-Dec-2007 16:59
Hi tom great photo's love hong kong been visiting from 91 & lived there from 96-04 worked as construction manager on chek lap kok hated leaving & try to get back every yr if i can miss the people &the atmosphere each time i go back it changes, i know how chris patten felt when he left, but my son is still there keeping me up to date with what's happening (he is a dj in wanchai ) me i am sadly in uk at the moment but desperate to leave. Bill.

ace5150		09-Dec-2007 12:04
Fantastic trip down memory lane and to shed a tear of nostalgia. This is the HK I remember, not the corporate en masse office blocks with no soul. I lived at Victoria Barracks and attended Island School and these pictures stirred my memory for some very special times in my youth in the 1970's. Great to see some great pictures of Macau and the Lisboa Hotel/Casino. I remembered the hydrofoil trip very well. The Pokfulam Resevoir picture is where I played football as a lad as the grass shortage in HK was evident. Thanks for making a 45 year old very happy today.

T		09-Dec-2007 02:18
Wow, so much history, so much childhood memories. Looking at these pictures, I can almost hear the non stopping street traffic noise, feel the 90C tropical heat and smell the unique oriental fragrance in the air again. This is the old British Hong Kong I cherish and love the most, not today's new Hong Kong under direct supervision from communist Beijing. Thanks for sharing.

cliff Leung		02-Dec-2007 16:41
Excellent photos, Tom! I've always been facinated by old photos of HK! Your website is the best compilation that I've come across in a long time! You obviously know Dinya Kermani from KGV? (I think his first name was Dinya, as I've always just known him as "Mr. Kermani"!) He was my geography teacher at South Island School back in the early 1990's.

Ian		24-Nov-2007 20:26
A wonderful set of pictures that brings back memories of my time there 1975-77 in the RAF. Thanks for sharing.

Bonnie		13-Nov-2007 15:50
Thanks, Tom, for posting the photos. It brings back great memories

Axel Vogt		05-Nov-2007 05:06
Those pictures are definitely the Hong Kong that I remember as a child, Aberdeen, the views from Mid-Levels, the Star Ferry, Repulse Bay, the Thai Airways DC-8!! Now, living in California, it all seems so far away. Today's Hong Kong is...modern...shopping malls, air-conditioning, subways. It's just not the same, but I suppose, nowhere else is either. Thanks for the wonderful memories.

Agatha		02-Oct-2007 14:53
Hi Tom, I was in HK from 1980 - 1999 but now go back there every year to visit family. Your photos are brilliant and evoke so many childhood memories. I do love the ones of Cheung Chau; we went there every weekend to visit grandma. Many thanks!

Jae Joon Yoon		02-Oct-2007 04:31
What a precious photos. I lived in Hong Kong from 1971 to 77 and considers my hometown (I'm Korean). I lived at Connaught Road right next to Wing On Departmen Store which is now Bauhinia Suites and attended Royden House Junior School in Caine Road and later trasferred to Causeway Bay Junior School (Currently Bradbury School in Stubbs Road) in So Kon Po. Boy, these are awesome resources considering HK has changed so much. Thanks for the memories and God bless all those who like Hong Kong. Hong Kong forever!!!!!

Cliff Dawes		12-Sep-2007 11:07
Thank you for such lovely pictures. I was stationed in the Royal Air Force at Kai Tak in the from 1973 to 1975 and worked at the radar site at Tai Mo Shan. Your pictures bring back such happy memories of my life there

John Mac		03-Sep-2007 22:24
Great memories, thank you. I was in HK from 62 - 75 (my parents are still there). I went to Little Peak School, Peak School - (Victoria)(I had a crush on Miss Watson) and Island School (I was in Einstein).

KC shum		13-Aug-2007 05:32
thanks for your great effort, seeing your gallery just like traveling in a time machine. It bring me back to my childhood, such a touching memory. many thanks!!

Frank		04-Aug-2007 04:35
Oh, it must have happened in the summer that I was home visiting. I left for college in the U.S. in 1967, returned home for the summers of 70 and 71. (I put a college decal on #41 mailbox one of those summers.) So, you must have kept all these color negatives (or slides) all these yours. Super job!

Tom Jackson		03-Aug-2007 19:15
So, I occupied the flat below you in 1970 and had essentially the same view for a while. The Fatsan sank during typhoon Rose in 1971 and it was especially sad as well for us in KGV because the father of one of the pupils worked on board and died when it capsized

Frank		03-Aug-2007 05:09
Tom, I lived in Flat 41 from 1963 to 1967. I remember watching the Fatsan, the Tak Sing (and the Dai Loy) docking at different hours of the day. The Fatsan would leave for Macau at midnight. I think it was sank in 1964 or 65 during typhoon Mary (or Wanda?). So sad....

Alfred Tsui		02-Aug-2007 00:53
Hi, Tom, I am a secondary school teacher in HK, and your photos of HK in the 70s and 80s are just great. I would like to get your approval to use some of your HK photos in class. So that students can know more about the changes of HK. Thank you very much. Alfred Tsui

Tom Jackson		25-Jul-2007 01:38
Such a coincidence that I have been searching for the very same things. My parents took me to Macau many times on those ferries in the 60s. The Fatsan sank during a typhoon I think in 1971. However I have not been able to locate a single images as of this date. Let me know if you find any yourself. Tom

brendan yan		30-Jun-2007 03:03
i spent half of my life in hk. now i am in my mid-30s. Surprisingly, seeing these pictures didnt make me feel old, rather, it was like getting reacquainted with a long lost good friend. Every little detail in these pictures reminded me of things that were somehow buried deep in the back of my mind. It's a wonderful feeling. Though i must admit that i was a bit choked up seeing the photo of the old airport. i grew up in kowloon city and i remember every single building in that photo. thank you tom. thanks for sharing these photos.

John Chan		26-Jun-2007 15:07
Very GOOD!

Peter		18-Jun-2007 13:38
Hi Tom, Great pictures and a wondefull effort you put in this, so we all can enjoy it. I was born there in 1966 and left with my parents in 1973 (they lived in HK since 1954) Lived in St. George's Court which is at the top of Kadoorie Avenue. My older sisters went to KGV. Its really fun looking at these pictures and reading the comments from others who have some connection to HK at that special time.

Tom Briggs		14-Jun-2007 21:50
Tom, how lucky you were to live in that magnificent city while you were growing up ... great memories for you and great memories for me as THIS gallery takes me back to the HK I knew ... thanks for sharing. Voted

midikorg		08-Jun-2007 23:19
Fantastic Album

Adrian		26-May-2007 15:25
Absolutely Fantastic photos, i'm so glad i found you. I arrived in Hong Kong when I was 1 year old and didn't leave until i was 16, between '75 and '91. I went back in 2003, but these photos are the HK that's in my blood. Thank you.

Jingle Tang		21-May-2007 17:50
It's Marvelous! The Old Hong Kong was sooo great and memorable! Thanks a bunch!

Carlos Prata		17-May-2007 09:14
Great collection of photos. I was born in Hong Kong, went to Quarry Bay then Island School (graduated in 1976). These photos remind me how fortunate I was to grow up in such a special place and community. I still live in HK but its not the same....

Guest		12-May-2007 02:06
thanks for bringing me my childhood memory... good stuff

Kevin Lau		07-May-2007 11:41
thanks for your old photos! its really great

tathei		27-Apr-2007 17:31
really great and thanks for your old photos of HK! are you a flickr member? i think there you may share these great photos to the largest photography community to the world! cheers!

Guest		26-Apr-2007 17:21
Hi Tom Thank you so much for sharing these wonderful pictures of the old HK. I was born in 1987 and it's so great to see what HK was like before that. I always wish I was born in the 60s so that I could see what you did, such drastic change of HK. I have always been living in the New Territories for the past 20years, so Kowloon and HK island are not where Im familiar with, I believe you know HK better than I. It is a pity that from the time I was born to now, HK has just been becoming more modern and international, but at the same time losing what I think made HK so special in your time. I prefer the old HK after seeing your pictures to be honest. Thanks again for giving me this opportunity to experience the 70s & 80s HK!! Cheers Calvin Chan NT West

caveman_lee		25-Apr-2007 15:33
A great collection, impressive and memorable ! Vote

Gordon LAM		25-Apr-2007 03:58
What a good meomery for me. I live in Sheung Wan when I was small. I am preparing to publish a book about the 60's 70's 80's photo of Hong Kong. This will be published by HKSAR Government for the mwnory of the 10 years annversary of HKSAR. Would you mind that I can use some of the lovely photo. We will print your name in the credit acknowledge of your delegation.

Ronald		24-Apr-2007 13:58
I'm happy to see that you added quite a number of memorable pictures, though I am not from the 70s. As seen from the comments below, seems many people from different countries come to stay in Hong Kong such a compact city. I'd like to ask what attracts you all or your family to come? I'm from Hong Kong and living in Kennedy Town. I think I'll never live in the mid-levels. Yes, the place is for middle and upper-class, but the crowded highrise blocks are too terrible.

Guest		21-Apr-2007 00:15
Carlo Cruz Wow!!! What a blast from the past!!! Your photos of Hong Kong are glorious. I love them. They shot me right back to when I lived there from 1974 to 1990 (age 2 to 18). I went to school in Kennedy Road Junior School until 1983 and then transferred to HKIS for high school. I used to lived in Park View Court on Lytellton Road and frequented the store in your photo. I particularly enjoyed your photos of the Hilton Hotel, Repulse Bay and Stanley Market too. Thank you for posting these terrific pics.

Danny Tong		09-Apr-2007 07:56
YES!!!!I feel so great that I'm not the only one who stuck in the golden era of HK.It's very hard for me to explain my feeling of that treasure moment unless one's had experienced the same stage.I used to keep telling people that I'm Chinese but,came from HK when I was in States or Canada.Thank you Tom for sharing these memories with us.

Eddie Ling		26-Mar-2007 02:54
This is a very very very great photo collection of old Hong Kong. It broght me a lot of old memory! Really enjoy by looking at them. Please keep posting your photos and I'll definitely check it out regularly! Again, thank you for sharing all these valuable shots. Good work!

vera		26-Mar-2007 02:40
THANK YOU VERY MUCH for sharing these photos -- it's very amazing that while there have been so many huge changes over the years, there are still things and places around Hong Kong right now that resemble so closely to some of these images here!

Daniel		23-Feb-2007 16:43
I was born at 1970 and brought up in HK. The photos are so excellent and impressive that let me see the quick development of Hong Kong. At the photo showing the harbour view in the past, Jardine House is the tallest in 70s and 80s. But now there are so many tall buildings around it. The most impressive photo is the past view of repusle bay. It was so small when I was a child but nowadays, it become so big. (I always go to there now) Also, I never see the former building of HK Club in Central. That "stone" building in the past is shown at your photo, but it was dismantled and is now redeveloped to a curtain wall and morden building. ha.. ha.. Thank you for your good photos.

zulumu		21-Feb-2007 17:26
Tom, these bring back fond memories of the past. I went to Island school and left HK in the late 80s. Ever since I came back from the States, things aren't just quite the same anymore...hahaha thanks for your work.

Patrick		21-Feb-2007 04:02
Wow! I was born in HK and lived there until 1980 when I graduated from HKIS and moved to the US. These pictures have brought back a lot of fond memories for me. The beloved Hilton Hotel, the #12 bus that took me home to Seymour Rd, the tram with the trailer, Des Voeux Rd, Queen's Rd. Central......Thanks.

Richard Doody		11-Feb-2007 19:07
Magnificent gallery! Just goes to show that the photographer's eye is oft times more important than quality of his equipment. Thanks for capturing a moment in time.

Steve Hall		10-Feb-2007 10:36
Thank you so much for sharing these images, I was there in the 60s, a wonderful place

Jane Julian		06-Feb-2007 18:33
Very impressive collection of Hong Kong in the old days! Thanks for the precious sharing and I enjoyed viewing them all!

Michael P_john		03-Feb-2007 02:18
Hi Tom ! Great pictures & thanks for posting for our trip down memory lane. Born 1954 in HK,lived in Clearwater Bay & went to your rival school DBS. Went to Canada in 1973. I've brought my kids to visit the old home town as they reach a certain age to see how we used to live but its difficult to appreciate unless one actually LIVES there! As Martin Booth so aptly characterizes HK in his book "Gweilo" - Hong Kong is not just a bustling city its 'a state of mind'. Incidentally, he too writes about the Peak School in his book. Best Regards, Mike

johnsonlam		02-Feb-2007 01:48
Hello Tom, I'm born 1971 in Kowloon. Feel very warm and nostalgic when I saw your photos, thanks for sharing with everyone: Your photo show us the best period in Hong Kong, though our life is harsh.

chuck		01-Feb-2007 05:20
i was a police inspector in the Hong Kong of the early 1970s and it all seems so tranquil in retrospect... though it seemed such a madhouse then-- all we are missing is the sepia great photos...

c		29-Jan-2007 16:31
That was a wonderful trip down memory lane for me, even though I lived in Hong Kong years before many of your excellent shots, there were many photographs to bring back memories of a magical place. We arrived in 1955 and left in 1971. I attended both Peak School and KGV. I too loved taking the Star Ferry over to school and can still hear the sounds of the harbour. So many wonderful sights, smells and experiences. A place that is hard to really describe to people who have not been there, especially as children. Thank you.

jim cunningham		16-Jan-2007 08:18
hi thanks for a memorable trip back to the HK i loved as a kid in 74-76, i lived in what was Sunderland Rd, I had the great pleasure to go back last year for the first time. i was shocked and stunned, i knew it would never be the same but it had changed so much , sunderland rd no longer being there as we knew it but a new set of blocks. but the biggest shock of all was where was the sea and the ferry to the island from mei foo !!!!!! thats land reclamation gone crazy. if anyone had any old pics of footage i'd dearly love to get a copy of it al the best, jim cunningham

Tom Jackson		01-Jan-2007 21:44
Robinson Mansions was still standing as of Jan 06 for sure. I lived at No: 31 in the 70s when there used to a fabulous harbour view. You could see from Stonecutters Island all the way to Kai Tak virtually unobstructed on a clear day. Today, nothing, it's not what it used to be. Tom