Pictures of HongKong

[Backbencher]

If America has New York we Asians have Hong kong .
Btw play the game sleeping dogs its based upon hong kong similar to GTA 4 .

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

If America has New York we Asians have Hong kong .
Btw play the game sleeping dogs its based upon hong kong similar to GTA 4 .

Sleeping Dogs is a really fun game.

It is quite an interesting representation of Hong Kong. They included a lot of iconic landmarks and locations which gave me a big sense of deja-vu, but the game is in fact a "re-imagination" of the city... so they moved some things around to different locations too.

 

[Fanling Monk]

Victoria Harbor early 1900s

Victoria Harbor after WWII

Victoria Harbor 70s

Victoria Harbor today

Happy Valley Racecourse 1930s(?)

Happy Valley Racecourse today

Des Voeus Rd 德輔道 1870

Des Voeus Rd 德輔道 today (notice the street is no longer by the water because of reclaim)

 

[Backbencher]

Sleeping Dogs is a really fun game.

It is quite an interesting representation of Hong Kong. They included a lot of iconic landmarks and locations which gave me a big sense of deja-vu, but the game is in fact a "re-imagination" of the city... so they moved some things around to different locations too.

Yup its an interesting game with beautiful visuals .
Just bought the dvd yesterday after one of my mate recommended me .

 

[Fanling Monk]

The famous Star Ferry 天星碼頭 c1888 in Tsim Sha Tsui 尖沙嘴 Kowloon still busy provides a low cost methods to take people across the Harbour even though rail and road tunnels existed today.

Here is a 1912 picture of the ferry terminal on Kowloon side

Star ferry terminal today

Yau Ma Tei 油麻地 in the 20s before land reclaim

Yau Ma Tei 油麻地 under massive land reclaim

Yau Ma Tei today (view from HK island) with the Typhoon Shelter

The following pictures were Hong Kong Kai Tak International Airport 啟德機場 in the 60s. It was closed in 1998 and moved to a new location.

 

[Fanling Monk]

Aberdeen Typhoon Shelter 香港仔南避風塘 1960s

Today it's divided into West and South shelters with many floating seafood restaurants. A favorite for locals and tourists alike

Repulse Bay 淺水灣 60s

Repulse Bay 淺水灣 today

Repulse Bay on the far left

Victoria Peak general area 60s

Today

 

[Fanling Monk]

Causeway Bay 銅鑼灣 20s

Causeway Bay 銅鑼灣 today

Sheung Wan 上環 early 1900s

Sheung Wan today, again it's no long near the shore

Old Harbour scene viewed from midway up the Peak, with Lion Rock on Kowloon in the background

Peak Cafe 60s(?)

View from the tram to the Peak late 70s, notice the massive constructions on the reclaimed shore.

Peak Cafe complex today

 

[Fanling Monk]

The Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum 李鄭屋古墓 is located at 41 Tonkin Street, in Cheung Sha Wan, Kowloon. The tomb was dated back to Eastern Han Dynasty (AD 25 - 220). The tomb was accidentally discovered in 1955 by construction crews.

Interior

A model of the actual tomb

Granary model found at the tomb.

A Han Ding found at the tomb, among many others

Displays in the museum.

Outside view of the tomb and protective canopy.

Entrance of the Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum on Tonkin Street, with Lei Cheng Uk Estate in the background.

 

[Fanling Monk]

Ma Wan 馬灣 is a small island about one km sq, between Lantau Island and Tsing Yi Island, and administers by Tseun Wan district. The Lantau Link, The Tsing Ma Bridge, Ma Wan Viaduct and the Kap Shui Mun Bridge, of rail and road connects the 3 islands.


A map of Ma Wan with Tsing Yi Island 青衣島 is the east, Tsuen Wan 荃灣 further east and Lantau Island 大嶼山 in the west

Noah's Ark attraction in Ma Wan Park, with the Tsing Ma Bridge 青馬大橋 in the background. The bridge crosses Ma Wan Channel 馬灣海峽 that separates Tsing Yi Island 青衣島. Ma Wan Park under the Bridge

Tsing Ma Bridge 青馬大橋, Ma Wan Island in the background

Kap Shui Mun Bridge 汲水門大橋 crossing the Kap Shui Mun channel, with Tin Liu Village of Ma Wan in the foreground and Lantau on the right

Ma Wan Viaduct (under construction) runs across Ma Wan and connects the above 2 bridges that forms the Lantau Link

Ma Wan Tung Wan Beach with Park Island apartment complex with Ting Kau Bridge that connects Tsing Yi and Tsuen Wan in the background. A ferry terminal connects to HK Island also can be seen.

Blocks of the Park Island apartment complex

Ma Wan Park Noah's Ark Entrance. notice the Tsing Ma Bridge above

 

[Rusty]

oh man, I really miss Hong Kong
It was such an amazing place
Interesting note, the first police force in Hong Kong was from British India and Indians have had a long presence there.
So when I went it was really easy for me to get around using English and Urdu.

 

[Fanling Monk]

石仔灣漁排

珀麗灣

北灣頂

馬灣碼頭

珀麗灣內海旁大道

馬灣北灣

北灣天后宮

馬灣消防局

 

[Fanling Monk]

Some valuable old preserved houses: Tin Hau Temple in Ma Wan Main Street Village.

The vacated Ma Wan Old Village in 2011, viewed from the breakwater of the typhoon shelter.

Fong Yuen School building in Ma Wan.

Shrimp paste being sundried in Ma Wan, next to Kap Shui Mun.

A traditional fishing village

Another fishing village

A boat shelter for many Tanka people

 

[Fanling Monk]

Oops such dolls, no worry about traffic hey?

"Keep doing what you're doing, don't let me bother you'all"

Hey there, you need a paint job?

Where's the entrance to the store, I'm thirsty

Hmm I wish my love is here with me

This is where the Tanka feel the safest

 

[Rusty]

Here are some pictures I took when I was there

 

[Fanling Monk]

馬灣大街

馬灣市

田寮新村

馬灣鄉事委員會

九龍關紀念碑

避風塘