** Vintage Hong Kong ~ 維港今昔 **

Hong Kong, once a small fishing village, to being now one of the world’s main international financial centers. The city has transformed & advanced many-fold to what is now a dynamic metropolis, transcending through hardship, crisis and mediocre.

For a city to rise to become the freest economy in the world (for 13 consecutive years), many stories have emerged & inspired the local people to fulfill their potential & achieve the success in their land of opportunity.

This thread will contain the sights & sounds of Hong Kong through the developing eras, and is a tribute & testimony to the strength of the Hong Kong spirit and its endurance through the years. The daily things that HK-ers grew up with & integrated into their lifestyle will be displayed here – the music, the adverts … - the taste of HK life.

This thread is also an example of the teamwork between HK-ers, no matter where they are in the world, Hong Kong is a place that bonds and forms a special connection with people. It’s vibrancy gravitates those that have their life’s touched by this special city.

- kaitak747 and trueapprentice


http://lh3.google.co.uk/image/trueapprentice/Rkm15ETxK2I/AAAAAAAACj0/Z30uEl8-mSw/s288/0073475.jpg
http://lh4.google.co.uk/image/trueapprentice/Rkm1lUTxKyI/AAAAAAAACjU/D05ZJeoMY5M/s288/hong_kong_3.jpg
http://lh6.google.co.uk/image/trueapprentice/Rkm1p0TxKzI/AAAAAAAACjc/_liTS1DGYbI/s288/kaitak1.jpg

Farewell to Kai Tak Airport

Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZllyln9EPc&mode=related&search=

Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sc_F5Kv7Zt8&mode=related&search=

Part 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcKOWrZWlUw&mode=related&search=

Kai Tak Airport - Most memorable for the plane-landings due to its location in the heart of Hong Kong amongst the surrounding residential high-rise buildings.

One could literally touch the airplane from the roof-tops of the buildings as the planes descend to the runway. Built on reclaimed-land from Victoria harbour, with the runway extending some 3.3 km. It was HK's international airport from 1926 to 1998, July 6th.

Above, are clips to a documentary of the history of HK's Kai Tak Airport ... You will be missed

I miss Kai-Tak :(

I was there the weekend before they closed, and hordes of photographers were all over Kowloon City's streets capturing the descending planes, and another few hordes were at the top floor of the parking lot plane spotting.

I miss Kai Tak too. I hardly remember it. But I remember walking in Kowloon City and seeing those humongous jets roar overhead.

The last time I used Kai Tak was my emigration from HK...

The next time I went to HK it was 1999, and we landed in the new airport.

《 從 一 「 蚊 」 說 起 》

http://www.rthk.org.hk/homepics/images/watch_ce_media1b.gifhttp://www.rthk.org.hk/asx/rthk/tv/hkstories/20061224.asx


http://www.rthk.org.hk/rthk/tv/hkstories/mfile_3595_53792_7.jpg

戰後，巴士是普羅大眾的主要交通公具之一，車資也只是一毫幾角；當年還沒發明數銀機器，就要倚靠這個木造的工具，去分類處理每天收到的「散銀」。




香 港 第 一 枚 一 元 硬 幣 於 一 八 六 六 年 由 香 港 鑄 幣 廠 鑄 造 ， 兩 年 後 鑄 幣 廠 倒 閉 ， 改 由 一 元 紙 幣 代 替 ， 直 至 一 九 六 ０ 年 ， 港 府 再 次 鑄 造 及 發 行 一 元 硬 幣 。 由 一 元 的 外 貌 、 體 積 及 幣 值 的 演 變 ， 可 窺 探 香 港 昔 日 的 社 會 狀 況 。

香 港 人 口 於 戰 後 至 六 十 年 代 急 速 增 加 ， 經 濟 亦 開 始 逐 步 起 飛 ， 但 社 會 並 不 像 今 天 那 樣 富 裕 ， 不 少 市 民 經 歷 過 四 、 五 十 年 代 的 貧 困 日 子 ， 除 了 日 常 必 要 開 支 之 外 ， 不 會 胡 亂 花 錢 ， 一 毫 幾 分 也 十 分 計 較 。 報 紙 、 涼 茶 、 白 粥 、 油 條 只 是 一 毫 而 已 ， 巴 士 、 電 車 兩 毫 已 能 坐 畢 全 程 ， 毫 半 子 兩 個 雞 尾 包 ， 雲 吞 麵 三 毫 有 交 易 ； 褲 袋 內 如 有 幾 個 沉 甸 甸 的 一 元 硬 幣 ， 感 覺 已 是 非 常 實 在 。 對 於 當 時 大 部 份 升 斗 市 民 來 說 ， 「 斗 零 」 （ 五 仙 ） 已 能 觸 動 他 們 的 神 經 ： 一 九 六 六 年 天 星 小 輪 加 價 事 件 ， 便 引 發 抗 議 及 暴 動 ， 最 終 只 能 加 價 「 斗 零 」 （ 五 仙 ） 作 罷 。

一 分 幾 角 賺 來 不 易 ， 當 年 勞 苦 大 眾 多 數 以 「 積 穀 防 飢 」 的 生 活 態 度 去 應 付 不 時 之 需 。 正 如 一 首 七 十 年 代 流 行 的 銀 行 廣 告 歌 曲 ： 「 小 莫 小 於 水 滴 ， 漸 成 大 海 汪 洋 ； 細 莫 細 於 沙 粒 ， 匯 成 大 地 四 方 。 」 亦 可 反 映 昔 日 社 會 氣 氛 ， 鼓 勵 「 勤 儉 就 是 美 德 」 的 生 活 態 度 。 當 時 銀 行 業 界 亦 順 應 社 會 大 潮 流 ， 有 些 以 「 一 元 開 戶 」 作 為 招 徠 ， 更 有 以 贈 送 錢 罌 作 為 推 廣 手 法 ； 那 時 候 ， 大 人 及 小 孩 普 遍 也 會 將 一 分 一 毫 省 下 來 、 儲 起 來 ， 深 信 「 儲 蓄 可 以 致 富 」 。

時 至 今 日 ， 「 先 洗 未 來 錢 」 的 消 費 文 化 主 導 社 會 主 流 思 想 ， 保 守 的 儲 蓄 存 款 變 得 不 合 時 宜 ， 進 取 冒 險 的 投 資 活 動 才 是 致 富 之 道 。 「 小 富 由 儉 」 的 意 識 形 態 已 徹 頭 徹 尾 地 被 「 投 資 致 富 」 所 取 代 。

隨 著 經 濟 繁 榮 ， 民 豐 物 阜 ， 加 上 電 子 收 費 系 統 的 面 世 及 迅 速 普 及 ， 一 毫 幾 角 基 本 上 已 被 社 會 淘 汰 ， 今 日 物 價 大 多 以 一 元 作 為 最 細 的 報 價 單 位 ， 「 香 港 壹 元 」 這 個 具 歷 史 性 的 貨 幣 單 位 ， 將 於 何 時 會 淡 出 市 面 呢 ． ． ．

1997-06-15 香港:一個年代的終結

在回歸前夕，《香港：一個年代的終結》細說從頭，一連六輯的節目，說出香港成為英國殖民地的前因後果，並探討英國管治之下的香港的百年轉變，以及這段時間的中港關係對香港發展的影響。節目於1997年5月25日(星期日)晚上 7:00-7:30 播出（原本為《星期日檔案》時段），6月29日播放完畢。


1 http://www.tvboldclips.org/clipinfo/hongkongendofanera-19970615-1.htm

2 http://www.tvboldclips.org/clipinfo/hongkongendofanera-19970615-2.htm

3 http://www.tvboldclips.org/clipinfo/hongkongendofanera-19970615-3.htm

4 http://www.tvboldclips.org/clipinfo/hongkongendofanera-19970615-4.htm

5 http://www.tvboldclips.org/clipinfo/hongkongendofanera-19970615-5.htm

6 http://www.tvboldclips.org/clipinfo/hongkongendofanera-19970615-6.htm

百年蒼桑，香港百年


在香港回歸十年之際，找了些香港老照片，讓大家看看香港百年的變遷


太平山頂看中環

http://www.dphotography.net/forum/upload/images/200706/1502_8063022464d.jpg

http://www.dphotography.net/forum/upload/images/200706/1502_15572578937a.jpg

http://www.dphotography.net/forum/upload/images/200706/1502_3641319067c.jpg
http://www.dphotography.net/forum/upload/images/200706/1502_2785945359c.jpg
http://www.dphotography.net/forum/upload/images/200706/1502_762922462011d.jpg
http://www.dphotography.net/forum/upload/images/200706/1502_189012213517b.jpg
http://www.dphotography.net/forum/upload/images/200706/1502_630408181011e.jpg
http://www.dphotography.net/forum/upload/images/200706/1502_809379814004b.jpg
http://www.dphotography.net/forum/upload/images/200706/1502_27338499122a.jpg
http://www.dphotography.net/forum/upload/images/200706/1502_4279002268f.jpg
http://www.dphotography.net/forum/upload/images/200706/1502_1620571449011a.jpg
http://www.dphotography.net/forum/upload/images/200706/1502_124428864720a.jpg
http://www.dphotography.net/forum/upload/images/200706/1502_210719921438f.jpg
http://www.dphotography.net/forum/upload/images/200706/1502_1984192032061a.jpg
http://www.dphotography.net/forum/upload/images/200706/1502_1984192032061a.jpg
http://www.dphotography.net/forum/upload/images/200706/1502_120418302329f.jpg
http://www.dphotography.net/forum/upload/images/200706/1502_154448964327c.jpg
http://www.dphotography.net/forum/upload/images/200706/1502_144747101328f.jpg

^^^ Superb collection.

Great work!

Old Hong Kong Photos thread by InitialD18 :
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=338789

http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/trueapprentice123/HKHandover/photo#5087287321409532674

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h309/trueapprentice/handover/20070706112642402_0002.jpg
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h309/trueapprentice/handover/20070706112642402_0001.jpg

New Town Plaza 1983

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b177/WiNG_1990/Hong%20Kong%20Classic/1983.jpg
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b177/WiNG_1990/Hong%20Kong%20Classic/L3east_1984.png
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b177/WiNG_1990/Hong%20Kong%20Classic/L3gallery_1984.png
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b177/WiNG_1990/Hong%20Kong%20Classic/EA_1984.png
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b177/WiNG_1990/Hong%20Kong%20Classic/L3VOID_1984.jpg
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b177/WiNG_1990/Hong%20Kong%20Classic/NTP_198411.png
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b177/WiNG_1990/Hong%20Kong%20Classic/L7garden_1985.png
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b177/WiNG_1990/Hong%20Kong%20Classic/L3VOID_1985.png
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b177/WiNG_1990/Hong%20Kong%20Classic/L3VOID_1985.png
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b177/WiNG_1990/1989MF.jpg
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b177/WiNG_1990/Hong%20Kong%20Classic/Overview_1988.jpg
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b177/WiNG_1990/Hong%20Kong%20Classic/EA_1994.png
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b177/WiNG_1990/Hong%20Kong%20Classic/L3gallery_1994.png

^^ It is a different story now.

Good pics! I was going to buy a small book with many of these historic pictures of Hong Kong Island, but it costs 一舊水...seems like you can find lots of them from the internet :)

Good pics! I was going to buy a small book with many of these historic pictures of Hong Kong Island, but it costs 一舊水...seems like you can find lots of them from the internet :)

^^ It is a different story now.

Thanks (^o^)

In my opinion, 一舊水 is still acceptable, but I don't think it's necessary to spend huge amounts of money on buying books on historic pictures of HK as we can easily gather tons of them from the internet nowadays.

By the way, the refurbishment for New Town Plaza has been progressing for nearly 2 years and now it's almost completed. As we can see, the new layout is much more eye-catching.

Just happen to find this clip on youtube.

The title in HK in the 1940s. I can't verify it's really in the 40s, but must be between 1930s and 1954.
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Here is the late 50s early 60s.

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The very old Kai Tak Airport

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During WWII

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Great stuff! Nice to be reminded of what HK has come through!

In the 40s and 50s, Central looks just like Europe with all those colonial buildings!

HONG KONG 1949 AND 1959 (經典香港片段)


經典香港片段

中環天星碼頭 - 灣仔 1959 蘇絲黃的世界

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQejWDODMeU


坐舢舨去食海鮮

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrYXBnUl3Mk


香港木屋區

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyV3XqBdSpU


灣仔無敵海景

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XB6icb1i4a0






Hong Kong 1949

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9s-aCUE996k

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQVceVHigE4

http://news.china.com/zh_cn/history/photos/11025921/20050316/images/12173708_2005031617190999165700.jpg
1868聖保祿書院（左上）及錫蘭樓
http://news.china.com/zh_cn/history/photos/11025921/20050316/images/12173708_2005031617191064904100.jpg
http://news.china.com/zh_cn/history/photos/11025921/20050316/images/12173708_2005031617191081075300.jpg
1869年建設中的太平山
http://news.china.com/zh_cn/history/photos/11025921/20050316/images/12173708_2005031617191092601000.jpg
1869年香港市民瀏覽植物園
http://news.china.com/zh_cn/history/photos/11025921/20050316/images/12173708_2005031617191127241300.jpg
1870年畢打街
http://news.china.com/zh_cn/history/photos/11025921/20050316/images/12173708_2005031617191217534000.jpg
1885年岸邊的建設和海港環境
http://news.china.com/zh_cn/history/photos/11025921/20050316/images/12173708_2005031617191228534000.jpg
1885皇后大道東一角
http://news.china.com/zh_cn/history/photos/11025921/20050316/images/12173708_2005031617191241222900.jpg
1885年位於皇后大道中及都爹利街街角間的渣打銀行
http://news.china.com/zh_cn/history/photos/11025921/20050316/images/12173708_2005031617191254276600.jpg
1890年太古砂糖廠
http://news.china.com/zh_cn/history/photos/11025921/20050316/images/12173708_2005031617191286290500.jpg
1890年中環大會堂
http://news.china.com/zh_cn/history/photos/11025921/20050316/images/12173708_2005031617191317049800.jpg
1894年鼠疫過後，太平山區全力進行重建
http://news.china.com/zh_cn/history/photos/11025921/20050316/images/12173708_2005031617191341039400.jpg
1895年畢打街附近的外商洋行物業，右為怡和大樓
http://news.china.com/zh_cn/history/photos/11025921/20050316/images/12173708_2005031617191351483000.jpg
1898年長洲島上的海關檢查站
http://news.china.com/zh_cn/history/photos/11025921/20050316/images/12173708_2005031617191374922300.jpg
1900年彌敦道
http://news.china.com/zh_cn/history/photos/11025921/20050316/images/12173708_2005031617191388921000.jpg
http://news.china.com/zh_cn/history/photos/11025921/20050316/images/12173708_2005031617191422694300.jpg
1910年香港最繁華的皇后大道
http://news.china.com/zh_cn/history/photos/11025921/20050317/images/12175882_2005031714451217596300.jpg
http://news.china.com/zh_cn/history/photos/11025921/20050317/images/12175882_2005031714451232279200.jpg
http://news.china.com/zh_cn/history/photos/11025921/20050317/images/12175882_2005031714451261651800.jpg
http://news.china.com/zh_cn/history/photos/11025921/20050317/images/12175882_2005031714451281161600.jpg
1922年半山區及山頂
http://news.china.com/zh_cn/history/photos/11025921/20050317/images/12175882_2005031714451291322800.jpg
1924年從堅尼地道看灣仔，銅鑼灣及北角
http://news.china.com/zh_cn/history/photos/11025921/20050317/images/12175882_200503171445131688700.jpg
http://news.china.com/zh_cn/history/photos/11025921/20050317/images/12175882_2005031714451311885200.jpg
http://news.china.com/zh_cn/history/photos/11025921/20050317/images/12175882_2005031714451321792300.jpg
http://news.china.com/zh_cn/history/photos/11025921/20050317/images/12175882_2005031714451341475500.jpg
1927年黃埔貨運碼頭公司大樓
http://news.china.com/zh_cn/history/photos/11025921/20050317/images/12175882_2005031714451351186700.jpg
http://news.china.com/zh_cn/history/photos/11025921/20050317/images/12175882_2005031714451370781500.jpg
http://news.china.com/zh_cn/history/photos/11025921/20050317/images/12175882_2005031714451380765200.jpg
http://news.china.com/zh_cn/history/photos/11025921/20050317/images/12175882_2005031714451411083300.jpg
http://news.china.com/zh_cn/history/photos/11025921/20050317/images/12175882_2005031714451430640400.jpg
http://news.china.com/zh_cn/history/photos/11025921/20050317/images/12175882_2005031714451441195000.jpg
http://news.china.com/zh_cn/history/photos/11025921/20050317/images/12175882_2005031714451481287400.jpg
http://news.china.com/zh_cn/history/photos/11025921/20050317/images/12175882_2005031714451513523600.jpg
http://news.china.com/zh_cn/history/photos/11025921/20050317/images/12175882_2005031714451524421500.jpg
http://news.china.com/zh_cn/history/photos/11025921/20050317/images/12175882_2005031714451534654700.jpg
http://news.china.com/zh_cn/history/photos/11025921/20050317/images/12175882_2005031714451544685000.jpg
http://news.china.com/zh_cn/history/photos/11025921/20050317/images/12175882_2005031714451554626600.jpg
http://news.china.com/zh_cn/history/photos/11025921/20050317/images/12175882_2005031714451564673700.jpg
http://news.china.com/zh_cn/history/photos/11025921/20050317/images/12175882_2005031714451574554800.jpg

Looks at Lugard Road up on the mountain. Engineering impossible back in the day~~~ :bash: :bash:
http://news.china.com/zh_cn/history/photos/11025921/20050317/images/12175882_2005031714451281161600.jpg

Intersection of Hennessy Road and Johnston Road
http://news.china.com/zh_cn/history/photos/11025921/20050317/images/12175882_2005031714451544685000.jpg

I thin this is Wyndham Street in Central. It still have the same street look today even the buildings on either side has been changed.
http://news.china.com/zh_cn/history/photos/11025921/20050317/images/12175882_2005031714451513523600.jpg

Lugard Road was like that already back then? Gosh, it's hard to spot it today.

The view is getting more hazy gradually as the typhoon is coming.

Lugard Road was like that already back then? Gosh, it's hard to spot it today.

I believe Lugard Road was first built with wood or bamboo before it actually was named "Lugard Road" for scenic walk. As the wood/bamboo bridges got damaged, the whole road was rebuilt with concrete something similar to today structure. Plus the mountain was more barren, the bare rock really stood up in the skyline unlike today.

The history of the road was written briefly in this book:
http://www.cosmosbooks.com.hk/topic_2/page_4.asp?btype=CHT&bookid=164589

[經典廣告]

Vitasoy :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVOM1iPu2bE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFkOyDESPdQ


1987年 - 陽光檸檬茶(鄭伊健) ，邊度都有陽光 !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLVIEidtWV4

Documentaries on Construction of the MTR in the 70s and 80s:
Narrative in Cantonese only, sorry to those folks do not understand the language.

Part 1: Planning, and first phase construction (Kwun Tong/Tsuen Wan Lines)
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Part 2: Beginning of above station properties and Island Line construction
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Part 3: Island Line Construction (continue) featuring Causeway Bay and Tai Koo stations
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I was thinking about what do the stations lobbies and platforms look like today along Island Line when I was watching Part 3. The scale of the underground caving as shown in the clip for Island Line was just unimaginable. It kinda look to those historic tomb inside.

Very nice gems from HK before I even existed!

Excellent finds!!!! Very interesting to see how far Hong Kong has come...

Thank you for posting Eric.

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/20070820_56a5e297e67c270daca7CmmIu9r5LTtm.jpg
http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/20070820_b774b704aeeb91deebabzl8T4xC1omd7.jpg
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The blue jacket is sitting on the window. lol

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In 1982, the Chinese Government, guided by Deng Xiaoping's great concept of "One country, Two systems" and peaceful reunification, began the two-year long historic negotiations with the UK Government, and signed the Sino-British Joint Declaration on 19 December 1984. In accordance with the Joint Declaration, the Government of the People's Republic of China resumed the exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong on 1 July 1997, thus opening a new chapter in the annals of Hong Kong.

《 尋 找 失 落 的 空 間 》

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香 港 新 界 原 居 民 的 祖 先 ， 多 在 數 百 年 前 由 華 南 各 地 移 居 至 此 ， 據 說 不 少 是 客 家 人 ， 他 們 在 新 界 北 如 荔 枝 窩 、 梅 子 林 、 蓮 澳 等 地 ， 興 建 了 不 少 村 落 。 村 落 後 方 （ 一 般 為 祠 堂 後 ） 必 有 風 水 林 ， 林 內 多 長 有 榕 樹 、 樟 樹 等 原 生 樹 木 和 灌 木 ， 加 上 一 些 有 藥 用 價 值 的 林 木 ， 以 及 由 村 民 所 種 的 果 樹 ， 多 呈 半 月 形 ， 環 抱 村 落 ， 就 像 頭 盔 保 護 頭 顱 一 樣 ， 構 成 「 枕 山 」 的 布 局 ， 予 村 民 莫 大 的 安 全 感 。

但 最 重 要 的 ， 是 林 中 必 有 一 棵 大 樹 ， 叫 伯 公 樹 ， 就 是 我 們 常 說 的 「 榕 樹 頭 」 。 樹 下 有 空 地 、 廣 場 ， 是 村 民 的 「 公 共 空 間 」 ， 大 家 可 聚 到 伯 公 樹 下 開 會 議 論 村 事 ， 或 者 單 純 乘 涼 聊 天 。


可 是 這 些 「 公 共 空 間 」 ， 在 城 市 急 劇 發 展 後 ， 已 隨 著 現 代 人 生 活 模 式 的 轉 變 ， 變 成 商 場 、 會 所 之 類 。 更 甚 的 是 ， 大 家 只 著 重 私 人 空 間 ， 下 班 回 家 後 便 關 上 門 開 冷 氣 、 上 網 、 睇 電 視 ， 鄰 舍 互 不 相 識 ， 人 與 人 之 間 的 關 係 變 得 冷 漠 。


近 年 ， 大 家 開 始 關 注 香 港 買 少 見 少 的 公 共 空 間 ， 可 是 我 們 卻 沒 有 改 善 人 倫 關 係 ， 照 樣 是 乘 電 梯 經 走 廊 回 家 ， 關 閉 在 自 己 的 私 人 空 間 。 其 實 我 們 要 保 育 的 ， 隨 了 建 築 和 文 化 外 ， 還 有 舊 日 鄰 舍 互 助 、 人 際 關 係 親 密 的 生 活 模 式 。

WATCH HERE: http://www.rthk.org.hk/rthk/tv/hkheritage/20070823.html

1987 United Airlines

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1989 Cathay Pacific
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1988麥當勞
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17-23 September Times Square (2/F Lobby)
10-14 November Harbour City (Ocean Terminal Main Concourse)
22-29 November The Peak Tower (P2 Atrium)
30 November – 7 December Central Terminal Building, Central Ferry Pier No.7 (Star Ferry)

LINK: http://www.discoverhongkong.com/50years/eng/index.jhtml

VIDEOS: http://www.discoverhongkong.com/50years/eng/video3.html

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CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS 1994年

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Tragedy in LKF 1993

1993年01月03日 元旦蘭桂芳慘劇

Part 1
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Part 2
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Part 3
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現在電視內，還可看到那麼溫情的畫面嗎？

Do you ever see so much unity in a TV station anymore :


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1992再见利舞台慈善演唱会 : Original is always Best
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經典政府宣傳片 - 清潔香港 一於響應 !!

Remember this song & cleaning HK Campaign ? Let's keep it up, after 20 yrs ! Clean up HK together !!

1987年 - 市政局 (清潔香港) (譚詠麟) (一於響應)!這首歌當年唱到街知巷聞

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Former Governors of Hong Kong:

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ICAC Drama Episodes Archive :

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WATCH ICAC Episodes here: http://tv.icac.org.hk/eng/drama/index89.html

[SIZE="4"][B][COLOR="Blue"]Tragedy in LKF 1993

I remebered what happened in LKF. I had a friend who worked as a bartender there and witnessed what happened.

But it's still a vibrant place and a popular hangout for expats. Lets just hope this tragedy won't happen again.

Still loving this thread.

On the Governors, is there a street in HK named after Patten?

I hope not--that means there would be a street named after Donald Tsang.

Still loving this thread.

On the Governors, is there a street in HK named after Patten?

No, nothing for Patten. He's the "Criminal of Thousand Years" in the Chinese government's eye. Sir Patten will never get any remembrance with his name in HK.

Patten is one of the three governors have no remembrance in Hong Kong. The other two are second governor, Sir John Davis (1844-1848), and eleventh governor, Sir William Robinson (1891-1898.) The other twenty-five have something with their names on it, streets, buildings, trials etc. etc. etc. etc.

I remebered what happened in LKF.

Really? How old were you in 1993?

No, nothing for Patten. He's the "Criminal of Thousand Years" in the Chinese government's eye. Sir Patten will never get any remembrance with his name in HK.

Patten is one of the three governors have no remembrance in Hong Kong. The other two are second governor, Sir John Davis (1844-1848), and eleventh governor, Sir William Robinson (1891-1898.) The other twenty-five have something with their names on it, streets, buildings, trials etc. etc. etc. etc.

... That's one problem with China, they never let a grudge go, do they?

93年轟動香港的九廣鐵路鬧鬼廣告

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ICAC Drama Episodes Archive :

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WATCH ICAC Episodes here: http://tv.icac.org.hk/eng/drama/index89.html

There's a new one that just finished airing this year.
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http://www.icac.org.hk/big5/0/1/8/15917.html

Collective Memory : EYT = Enjoy Yourself Tonight - TVB 歡樂今宵

TVB 1990歡樂今宵 - 晚安歌 & EYT主題曲 Themesong

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1985年100000小時慶典 (片頭) (經典司儀組合)

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^ They're showing a modernized version of it again on TVB now.

【香港廣告】1987年 - City Chain 時間廊 (夏紹聲唱)
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【香港廣告】時間廊 鐵達時 周潤發/吳倩蓮 1992/1min30sec
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【香港廣告】Towngas - Living the Towngas way 1989/45sec
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UN spotlight sought for opera form

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Nishika Patel

Thursday, November 08, 2007

The governments of Hong Kong, Macau and Guangdong will apply to the United Nations for Cantonese opera to be included on a global heritage list as part of efforts to promote traditional Chinese culture.
Officials from the various administrations are working to push Cantonese opera onto the UN list to boost global awareness of the art form.

"The three places are actively working together to prepare for the submission to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization to apply for the inscription of Cantonese opera on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity," Secretary for Home Affairs Tsang Tak-sing said in a written response to a Legislative Council question yesterday.

The Unesco list is designed to ensure better visibility and awareness of intangible cultural heritage, which includes oral traditions, performing arts, social practices, rituals, cultural spaces and traditional craftsmanship.

Chan Sau-yan, director of the Chinese Opera Information Centre and professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, said the SAR government was following the general policy of Beijing to promote different types of traditional culture to the world.

But Chan noted the government would have to take firm action on preserving Cantonese opera rather than simply seeking foreign recognition.

"It's ironic that the government will only recognize its own culture if it is recognized by foreign bodies," he said. "If the application is successful, it proves that foreigners are recognizing this art form and maybe the government will then do something to preserve it."

He added that it was appalling that Hong Kong does not have a school of Cantonese opera, and that the government would not finance a Hong Kong academy for performing arts.

"This is the most traditional art form and has a very long history. It attracts many people," Chan said.

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^^Recognize that moon sign on Hennessy Rd? I think it's still there today!

Nathan Road, Mongkok. MTR is U/C
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^^ Nice discovery there. What a collection of the late 70s.
Constructions were everywhere back then, Central, Admiralty, Wan Chai, Causeway, TST, Kowloon City...... the proof of HK booming years.

The buses!

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Nathan Road 1-way? Is that the same Tai Lum that is there today?

TST looks so different! No Harbour City, No Promenade, No Big Peninsula, No Peking Road, and in their place a bunch of commie blocks!

Nathan Road 1-way? Is that the same Tai Lum that is there today?

Nathan Road was restricted to one way traffic during the MTR construction. It was two-way before and after.

I don't think that's the same Tai Lam. I am guess this picture is looking north towards Beacon Hill. The existing Tai Lam is on the east side of Nathan Road, and this one is on the west side.

i love hongkong shopping capital of the world

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Former HK Governor, Lord Chris Patteneating egg tarts in HK:

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我是一個政治冷感的香港人，若有人問我對香港最後一名港督彭定康先生的印象是甚麼，我會答：
1.他叫「肥彭」，他有三位很漂亮的千金；
2.香港差不多每一間涼茶店的當眼處也貼著他喝涼茶的照片用作生招牌；
3.他愛吃蛋撻。

肥彭愛吃蛋撻，我也愛吃蛋撻，我相信每一位香港人都愛吃這民間美食。

唔講你可能唔知，蛋撻是香港受英國殖民地時代飲食文化影響之產物，最初的蛋撻出自約八十年前，即一九二零年代的廣州。當其時廣州茶樓注重「星期美點」，即每星期更換的特色點心，以招徠顧客。有一家茶樓的廚師，從英國式果撻得靈感，以蛋液為餡，並以皮焗之，創製新品種甜點蛋撻。早期蛋撻多呈橢圓形，漸漸演化成今日常見的圓形，現已成為香港麵包餅店內必備的食品之一。

蛋撻主要分三種，以下便是我心目中的喜好排行榜：

排第三位的是酥皮蛋撻，酥皮蛋撻好味在外層的薄酥皮夠鬆化，口感不錯，近似西點的牛油酥皮（Puff Pastry），但因坊間的酥皮蛋撻大多用豬油備製，口感較粗糙，撻皮亦較厚。

排第二位的是葡式蛋撻，葡撻亦算是酥皮蛋撻的一種，是酥皮蛋撻的豪華版，其焦黑表面（是糖過度受熱後的焦糖）是其特徵，脆脆的焦糖，加上入口鬆化的薄酥皮，我想起也流口水，唯一美中不足的是葡撻撻底總是太過油膩，好容易會食滯人，和吃後罪惡感極重！好Evil！

排第一位和我認為最好味的是牛油皮蛋撻（亦稱：曲奇皮蛋撻），蛋撻皮口感近似西點常用之餡批底皮（Pie Crust），鬆化不易爛之餘又有濃郁的牛油香味，再加一杯少甜的鴛鴦或奶茶，簡直就是人間天堂，絕配是也！

肥彭曾經公開對傳媒說「泰昌餅家」的蛋撻是「世界上最好吃的蛋撻」，雖然我覺得他這樣說有點浮誇，但某程度上，我是支持肥彭的說法，因為「泰昌餅家」的曲奇皮蛋撻是我吃過的蛋撻中最好吃的。Super Yummy！

隨著時代演變，城市人不斷以追求創新、精益求精為名，來掩飾他們貪新忘舊、害怕孤獨的性格，商人便看準了香港人這弱點，時下有很多麵包餅店除了出售以砂糖及雞蛋為蛋漿的傳统蛋撻外，亦有在蛋漿內混入其他材料的「潮流」蛋撻，如鮮奶撻、薑汁蛋撻、蛋白蛋撻、巧克力蛋撻及燕窩蛋撻等等，來刺激我們的購買慾。情况與中秋月餅相似，冰皮月餅根本就不是月餅。

我諗，我想說的是，有些東面，簡單便是美。

說回在擺花街經營了51年的老字號「泰昌餅家」，在2005年5月曾因業主瘋狂加租而被逼結業。香港這種傳統的中式餅家近年已經少之又少，所以當消息被傳媒廣泛報道後，一批又一批的老饕：不管是食髓知味、光顧了數十年的「熟客」，還是慕名而來的普通市民，抑或是閒逛蘇豪區時路過才得知消息的外籍遊客都前來排隊，一嚐馳名蛋撻的滋味，好不熱鬧。

皇天不負有心人，剛結業不久，韓國連鎖咖啡店Barista Café主動接觸「泰昌」東主歐陽天閏先生，表示有意注資合作，在同年9月，「泰昌餅家」於舊舖斜對面復業，入口當眼處仍舊貼著肥彭的「食撻相」用作生招牌。

我曾經聽別人說過「泰昌」的蛋撻沒甚麼大不了，他們勝在人流多，「新鮮熱辣」的蛋撻長賣長有… …也許是吧！但他們不知道即使現在「泰昌」的生意漸進軌道，歐陽天閏凡事仍親力親為，每天躲在工場努力地製作蛋撻沙翁，他對食物那份熱誠和執著，正正是我喜歡吃「泰昌」蛋撻的最大原因。

" ... 我正正就是活在一個滿載喜怒哀樂世界, 四樣截然不同的感覺, 原來真的是可以在同一時間發生. 既能是天清氣朗風和日麗, 同時亦可以是風狂雨暴雷鳴電閃. 喜怒哀樂, 在同一扇心窗中演奏著生命氣息的交響曲. 歌曲動人, 繞樑一生, 因為, 這一切, 都是活生生的經歷.

經歷冷雨風霜, 我們學懂珍惜陽光的溫暖, 但人類是善忘的族裔, 或者, 真的要再幾許風雨, 才能承載 ... 似你的臉 叫我溫暖 伴著我步前..." written by McWayne


Great songs from the 80s, - 寫出我的心聲

唔知這幾首歌也有冇一樣的共鳴哩？

Here are different adaptations & intepretations from various singers

一樣的天空：
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkXHJ1VOtG4

一生何求, 順流逆流, 沉默是金：
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YI1lsNcW7KY

掌声响起:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0K3Qe...eature=related

陳百強 - 一生何求
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYq0Rk_WIOA

鍾鎮濤- 一生何求
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fY3LCfQQNXY

陳百強, 鍾鎮濤 - 漣漪 LIVE + Conversation

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiDxsYwTsEU

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聽過周星馳唱〔陸小鳳〕in God of Cookery 嗎？

那麼一聽〔情與義，值千金〕－〔陸小鳳〕，又知唔知有”大俠鄭少秋”，”扮野秋”令這些變做經典哩？

第二十九屆十大中文金曲頒獎音樂會 金針獎, God of Cookery: Karen sings

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[經典] 鄭少秋扮澤田研二、Michael Jackson、劉德華、郭富城
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88台慶 金曲巨皇串 麥潔文 杜德偉 林憶蓮 陳百強 張國榮 Maria Cordero 陳潔靈, 1991 TVB 台慶 甄妮 關淑怡 鄺美雲 劉德華 黎明 張學友 李克勤 "無線精神"

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1986十大中文金曲: 張學友 張國榮 羅文 陳百強- 這是我家

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義不容情 MV (一生何求, 幾分傷心幾分痴 ) -
黃日華 溫兆倫 劉嘉玲 周海媚 邵美琪 藍潔瑛 商天娥

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〔經典〕扮野高手!! - Impersonations !!

廖偉雄 盧海鵬 扮野, 1987年 - 歡樂今宵5000次 (盧海鵬又來扮徐小鳳超爆笑)
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扮野天王盧海鵬又扮黃霑來搞搞震, 1987 歡樂今宵5000次 (曾志偉測試騎呢測謊機超爆笑
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朱凌凌- 扮古巨基~ 超攪笑, 蝦仔Daddy
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爆笑一刻-盧海鵬 阿燦 熱血青年 慧君表妹, 經典回億 -大白鯊 朦豬眼
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1987年 - 無線20週年台慶 (盧海鵬扮欣宜超爆笑), 搞笑雙雄又來搞搞震,我是Maria
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欣賞司棋姐及配音組的功力以外，還可以重溫梅姐鎮宇同偉仔的笑功

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My father did a good bit of traveling in Asia in the 1970's. Here are some pics from Hong Kong. His photos were untitled on the back, so most of the pics I'm unsure of where they were taken. These I think were from HK. Correct me if I'm wrong.

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I'm unsure about this one. HK or Taipei?
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The Last Governor - BBC documentary

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BBC documentary (Final part of a five part series) about Chris Patten, the popular last Governor of Hong Kong before Hong Kong reverted back to Chinese rule, and his democratic reforms which were undone by China.

He was quite possibly the first and only leader Hong Kong ever had (with the possible exception of Sir Murray Maclehose) that put Hong Kong's interests above that of her colonial masters, be that China, Japan or Britain.

It also show the exceptionally shoddy, two-faced and dishonorable nature of Hong Kong's tycoons like Gordon Wu and Li Ka Shing. It shows how willing they were (and indeed still are) to send the Hong Kong people down the river for a few dollars and their shamefully sycophantic attitude towards Beijing (with a few precious exceptions such as Jimmy Lai and Simon Murray) despite having foreign passports and having prospered under British rule.

Since then the Hong Kong people have become more politically embolden, with 500,000 people marching in 2003 calling for full universal suffrage for the Chief Executive and the resignation of Patten's successor Tung Chee-Wah after a series of spectacular policy failures.

Today, Mr. Patten (who left Hong Kong with and %80 approval rating), is welcomed back to Hong Kong with great enthusiasm by the people whenever he returns to visit.

Patten seems to have a left a good memory for Hong Kongers. Whenever he's in town for a public event there's plenty of reaction and crowds to catch a glimpse.

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very sad.
i remember stanging outside of the hsbc building as a kid, im sure there is a photo of me posing by one of the lions somewhere
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Hong Kong 1966

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all photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/35033278@N00/

Scanned from my own collection of old slides:

1. Hong Kong, 1960.
http://www.oranga.com/pics2/scan9088.jpg

2. Hong Kong, 1960.
http://www.oranga.com/pics2/scan9107.jpg

3. Hong Kong, 1966.
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4. Hong Kong.
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5. Hong Kong, Aberdeen.
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Any clue where are the first two pictures?

Scanned from my own collection of old slides:
5. Hong Kong, Aberdeen.
http://www.oranga.com/pics2/scan9110.jpg

And this is how it looks today in Aberdeen:
http://bit.ly/gUDBDN

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[QUOTE=desertpunk;57996761]Hong Kong 1966


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What is this building called?

[QUOTE=desertpunk;57996761]Hong Kong 1966


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What is this building called?

The Hong Kong Club Building, the old building of the Club at the same address on Jackson Road.

Great stuff!

Nice to be reminded of what HK has come through!

From gakei.com

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