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Old May 18th, 2012, 09:26 PM   #1
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Aerial shots of Hong Kong in 1944

US forces bombing the Kowloon docks during Japanese occupation in 1944.


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Old May 21st, 2012, 10:00 AM   #2
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amazing photos!!! just out of curiosity... i thought the Japanese expanded the Kai Tak runway when they occupied HK. How come we couldn't see the runway at all?
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Old May 24th, 2012, 06:04 AM   #3
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Fantastic photos! I didn't know that Victoria Park was previously a typhoon shelter!

It seems that the alignment of King's Road is essentially the same nowadays.

The Peninsula looks very prominent.

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amazing photos!!! just out of curiosity... i thought the Japanese expanded the Kai Tak runway when they occupied HK. How come we couldn't see the runway at all?
Do you mean the extension into the harbour? I read this was only completed in the 50's.
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Old May 24th, 2012, 10:20 PM   #4
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Fantastic photos! I didn't know that Victoria Park was previously a typhoon shelter!
There is also an information board close to the central library but sadly i haven't a photo of that.
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