Collective Memories 集體回憶

[Kaitak747]

According to various news sources, Mr Tsang Tsou-Chio, also known as the King of Kowloon, died of a heart attack in July 15, 2007. He was 86 years old. He had been writing graffiti in Hong Kong since he was 35 years old (so he wrote for 51 years, since 1956).

Dofi.TWO, in Hong Kong told us:
"Tsang wrote about his ancestors, a list of the Tsang family beginning with the first generation arriving in what's now Sau Mau Ping, 1700 years ago. Also he wrote about places his family owned. The list often ended with "Emperor of the kingdom of new China Canton and Kowloon Tsang Tsuo Choi."

Tsang was arrested many times for vandalism, but his only known prison time was in the '60s when he smashed a window at a post office with a rock and did 18 months locked away. He walked with crutches for many years after a rubbish container fell on him injuring his legs permantly. As his knees could no longer support him he retired from painting the walls in mid-2003."

AFP (News) reported:
"Tsang claimed much of the land in Kowloon belonged to his family but the government had annexed it without compensation, according to the South China Morning Post (SCMP) on Thursday [July 26, 2007]. The report said when he failed to get official recognition of his claims, he published them on the walls of Hong Kong."

"But the SCMP report said there were calls for Tsang's work, some of which remains on walls in Kowloon, to be preserved. His work typically consisted of a list of his ancestors. Also included were places that his forebears owned."

"He became famous around the globe after some of his works were displayed at the Venice Biennale international art exhibition in 2003. In 2004 one of his pieces sold at a Sotheby's auction for 55,000 Hong Kong dollars ($7,000 USD). Tsang's work has inspired fashion designers and interior decorators. Louis Vuitton also featured him in a handbag advertisement."

Reuters said:
"His works are now in danger of vanishing completely. Only a few examples of his art remain, including a pillar at the Star Ferry Pier, sparking calls by legislators, art critics and preservation experts to save these vestiges. "I don't see any reason why they should be removed," said Bernard Chan, a member of the Executive Council -- Hong Kong's top policy advisory body and the Antiquities Advisory Board. Lau Kin-wai, an art critic and friend of Tsang's for many years, called on the Hong Kong Art Museum to mount an exhibition to pay full tribute to Tsang's legacy. "He has already become a cultural icon and part of the collective memory of Hong Kong. (His work) is important for our future and past," Lau said."

[Car L]

An exhibition in the memory of Tsang Tsou Choi 曾灶財 - the King of Kowloon 九龍皇帝
Telford Plaza (Kowloon Bay)
6 Jan - 20 Jan (2008)






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Buildings that don't get posted often (HK) Part I or here | Part II or here | Part III | Part IV | Part V
Artistic decorations inside and outside of the buildings

[hkskyline]

^ I remember seeing a book about his works before. Maybe it'll be on sale at the book fair.

[Kaitak747]

Originally Posted by Car L

An exhibition in the memory of Tsang Tsou Choi 曾灶財 - the King of Kowloon 九龍皇帝
Telford Plaza (Kowloon Bay)
6 Jan - 20 Jan (2008)






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Buildings that don't get posted often (HK) Part I or here | Part II or here | Part III | Part IV | Part V
Artistic decorations inside and outside of the buildings

Thanks for sharing.
Actually, most of HK ppl don't really treasure what they have got until they lose it.

[Kaitak747]

Aug.31/1988 TVB Jade News At 6:30

Plane Crash @ Kai Tak (Part 1)

(啟德機場中國民航空難) (第一部份)



Aug.31/1988 TVB Jade News At 6:30

Plane Crash @ Kai Tak (Part 2)

(啟德機場中國民航空難) (第二部份)



Plane Crash @ Chep Lap Kok 1999



Crazy Landing at Kai Tak Airport is also a major part of Collective Memories of HKers.

[Kaitak747]

Typhoon 1953




1962 颱風溫黛 Typhoon Signal No.10




The Shek Kip Mei fire (1953) made 53.000 squatters homeless.

[chisinchai]

watched "Plane Crash @ Kai Tak (Part 1)" just now and I think that the reporters are better than now.

[Kaitak747]

Hong Kong Coronation festivities 1953

Procession to celebrate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, attended by Governor Sir Alexander Graham at the HKSB building, filmed by HK Amateur Cine Club members.



Ho Man Tin Hill and Kai Tak Amusement Park 1951



Central 1960



Along HK Waterfront in 1950



Chinese New Year in HK 1953




Old Hong Kong Sheung Wan district 1949



Old Hong Kong Central 1950

The Old HK & Shanghai Bank, Des Voeux Road, Statue Square, Gloucester Road and Cricket Club. It's all gone! Bank robberies were non-existant at the time.



Old Lantau Island 1951

The island when all was still peace and quiet. Silvermine Bay, Tai O, Po Lin monastry




New Territories 1951

Trip of Dutch residents in Hong Kong to Tolo harbour and beyond. Mysterious find of human bones. Taken on 9,5mm film at a time that the building boom had not yet destroyed all charm.



Old Hong Kong Aberdeen 1953
Fishing village as it was. Old craftmanschip - ropemaking. Motorless sampans and junks.Children who are old by now



Old Hong Kong botanical gardens 1953
Military band performs for public. Flowers. The cricket club was still there.



Hong Kong Gospelboat in Yaumati typhoon shelter

In 1953 a Gospelboat of the Oriental Boat Mission spread its message amongst boat people.



Hong Kong as it was in 1952
In postwar years the building boom started by primitive means. Scaffolding in Icehouse street. Shortage of watersupply



Central (Bank of China Strike) 1953

Queen's Road en des Voeux Road at lunchtime in the old days. Employees strike for higher pay at the Bank of China.




Life on a Hong Kong fishing junk

Boat trip in 1960. Sailing junks are hardly seen nowadays in HK waters.



Hong Kong refugees 1960

In 1960 Hong Kong had become the home of hundreds of thousands of refugees from China living in miserable conditions and lack of water supply.



Hong Kong fisherfolk wedding 1960


At Yau Ma Tei typhoon shelter wedding ceremony is performed back in 1960. The typhoon shelter has been reclaimed since then.



Hong Kong walled city Kam Tin 1950s

Life in a walled city in the New Territories of Hong Kong back in 1960




Hong Kong children 1960

HK children emerge from dark cellars and value education and comic books in the old days. They are old men by now.




"Rain" filmed in old Hong Kong in 1952




Hong Kong sunrise 1952

Sunrise as filmed in Hong Kong in 1952, showing awakening of the city.



Santa Claus arrives in Hong Kong in 1950

Arrival of Dutch Sinterklaas in Hong Kong, organised by Dutch society.

[Skybean]

Very nice finds! It will take me a while to watch all of them.

[Kaitak747]

Added by hkskyline on 9 Aug. 2008
The contents in this post are sourced to the 香港懷舊文化 section at Uwants, which is linked to :
http://uwants.com/forumdisplay.php?fid=1051&page=1

MTR Construction in the 70s


經典廣告-1982地鐵 陳百強


Part 1: Planning, and first phase construction (Kwun Tong/Tsuen Wan Lines)[/COLOR]


Part 2: Beginning of above station properties and Island Line construction


Part 3: Island Line Construction (continue) featuring Causeway Bay and Tai Koo stations






未建地鐵前，市民叫地底火車，少部份人堅持叫地底電車

開始建時，港府公佈名叫「地下鐵」
口號是「香港地下鐵，為你而建設」
文化界即抗議名字日本化

港府易名為「地下鐵路」
















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Construction site @ Nathan Road



Construction site @ TST

Construction site @ Central



Construction site @ Wong Tai Sin

Construction site @ Kowloon Bay

[Kaitak747]

Added by hkskyline on 9 Aug. 2008
The contents in this post are sourced to the 香港懷舊文化 section at Uwants, which is linked to :
http://uwants.com/forumdisplay.php?fid=1051&page=1

香港節


香港節是香港政府於1969年、1971年和1973年在香港舉辦的大型慶祝活動，是香港開埠以來的首次同類活動。

起因
香港政府舉辦香港節的主要目的，是由於1960年代香港經歷文化大革命引發六七暴動，香港政府需要疏導民怨和安撫民心，加強香港年青人對香港的歸屬感，並希望可以營造出歌舞昇平的氣氛。早於1966年爆發天星小輪加價事件後，香港政府於1967年發表了《九龍騷動調查委員會報告書》，建議提出「要利用青少年活動疏導青少年過剩的精力，作為預防社會騷動方法之一」。1968年，香港政府成立一個指導委員會，研究為香港安排一星期的娛樂的可行性。1969年初，委員會獲撥款200萬港元籌辦香港節。


內容
1969年12月6日至12月15日，籌備了超過7個月、耗資達400萬港元的第一屆香港節正式舉行，於香港各地提供了各式各樣的活動，參觀人次超過500,000，當中更包括不少外地遊客。一系列的活動以中國文化傳統為主題，性質主要是文娛康樂活動，還包括了郵票、古董、書畫和花卉等展覽，亦有嘉年華會、舞會、時裝表演、歌唱比賽和選美比賽等節目。開幕當日於尖沙咀亮燈儀式，更有花車巡遊彌敦道。

結果
其後香港節曾先後於1971年與1973年舉辦過兩屆，但規模比第一屆為小，市民的踴躍程度亦大為減低。加上香港政府也認為香港節已經達到其成效，故此之後便再沒有舉辦。




一九六九年的香港節，皇后像廣場舉行的嘉年華會，人山人海，
充滿節日氣氛，歌舞昇平，背景是舊匯豐銀行總行大廈。

香港一九六九年的香港節亦舉辦了一次選美比賽，冠軍好像是關文慧小姐
( 如果無記錯的話 )，頒獎嘉賓是邵氏紅星何琍琍小姐。




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[trueapprentice]

yes, i think they should bring back "HK Festival"

[Kaitak747]

Added by hkskyline on 9 Aug. 2008
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一張1971年香港英文中學會考證書，即所謂沙紙


1972年海上學府大火


伊利莎白皇后號（RMS Queen Elizabeth）是世上最大和最豪華的郵輪之一，由船商董浩雲購買改裝為海上學府，72年改裝近完成時大火。雖然有當時最主要的消防船葛量洪號的協助，火勢依然無法控制。當時董浩雲之子董建華正在船上會議室主持會議，最後及時決定棄船和逃生。船隻焚燒了24小時終告熄滅並沉沒。經調查所得，這場大火的起火原因是由於縱火所致，但查不到誰是真兇。









Wan Chai



60年代莊士敦道遊歷







修頓球場在1960、70年代曾是區內小型中學上體育課的地方
近貝夫人診所的角落，也曾是三行工人聚集的地方

photo 1 - 約1940年代的修頓球場

photo 2 - 1960年代的修頓球場賀歲粵劇戲棚




回到石水渠街藍屋未藍時

photo 1 - 約1960年

photo 2 - 約1980年




昔日灣仔還有另外一座性質類似的建築物，座落在高士打道40號，即分域街角，現夏愨大廈位置,
名叫 Sailors' Home & Mission to Seamen
中文名叫海員俱樂部，於1933年4月23日開幕
與 Sailors and Soldiers Home 不同處是 Sailors' Home & Mission to Seamen 由天主教開辦的

Photo 1 - 1933年4月23日海員俱樂部開幕

photo 2 to 4 - 1970及1980年代的海員俱樂部




昔日活道維多利亞工業學校


1970年代，香港正值50、60年代多生育的兒童成長期，學校學位供不應求，只租得兩三層小型樓宇的學店大量出現，1970年啟用的灣仔聖公會鄧肇堅中學可算是當年港島市區內非常罕見的大型校舍中學

1970年代前期，那時乘中巴向西行的5 或10號，到了摩利臣山道便可在右邊窗看見聖公會鄧肇堅中學，巴士在摩利臣山道停站，再停燈位轉上皇后大道東，大約現在伊利莎伯體育館彎位處，那時是合和實業公司的黑色矮屋辦工室, 現麥理浩牙科中心及鄧志昂專科診所前身是日產得勝、士佳麗、實力汽車停車場，巴士慢慢的爬上皇后大道東斜路再停司徒拔道口紅綠燈，在這數分鐘車程內，右邊的景物一直是聖公會鄧肇堅中學，令人覺得這學校好大

photo 1 - 前左校舍是1976-77年度聖公會鄧肇堅中學，那時校舍剛在頂樓加建一層

photo 2 - 70年代校風純樸的聖公會鄧肇堅中學，女生校裙也比現代的短



1966年石水渠街天災


1966年6月連場大雨，港九各處山泥傾瀉大水災
灣仔石水渠街是重災區之一

6月十二日，大量山洪從堅尼地道聖雅各堂後山谷滾下，沖毀堅尼地道，壓下石水渠街
石水渠街地下水管受壓爆裂，再迫爆地下去水道，沖破路面
山洪連爆水管連土石把大量街道上的車輛推翻沖走

photo 1 - 石水渠街上段，遠處可見堅尼地道聖雅各堂

photo 2 - 石水渠街夾慶雲街

photo 3 - 皇后大道東灣仔街市對面

[chisinchai]

wow how did you find all these?

[hkskyline]

Magical powers

[hkskyline]

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「活在西九」展覽 集體回憶老行業
7月14日 星期一 05:30
星島日報

談起深水埗，不少人想到的，也許是「窮」、「雜」及「亂」，卻忽略其特色的一面。在桂林街五十五至五十七號、一棟將拆卸重建的舊唐樓內，就把深水埗的歷史重現你我眼前，讓你穿梭時光隧道，縱橫鴨寮街、汝州街等七條特色街道。

「活在西九（二）：西九樓計色」昨日正式揭幕，展覽分六個展區，將該區「樓、計、色」，即樓宇建築、民間智慧及街道特色，呈現大眾眼前。

呈現西九「樓、計、色」

你想了解「阿婆地攤一元有交易」、或六十年代經營冰室的故事，就要往二樓走一趟；三樓展示籠屋及板間房裝置，再加上十二個居民的故事，到底從巴基斯坦來的保險經紀，如何在深水埗落地生根？這裏有答案。

你再走上四樓，新亞書院的歷史便活現眼前，旁邊的房間設有反思區，讓市民參觀後留下筆迹。

至於不得不提的二樓展區，就展出深水埗區內七條特色街道的故事，例如十年前以紐扣生意為主的汝州街，因為製衣廠房北移，紐扣生意做不下去，置諸死地而後生，汝州街非但沒有因此凋零，反而發展成著名的「珠仔街」。基隆街的文記布業，住了一個「女鐵人」，朝九晚六在布檔工作，回家為女兒燒飯後，小睡三小時又繼續工作。原來，不只街道夠特色，人也相當特別。

六十年代鄰里夠情味

北河街街市「細妹菜枱」菜檔東主梁佩琼，在深水埗出生及長大，現年五十多歲，稱得上老街坊，她表示對社區有深厚的感情，認為該區居民既勤力，又有人情味。她回憶六十年代，左鄰右里、樓上樓下的關係好得不得了，小朋友肚餓時，會被招呼到鄰居處吃東西；制水時街坊之間會互相「借水」；當年沒有醫院，鄰居甚至會幫手接生。

她憶記，當年街坊經濟上出現困難，其他街坊就自發「義會」，籌集善款。現代的屋苑保守嚴密，嚴防罪案發生，梁佩琼卻表示六十年代的晚上，睡覺時也不會關門。不過數十個年頭，社會的轉變卻是如此之大。是次展覽的場地將會在八月底拆卸重建，市區重建 局主席張震 遠表示，該局在深水埗展開了十二個重建項目，總成本八十四億元；另外，該局已完成一千七百戶住宅單位的樓宇復修。記者 林莊麗

[Kaitak747]

By skwongh @ utube


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[gladisimo]

youtube has been sucking for the past few months, I can't load these videos after waiting a whole minute...

[EricIsHim]

I wonder does C. Tan still live in Anchorage?
It must be suck to live in Alaska back then.