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Delivering raindrops from Tai Mo Shan to the Governor's teapot
This week's story begins like many on Gwulo: seeing something new on a walk and thinking, "That's a bit odd ..."We'd just walked uphill from the lower Shing Mun Reservoir, and noticed there was a large...
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New on Gwulo: 2021, week 12
A look at what's new on the Gwulo website... GeneralLast week's newsletter about the Tai Mo Shan raindrops had several interesting comments where readers added more information about the waterworks. My...
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Men at work in the 1930s
I recently bought this small set of photos, showing men and women at work on Hong Kong's streets. What: I can recognise the sugar cane for sale on the left, but what sort of snack is that on the...
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New on Gwulo: 2021, week 14
A look at what's new on the Gwulo website... GeneralMemories of sailing to and from Australia on the MV Changshain the 1950s and 60s, and details of cargo / passenger service between Singapore and Hong...
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Women at work in the 1930s
We previously looked at photos of men at work, this week it's the women's turn. What: This lady is surrounded by coal, with mounds of loose coal behind her, large baskets of coal on the left of the...
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