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Christmas Dinner in Hong Kong
Traditionally, Christmas Dinner was the biggest meal of the British calendar. Here's a look at how the meal has been enjoyed in Hong Kong over the years, based on mentions and photos here on...
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New on Gwulo: 2019, week 01
I've just learned that, according to the ISO standard, the first week of the year is the week that has the year's first Thursday. So despite the title above, it's still the 31st of December, and I'm...
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c.1950 Central from the harbour
We'll start the new year with a popular view - Victoria Harbour with a junk sailing by, and Hong Kong Island in the background. Where: The photo shows buildings along Connaught Road in Central, and the...
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New on Gwulo: 2019, week 02
A look at what's been added and updated at Gwulo.com. Please click through to the page and leave a comment if you can add any information.UK readers, please join me in London on 30th MarchI'll present...
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Time for a look back at Gwulo's 2018, and ahead to the plans for 2019.There weren't any major dramas in 2018, instead it was a year of steady growth. I've put the detailed figures at the bottom of the...
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New on Gwulo: 2019, week 04
A look at what's been added / updated at Gwulo.com. Please click on the photos or the blue links for more information - and please leave a comment if you can add any new details.  PhotosSek Kong...
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Kung hei fat choi!
Oink, oink ... Kirstin's photo is a good one to start the year of the pig. Kirstin lived in Stanley in the late 1970s, and took this photo of one of neighbouring Ma Hang's pig farms. Anyone who lived...
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New on Gwulo: 2019, week 06
A look at what's been added / updated at Gwulo.com. Please click on the photos or the blue links for more information - and please leave a comment if you can add any new details.  Photos1968 Lockhart...
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The Victorian selfie
Though "selfie" is a modern word, sending photos of ourselves to friends is almost as old as photography itself. The photos below were taken in the photographic studios of Hong Kong in the mid- to...
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New on Gwulo: 2019, week 08
A look at what's been added / updated at Gwulo.com. Please click on the photos or the blue links for more information - and please leave a comment if you can add any new details.  PlacesDoes anyone...
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c.1907 Quarry workers at the new Taikoo Dockyard
 Where: A hand-written note stuck on the back of the photo explains where the photo was taken:"Quarry men who excavated site for Taikoo Dockyard N.B. The man with the gong who beat it to warn workers...
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New on Gwulo: 2019, week 11
A look at what's been added / updated at Gwulo.com. Please click on the photos or the blue links for more information - and please leave a comment if you can add any new details.UK readers, please join...
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Views along the tram line in the 1900s
Join us for a ride on one of Hong Kong's new trams. Here's how The China Mail reported the first trial of the trams on July 2nd, 1904:"To the clanging of the alarm-bell, and the whirling round of...
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New on Gwulo: 2019, week 14
A look at what's been added / updated at Gwulo.com. Please click on the photos or the blue links for more information - and please leave a comment if you can add any new details.Dates for your diaryNow...
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Gwulo in the UK
Here are a few of the finds from my recent trip to the UK.The National ArchivesI spent a couple of days there, looking through old documents, maps, and photos from Hong Kong. I didn't have any specific...
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New on Gwulo: 2019, week 18
A look at what's been added / updated at Gwulo.com. Please click on the photos or the blue links for more information - and please leave a comment if you can add any new details. Dates for your...
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Route Twisk [1953- ]
Named after: The initials of the places at each end of the road, Tsuen Wan and Sek Kong. The new Route Twisk, shown in blue, was a much more direct connection than the old route, shown in red.Before...
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New on Gwulo: 2019, week 20
A look at what's been added / updated at Gwulo.com. Please click on the photos or the blue links for more information - and please leave a comment if you can add any new details. Dates for your...
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Talk #5: Hong Kong people
I’m putting the finishing touches to a new talk I’ll give this Saturday, June 1st. It’ll be great to see you there if you can join us. Please click here for details & booking.The talk is based...
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New on Gwulo: 2019, week 23
A look at what's been added / updated at Gwulo.com. Please click on the photos or the blue links for more information - and please leave a comment if you can add any new details. Dates for your...
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