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Written by Alice Poon

Thursday, 11 March 2010

If a picture paints a thousand words, then these photos of old Hong Kong may paint a whole era – an era into which the fibres of the lives of many Hong Kongers were interwoven to leave behind a vibrant fabric of legacy. That era will always tug at my heartstrings. As words fail me, I’ll leave you to enjoy the photos.

The streetscapes in the following links were those of Hong Kong Island in the 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s. The photos are in random order and the captions are in Chinese.

http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ekwleung/article?mid=1017

http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ekwleung/article?mid=1032

http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ekwleung/article?mid=1077

Here are more photos (some show old Kowloon and N.T. places and scenes):-

http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ekwleung/article?mid=1277

http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ekwleung/article?mid=1320

http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ekwleung/article?mid=1389

http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ekwleung/article?mid=2127

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written by Wahaha , March 19, 2010

HongKong has no future.

A district or a country has no chance in future if politics >>>> economy.

and that is what democracy is great about, it allows all kinds of people like you stir the pots, as solving problems is not important, being "right" is far more important.

BTW, google "God bless America, a nation of cowards"

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Alice Poon

To share readings and thoughts on current events, land use and land policy in Hong Kong & China, social justice and civic rights, and other incoherent thoughts.

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Alice is the author and publisher of the book “Land and the Ruling Class in Hong Kong”, which was featured as Editor’s Choice: Scholarly for September/October 2007 by Canadian Book Review Annual. The full review can be found in the November 1, 2007 blogpost under her original blog, which she started in August 2007 and was relocated here in late October 2007. She has also been a contributor of articles to Asia Sentinel since August 2006 and had previously been a financial journalist with Stockhouse Media.

Prior to her writing stint, Alice worked in the property development industry in both Hong Kong and Canada for over 20 years. Previous to that, she had been involved with the establishment of Hong Kong’s first and only Commodity Exchange.