New on Gwulo: 2026, week 22

Submitted by David on Sun, 05/31/2026 - 02:00

What's new and updated on the Gwulo website:

General

Voume 5 of my book series Old Hong Kong Photos and The Tales They Tell is back in stock at Amazon UK (affiliate link).
Dr Patrick Hase's upcoming talk in London has been rescheduled from 13 June @ 2:30pm to 20 June @ 2:15pm - full details & how to book.
A list of scanned copies of publications related to Eurasians in Hong Kong
Hu Shih's whirlwind visit and talks in Hong Kong (1935)
If you visit the Gwulo website and look at the top of your web browser, you'll see that the browser tab now shows the Gwulo logo, making it easier to spot if you have many tabs open.
Readers ask:
- Looking for any memories of sailing on the Fairstar cruise ship
- Is the 1990s address '180 Nan Shan Village Sai Kung' given in the Probate for Christopher Paul D'Almada E Castro the same as the present-day '180 Nam Shan San Tsuen Road'?
- Where was the exact location of the Quan Lee Shipyard or Quanlee Shipyard? It is believed to have been somewhere in Yau Ma Tei.
- Is the lady in the photo below Princess Alexandra from the UK, or Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands?
  
  Undated - Stephen WONG Yuen Cheung with Princess Alexandra, by Yipski

Places

Kowloon
- Kai Tak Airport
  - RHKAAF Operational Base (Kai Tak Airport, 2nd Location) [1979-1992]
  - Government Flying Service Headquarters/Forward Operating Base (Kai Tak Airport, 3rd Location) [1992-????]
  - Kai Tak Reclaimed Runway Main Airport Fire Station (3rd Location) [1993-????]
Hong Kong
- Cable Hut, Harlech Road [????- ]
- Dina House (2nd generation) [1983- ] and Ruttonjee House [1983- ]
- Lok Sing Centre [c.1977- ]
- Pokfulam Reservoir Road [c.1870- ]
- Sai Ying Pun Post Office, 1st Location [c.1964-c.1967]
- Wanchai Beer Hall [1937-????]
- Victoria Park, Fast Food Kiosk [????- ]
- Public toilets
  - Birds Bridge underground toilet [????-????]
  - Canal Road Latrine & Bathhouse [????-c.1970]
  - Staunton Street underground toilet [????- ]
  - Wellington Street underground toilet [????- ]
- Old houses in Tai Hang
  - 3 School Street, THIL 55 [????- ]
  - 4 School Street, THIL 56 [????- ]
  - Corner of Shepherd Street, THIL 68 [????- ]
  - 8 Shepherd Street, THIL 139 [????- ]
  - 16 Sun Chuen Street, THL 40 [????- ]
  - 30 Sun Chuen Street, THL 8 [????- ]
  - 31 Sun Chuen Street, THL 167 [????- ]
Outlying islands
- 1, 2 & 3 Tung Wan Road, Cheung Chau [????- ]

People & Organisations

(To see other pages on Gwulo that mention them, first click their name below to visit their page, then click their 'What links here' tab.)

Arthur Sydney BLISS [1909-1941], clerk with the H.K. & Whampoa Dock Co., Ld. He served in the HKVDC but was killed in the fighting in Dec. 1941
Sir George Ferguson Bowen GCMG PC [1821-1899], Governor of Hong Kong
Edith Muriel BRAY (née CAMPBELL) [1892-1974], wife of Methodist missionary Arthur Henry Bray
Jean Baptist IPEKDJIAN (aka JB) [1900-1974], diamond trader, and his wife Dorothy Inez IPEKDJIAN (née JONES) [1907-1972]

Photos

Repulse Bay Waltz — Repulse Bay Waltz, by danielwettling

1958 - Maryknoll Sisters' School — 1958 - Maryknoll Sisters' School, by essarem

HMS Carlisle — HMS Carlisle, by danielwettling

Nathan Road — Nathan Road, by danielwettling

Gloucester Road circa early 1971 — Gloucester Road circa early 1971, by philk

Aircraft carrier — Aircraft carrier, by danielwettling

Repulse Bay beach — Repulse Bay beach, by danielwettling

Flight deck & aircraft, USS Enterprise — Flight deck & aircraft, USS Enterprise, by waghorn41

Flight deck & aircraft, USS Enterprise — Flight deck & aircraft, USS Enterprise, by waghorn41

HSBC Demolition c.1981.jpg — HSBC Demolition c.1981.jpg, by marlowe

"Cha Tse City" — "Cha Tse City", by Joseph

Victoria Gap Lookout 1960s — Victoria Gap Lookout 1960s, by h9430500

Newly built HSBC apartment blocks later demolished to make way for new flight paths — Newly built HSBC apartment blocks later demolished to make way for new flight paths, by IDJ

PB \ LL 006 — PB \ LL 006, by tngan

1970s Yee Wo Street (Overhead View) — 1970s Yee Wo Street (Overhead View), by moddsey

1920s Visitors at Peak Hotel — 1920s Visitors at Peak Hotel, by moddsey

Army Air Corps 656 Squadron Bell 47 Sioux AH1 Kai Tak airport RAF side — Army Air Corps 656 Squadron Bell 47 Sioux AH1 Kai Tak airport RAF side, by waghorn41

RAF C130 Hercules XV212 Kai Tak airport RAF side — RAF C130 Hercules XV212 Kai Tak airport RAF side, by waghorn41

RHKAAF Spitfire VN485 — RHKAAF Spitfire VN485, by waghorn41

1982 - Tiger Moth over Central — 1982 - Tiger Moth over Central, by essarem

Alexander Findlay SMITH [1844-1926] — Alexander Findlay SMITH [1844-1926], by h9430500

Arrival at Kai Tak — Arrival at Kai Tak, by waghorn41

Studies of the aircraft — Studies of the aircraft, by waghorn41

Reception / party — Reception / party, by waghorn41

1937 Junction of Fenwick Street and Lockhart Road — 1937 Junction of Fenwick Street and Lockhart Road, by moddsey

Dina House - 1965 — Dina House - 1965, by h9430500

Cheung Chau island remains of a prewar house — Cheung Chau island remains of a prewar house, by IDJ

Ligoniel and The Farm - RBL 101 (2nd generation) 1960s — Ligoniel and The Farm - RBL 101 (2nd generation) 1960s, by h9430500

Ligoniel and The Farm - RBL 101 (2nd generation) 1953 — Ligoniel and The Farm - RBL 101 (2nd generation) 1953, by h9430500

Number 35 Barker Road - residence of JB Ipekdjian and Dorothy — Number 35 Barker Road - residence of JB Ipekdjian and Dorothy, by h9430500

1900 Peak Hotel — 1900 Peak Hotel, by Klaus

Peak Hotel, the Peak, Hong Kong Island. = 山頂酒店1912 — Peak Hotel, the Peak, Hong Kong Island. = 山頂酒店1912, by Klaus

Dodwell's Ridge Camp Soccer Team vs The Technique United — Dodwell's Ridge Camp Soccer Team vs The Technique United, by h9430500

1933 Cable Hut, Harlech Road — 1933 Cable Hut, Harlech Road, by moddsey

Prince of Wales building — Prince of Wales building, by danielwettling

Whitfield barracks 1960's — Whitfield barracks 1960's, by danielwettling

Tram turnaround, Causeway Bay — Tram turnaround, Causeway Bay, by danielwettling

KCR Terminus 1968 — KCR Terminus 1968, by danielwettling

Connaught Road — Connaught Road, by danielwettling

Hilton Hotel — Hilton Hotel, by danielwettling

Senior Aircraftman Ian Pursey, aircraft engine mechanic and designated ‘air test observer’, in flying kit — Senior Aircraftman Ian Pursey, aircraft engine mechanic and designated ‘air test observer’, in flying kit, by waghorn41

Wessex over the harbour with view of TST — Wessex over the harbour with view of TST, by waghorn41

Wessex helicopters in-flight view — Wessex helicopters in-flight view, by waghorn41

Groundcrew versus Aircrew football match for the ‘Bendum Mendum’ trophy. HAECO hangars in the background. — Groundcrew versus Aircrew football match for the ‘Bendum Mendum’ trophy. HAECO hangars in the background., by waghorn41

Old General Post Office — Old General Post Office, by danielwettling

The Pink House and 27 Magazine Gap - 2005 — The Pink House - 2005, by h9430500

Falconridge - 2005 — Falconridge - 2005, by h9430500

Falconridge and Richmond House (3rd generation) — Falconridge and Richmond House (3rd generation), by h9430500

CLP admin offices+ St George apartments-newly built1941 — CLP admin offices+ St George apartments-newly built1941 , by IDJ

STORE NORDISKE cable repair ship owned by Danish telecommunications company — STORE NORDISKE cable repair ship owned by Danish telecommunications company , by IDJ

STORE NORDISKE Danish tele communications cable ship on long term mooring at Causeway Bay-1959 — STORE NORDISKE Danish tele communications cable ship on long term mooring at Causeway Bay-1959, by IDJ

Former Sharp Street tram depot — Former Sharp Street tram depot, by danielwettling

Dehavilland Venom FB4 WR539, previously on display outside the squadron offices, outside the hangar dismantled for return to the UK. — Dehavilland Venom FB4 WR539, previously on display outside the squadron offices, outside the hangar dismantled for return to the UK., by waghorn41

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