HONG KONG - In the late 1970s - City Life, 1978
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The first few albums here record some of my impressions when I arrived in Hong Kong in February 1978. The images are not great, because they were scanned from old 3R prints. They record a Kong Kong that has largely, though not entirely, vanished. Today, you will not see chickens roaming the pavement, large areas of hillside occupied by squatters or floating kitchens. Hong Kong was full of character then, but this was at a cost to many people who barely scratched a living.
Biscuits; Many of them really hard; IMG_0035.jpg; ; ©ROY_GRUBB [230]
Peace in the animal kingdom; On city streets; City life, 1979, chickens and dog - Aberdeen St.JPG; ; ©ROY_GRUBB [541]
Squatter area in Tsuen Wan; 197806 Squatters huts, Tsuen Wan.JPG; ; ©ROY_GRUBB [542]
Squatter area in Tsuen Wan; 197806 Squatters huts, Tsuen Wan-2.JPG; ; ©ROY_GRUBB [543]
Squatter area in Tsuen Wan; 197806 Squatters huts, Tsuen Wan-3.JPG; ; ©ROY_GRUBB [544]
Causeway Bay Typhoon shelter on-board meals.JPG; ; ©ROY_GRUBB [546]
Causeway Bay Typhoon shelter on-board meals2.JPG; ; ©ROY_GRUBB [547]
Causeway Bay Typhoon shelter on-board meals3.JPG; ; ©ROY_GRUBB [548]
This chicken is totally cool in busy Wanchai ; Chicken in Wanchai Street.JPG; ; ©ROY_GRUBB [549]
IMG_4947.JPG; ; ©ROY_GRUBB [550]
City rythms.JPG; ; ©ROY_GRUBB [551]
Now pulled down; This short cul-de-sac is just below mid-levels. It was a self-contained community with an atmosphere more like a village than a city street; Former `village in town` off Aberdeen St Apr 1985.JPG; ; ©ROY_GRUBB [552]
From The Peak; Across the water, top right, the old airport: Kai Tak; From The Peak, 1978.JPG; ; ©ROY_GRUBB [553]
IMG_0004.JPG; ; ©ROY_GRUBB [554]
IMG_0005.JPG; ; ©ROY_GRUBB [555]
Roast goose; Work in progress in none-too-hygienic conditions; IMG_0036.JPG; ; ©ROY_GRUBB [557]
IMG_0037.JPG; ; ©ROY_GRUBB [558]
IMG_3120.JPG; ; ©ROY_GRUBB [559]
IMG_4967.JPG; ; ©ROY_GRUBB [560]
IMG_4970.JPG; ; ©ROY_GRUBB [561]
IMG_4971.JPG; ; ©ROY_GRUBB [562]
Bamboo scaffolding; This is from 1979, but this technique is still in use as I write this in 2022; IMG_4972.JPG; ; ©ROY_GRUBB [563]
IMG_4976.JPG; ; ©ROY_GRUBB [564]
Lovely old building; Now pulled down; IMG_4980.JPG; ; ©ROY_GRUBB [565]
IMG_4949.JPG; ; ©ROY_GRUBB [566]
IMG_4951.JPG; ; ©ROY_GRUBB [567]
IMG_4963.JPG; ; ©ROY_GRUBB [568]
Squatter huts on stilts IMG_2952.JPG; ; ©ROY_GRUBB [569]
IMG_4986.JPG; ; ©ROY_GRUBB [570]
IMG_4988.JPG; ; ©ROY_GRUBB [571]
IMG_4989.JPG; ; ©ROY_GRUBB [572]
IMG_5002.JPG; ; ©ROY_GRUBB [573]
Itinerant knife sharpener.JPG; ; ©ROY_GRUBB [574]
Jordan Rd. 1979.JPG; ; ©ROY_GRUBB [575]
Near Hollywood Road.JPG; ; ©ROY_GRUBB [576]
The Peak Tram as it used to be; Peak Tram.JPG; ; ©ROY_GRUBB [577]
Shoe washing, July 1979.JPG; ; ©ROY_GRUBB [578]
Tiger Balm Gardens4.JPG; ; ©ROY_GRUBB [579]
Tiger Balm Gardens5.JPG; ; ©ROY_GRUBB [580]
Tiger Balm Gardens, pagoda.JPG; ; ©ROY_GRUBB [581]
Tiger Balm Gardens.JPG; ; ©ROY_GRUBB [582]
Tiger Balm Gardens2.JPG; ; ©ROY_GRUBB [583]
Tiger Balm Gardens3.JPG; ; ©ROY_GRUBB [584]
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Biscuits; Many of them really hard; IMG_0035.jpg; ; ©ROY_GRUBB
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Peace in the animal kingdom; On city streets; City life, 1979, chickens and dog - Aberdeen St.JPG; ; ©ROY_GRUBB
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Squatter area in Tsuen Wan; 197806 Squatters huts, Tsuen Wan.JPG; ; ©ROY_GRUBB
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Squatter area in Tsuen Wan; 197806 Squatters huts, Tsuen Wan-2.JPG; ; ©ROY_GRUBB
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Squatter area in Tsuen Wan; 197806 Squatters huts, Tsuen Wan-3.JPG; ; ©ROY_GRUBB
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Causeway Bay Typhoon shelter on-board meals.JPG; ; ©ROY_GRUBB
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Causeway Bay Typhoon shelter on-board meals2.JPG; ; ©ROY_GRUBB
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Causeway Bay Typhoon shelter on-board meals3.JPG; ; ©ROY_GRUBB
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This chicken is totally cool in busy Wanchai ; Chicken in Wanchai Street.JPG; ; ©ROY_GRUBB
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IMG_4947.JPG; ; ©ROY_GRUBB
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City rythms.JPG; ; ©ROY_GRUBB
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Now pulled down; This short cul-de-sac is just below mid-levels. It was a self-contained community with an atmosphere more like a village than a city street; Former `village in town` off Aberdeen St Apr 1985.JPG; ; ©ROY_GRUBB
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From The Peak; Across the water, top right, the old airport: Kai Tak; From The Peak, 1978.JPG; ; ©ROY_GRUBB
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Roast goose; Work in progress in none-too-hygienic conditions; IMG_0036.JPG; ; ©ROY_GRUBB
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IMG_0037.JPG; ; ©ROY_GRUBB
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Bamboo scaffolding; This is from 1979, but this technique is still in use as I write this in 2022; IMG_4972.JPG; ; ©ROY_GRUBB
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Lovely old building; Now pulled down; IMG_4980.JPG; ; ©ROY_GRUBB
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Jordan Rd. 1979.JPG; ; ©ROY_GRUBB
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Near Hollywood Road.JPG; ; ©ROY_GRUBB
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The Peak Tram as it used to be; Peak Tram.JPG; ; ©ROY_GRUBB
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Shoe washing, July 1979.JPG; ; ©ROY_GRUBB
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Tiger Balm Gardens, pagoda.JPG; ; ©ROY_GRUBB
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