Yes, a very brief visit, but an enchanting place which deserves a return.
The first two images are taken from the pedestrian close to City Hall - so I
think it's Connaught Road Central.
The 4th image from the left is taken from just behind the truck visible in
the 3rd from the left, in front of the HSBC building on Des Voeux Road and
must be pretty much between Princes Building and the old BoC building -
maybe Michael can be more precise. The tall building with the diagonal
struts is the present BoC building.
You were with Peat Marwick Mitchell? Touche Ross for me - but not in HK.
Piers
-----Original Message-----
From: John Hudson [mailto:OM4T@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: 23 December 2008 01:14
To: Olympus Camera Discussion
Subject: Re: [OM] FW: First roll of slide film for my Rollei 35s
Thanks Piers. Did you visit HK last January?
I recognize parts of only two images .....the 3rd from the left is taken
from outside Princes Building [to the back and to the right] with the domed
building being the law courts and the greystone building to the right being
the old Bank of China Building. The same buildings are seen in the 5th image
from the left. I still believe that KPMG, the accounting firm, is still on
the 8th Floor of Princes Building, my happy home from 1971 to 1975, but then
known by its original name. The other images are new to me.
jh
----- Original Message -----
From: "Piers Hemy" <piers@xxxxxxxx>
To: "'Olympus Camera Discussion'" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, December 22, 2008 4:22 PM
Subject: [OM] FW: First roll of slide film for my Rollei 35s
> Maybe these will stri some more meories for you, John. January this year,
> with some buildings which look famliar, if only just.
>
> http://www.hemy.me.uk/Miscellany/HK/index.html
>
> Piers
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Wong [mailto:mialop@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: 22 December 2008 03:48
> To: Olympus Camera Discussion
> Subject: Re: [OM] First roll of slide film for my Rollei 35s
>
> John,
> You have a very good memory. You're right. The different from your 1972
> picture, the hotel --- Hilton, at the left hand side of your picture was
> rebuilt as Cheung Kong Center. Besides, a new HQ building of Bank of China
> (Hong Kong Branch) replaced "old" HQ building of BOC.
>
>
> ---
> Michael
>
>
>
>
> 2008/12/21 John Hudson <OM4T@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>> Michael, image IMG3588 is a walk back in time, to the mid 1970s no less.
>>
>> As I recall, the trams are heading down Des Voeux Road, Central and
>> the other fork to the left is Queens Road, Central.
>>
>> The "low rise" building on the right is Princes Building. My office
>> was on the 8th floor in the north east corner of the building.
>>
>> Here are three quick and dirty scans of three K25 slides taken back
>> in
>> 1972:
>>
>>
>>
>
www.JohnHudsonPhoto.com/Temp/bank_of_china_building_and_princes_building.jpg
> www.JohnHudsonPhoto.com/Temp/bank_of_china_building.jpg
>> www.JohnHudsonPhoto.com/Temp/statue_square_0672.jpg 2nd and 3rd
>> shots were taken from my office window. No doubt there hasbeen some
>> additional building work since then!I would be interested in seeing
> another two shots.
>> One taken 90 degreesclockwise from the same spot you took IMG3588 and
>> the second one 90 degreeanticlockwise from the same spot.John
>> Hudson----- Original Message -----From: "Michael Wong"
> <mialop@xxxxxxxxxxxx>To:
>> "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>Sent: Sunday,
>> December 21, 2008 8:01 AMSubject: [OM] First roll of slide film for my
>> Rollei 35s> The color saturation is high & over my expectation. The
>> image quality is> pretty good, it's worth to own one :-)>>>
>> http://www.fotop.net/MichaelWong/Central>>>> ---> Michael> -->
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