Historic Hong Kong

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  Summary justice? How 3 gruesome murders got the attacker the death penalty in Hong Kong in 1958

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  “Three Chinese youths sleeping in the open outside a grocery in Bayview District were hacked to death in their beds early yesterday morning by an …

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  Hong Kong tram history: a visual tour of the much-loved ‘ding dings’ through the decades

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  Hong Kong’s iconic “ding ding” trams have trundled through the streets since 1904, the 120-year-old system a living symbol of the city’s rich …

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  How Hong Kong fell in love with pineapple buns, egg tarts and cocktail buns – a history

  South China Morning Post  - Lisa Cam

  When people think of Hong Kong comfort food, they probably picture char siu rice, fish balls or even a bowl of wonton noodles. But there is a …

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  Cantopop star Frances Yip revisits her work with James Wong Jim and Joseph Koo Ka-fai that put Hong Kong’s music on the map

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  Legendary Cantopop singer Frances Yip Lai-yee has come full circle, returning to her roots in Hong Kong to celebrate the city’s rich musical …

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  Remember Hong Kong’s floorwalkers – men with a certain bearing paid to walk round department stores?

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  From Hong Kong’s mid-19th century urban beginnings until quite recently, major department stores such as Lane Crawford and Whiteaway, Laidlaw & Co …

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  How Hong Kong can give tourists a smart street-level taste of history

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