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Old 16 April 2014, 01:52 PM   #61
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Nice thanks much for sharing!
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Old 29 April 2014, 12:51 PM   #62
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Caught this reflection on my way through Hong Kong airport yesterday...
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Old 10 June 2014, 11:41 AM   #63
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Here's another old Hong Kong Rolex sign I found. This postcard is from the late 1950s.
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Old 10 June 2014, 11:59 AM   #64
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Love these -wonderful history.
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Old 10 June 2014, 12:06 PM   #65
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Old 10 June 2014, 01:31 PM   #66
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Very cool sign thanks for sharing the pic
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Old 21 July 2014, 09:47 PM   #67
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Newer neon sign here...
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Old 22 July 2014, 12:28 AM   #68
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beautiful signage , thanks for sharing
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Old 22 July 2014, 12:39 AM   #69
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Beautiful Pics, Adam!
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Old 22 July 2014, 02:15 AM   #70
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great pics adam. thanks for sharing.
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Old 19 August 2014, 06:36 PM   #71
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Snapped this one at the weekend.
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Old 19 August 2014, 08:00 PM   #72
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It's unbelieveable how many Rolex stores exist in Hong Kong.
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Old 19 August 2014, 08:07 PM   #73
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Snapped this one at the weekend.

Your So lucky to live in HK Take care Adam
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Old 19 August 2014, 08:27 PM   #74
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Great work Adam. Fantastic place, Hong Kong!
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Old 19 August 2014, 08:44 PM   #75
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Very nice thread! Lovin' it.
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Old 19 August 2014, 08:51 PM   #76
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Old 19 August 2014, 09:30 PM   #77
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That is seriously cool Adam..
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Old 22 September 2014, 05:52 PM   #78
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Another one for the series....this time taken around the 1970s, on Connaught Road in Central, before land reclaimation. This road is quite far inland now, and all the sea visible here has disappeared.
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Old 22 September 2014, 06:59 PM   #79
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Cool picture; thanks for posting.
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Old 22 September 2014, 09:25 PM   #80
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Nice Adam . . . go and get the others !
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Old 22 September 2014, 11:05 PM   #81
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If it weren't for the McDonald's sign & a car or two in the background I'd have thought it to be a vintage photo from the 60's; it has that patina. Cool picture.
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Old 22 September 2014, 11:10 PM   #82
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Good find. That's the old Chinese Methodist church in Wanchai. Note the Omega sign in the distance, too.
It's funny how long Rolex & Omega have been competing.
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Old 22 September 2014, 11:30 PM   #83
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VERY nice! Thank you for sharing
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Old 23 September 2014, 04:39 AM   #84
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awesome photo!!!
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Old 23 September 2014, 04:44 AM   #85
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Thanks for sharing! I miss HK, especially plane watching from my family's apartment in Kowloon near Kai Tak.
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Old 24 September 2014, 08:14 PM   #86
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Lovely pics. Always wished I'd gone to HK pre-97, a lost era now.
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Old 9 January 2015, 04:34 PM   #87
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Just keeping this thread going...here's another old Hong Kong Rolex sign that was featured as part of a set of old photos in the local rag this week. The fairly grubby old waterfront building with the Rolex sign on it was along Des Voeux Road, which is now several blocks inland. Victoria Peak is in the background The photo was taken in November 1954 by a British soldier sailing home from the Korean War.

Photo credit: Roy Passingham.
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Old 9 January 2015, 04:49 PM   #88
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Nice. Been there with my Dad many years ago. Brings back memories.
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Old 9 January 2015, 09:28 PM   #89
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Nice one
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Old 9 January 2015, 11:25 PM   #90
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That's a really cool picture. Thanks for posting it!
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