Kai Tak Airport
The international airport of Hong Kong from 1925 until 1998 was Kai Tak. My family flew in and out of Kai Tak three or four times a year for ten years. After a while we became blasé about landing around … Continue reading
Category Archives: Why I Loved Hong Kong
Aberdeen and the Jumbo Restaurants
We lived for many years on the 7th (top) floor of a block called Eredine on Mount Kellett. just above the Matilda Hospital. From Mount Kellett you could look down on Aberdeen. Here are a couple of photos during the day … Continue reading
Junks – the old workhorse of Hong Kong
One of the most colourful sights in Hong Kong is the junk. Sadly there are far less these days but in the 1970’s there were plenty still moving cargo or fishing. I’ve included here some photos of junks but start … Continue reading
Bamboo Scaffolding
One of my memories of Hong Kong Central District was watching the men build huge bamboo scaffolding up the sides of buildings. They often then clad it with plastic and I recall watching as one caught fire and burnt all afternoon just opposite … Continue reading
Dragon Boat Races
The Dragon Boat festivals were always a popular event in the Henderson family calendar when we lived in Hong Kong, especially the races held off Stanley Village. Eventually an expatriate team was raised, but although they had more brawn than … Continue reading
Hong Kong 1949
Here I will introduce to you to the first of the wonderful films shot by Michael Rogge. This one was shot as he arrived in 1949 and gives you a feel for the colony in those days. The squatter huts, Aberdeen … Continue reading
My Hong Kong
My family and I were lucky to be in Hong Kong at an ideal time. The troubles with Mao and communism were over, and the threat of what would happen in 1997 was not a real worry. The ‘colonial expatriate’ had … Continue reading
Happy Valley Racecourse
Valerie and I were taken one night in the 1970’s to the Happy Valley recourse by my boss, Ken Campbell and his wife Dottie. Not at all interested in horse racing it turned out to be a strange and fascinating evening. … Continue reading