Wandering thru old Kowloon - Ho Man Tin Hill 1951

Nathan Rd, fairground, Ho Man Tin Hill Rd. # 7 where the Labrums of Ye Olde Printerie lived and squatters behind.

Channel: Travel & Events
Uploaded: May 23, 2008 at 4:35 pm
Author: MichaelRogge

Length: 02:44
Rating: 5.00
Views: 1059

Tags: 1951 fairground ho_man_tin_hill hong_kong kowloon labrum old squatters

Video Comments

bigfishkwan (August 25, 2008 at 4:36 am)

oh, Luna Park was in North Point King's Road..

bigfishkwan (August 24, 2008 at 3:10 pm)

According to the rollercoaster database, there was a Luna Park operated from 1949, and the video showed the letter "LUNA PARK" outside the train, so, I think the amusement park should be Luna Park, not Kai Tai or Lai Yuen...

rogerhpk (August 22, 2008 at 9:00 am)

Michael, do you have anything about silvermine bay (mui wo) at Lantau?

vanessaseed (July 13, 2008 at 4:39 pm)

was that shanty town the one that got burnt down in the mid 50s in a massive fire?that area, waterloo hill is now a very respectable neighbourhood!

cocoto123 (June 22, 2008 at 9:19 am)

As a bron of hk chinese 5o yeas ago ,I was very impressed by the vedio you upload , Thank you so much Michael .

vincentpb (June 15, 2008 at 10:38 am)

I think it should be Kai Tak Amusement Park, somewhere near to the Kai Tak Airport

MichaelRogge (June 8, 2008 at 3:07 pm)

Sorry, after 57 years I can't remember. Do you recognize it? And in what district was this park?

kaiwkc (June 7, 2008 at 9:35 pm)

Was that 'Lai Yuen Amusement Park'? (opened from 1949 to 1997).

alfredhcy (May 25, 2008 at 10:26 am)

wow people back then can actually afford to bring their kids to amusement parks? my grandpa told me hong kong used to be dirt poor after the war. for entertainment my dad and his siblings used to play in the streets and catch tadpoles in the pond at the abandoned quarry on morrison hill.