Southern District Officer Reports: Islands and Villages in Rural Hong Kong, 1910-60

Illustrations

Illustrations Photos 1. Tung Chung, c. 1960 2. Tung Chung Fort, 1950s 3. Po Chu Tam and Hau Wong Temple in Tai O, 1960s 4. Stilted huts in Tai O, 1956 5. The famous General Rock in Tai O, 1953 6. Ngong Ping, 1950s 7. Terraced fields in Shek Pik, c. 1958 8. The tranquil Ngau Ku Long, 1992 9. Fan Lau Fort, 1990 10. Landing pier at Cheung Chau, 1930s 11. Cheung Chau, c. 1950 12. Peng Chau shortly after the 1941–45 war 13. Ma Wan, c. 1960 14. Clear Water Bay (Hang Hau) Peninsula, 1935 15. Terraced fields in Clear Water Bay (Hang Hau) Peninsula, 1935 16. Sai Kung Market, 1950s 17. Sai Kung Market, c. 1960 18. The anchorage at Po Toi O, 1935 19. A village brick house in Sai Kung, 1935 20. The Tin Hau Temple at Rocky Inlet, 1935 21. The deity of a Tin Hau Temple in Cheung Chau, 1930s 22. Worshippers at Tin Hau Temple in Joss House Bay, 1935 23. An earth god shrine at Hebe Haven, 1935 24. The abandoned Kung Clan school/ancestral hall in Yi O, 1990 25. Cheung Chau, 1962 26. A cheerful Hakka woman carrying grass cut from the hillside, c. 1950 27. Fishermen in Cheung Chau, 1955 28. A young girl repairing net in Tai O, 1954 29. Junks in Tai O, 1956 30. A cargo junk, c. 1950 31. Au Tan, Tseng Lan Shu, 1970 x LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 32. Chan Houses at Ham Tin, Pui O, 1959 33. Fan Pui at Shek Pik, 1958 34. Ham Tin, Pui O, South Lantao, November 1994; a large granite slab bridge with modern railings 35. James Hayes, 1958 36. The famous “Single Cross 5 Cents Double Cross 10 Cents” Drawbridge at Mui Wo, c. 1958 37. Interior of a village house in Mui Wo, 1980s 38. Shui Hau, Kuk Hang, 1960 39. Tseung Kwan O, 1962 Maps Front inside cover: The colony of Hong Kong showing the Southern District comprising the southern half of the Sai Kung Peninsula, the Hang Hau Peninsula and all the islands to the south and west except Hong Kong Island, 1957 1. Lantao Island, 1957 2. Southwest Lantao Island including the Shek Pik valley, 1902 3. The north coast of Lantao Island from Tai O to Sha Lo Wan, 1902 4. The north coast of Lantao Island: The Tung Chung valley, 1902 5. The north coast of Lantao Island: The Pak Mong valley, 1902 6. The south coast of Lantao Island: Tong Fuk to Pui O, 1902 7. Northeast Lantao Island including the Chi Ma Wan Peninsula and Mui Wo, 1951 8. Lamma Island, 1902 9. The Islands Peng Chau and Hei Ling Chau, 1957 10. The Islands Tsing Yi and Ma Wan, 1957 11. The Island Cheung Chau, 1902 12. Po Toi Island, 1957 13. Soko Islands, 1957 14. The Sai Kung Peninsula, 1957 15. The Sai Kung Peninsula: The Ho Chung and Pak Sha Wan clusters of villages together with the hills above and the route to Kowloon, 1951 16. Sai Kung town and the nearby Pak Kong, Sha Kok Mei and Tai Wan village clusters, 1902 17. Sai Kung Peninsula: The clusters of villages around Tai Mong Tsai and Pak Tam Chung, 1902 xi LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 18. Sai Kung Peninsula: Villages around the coast from Pak Tam Chung to Long Ke to Sai Wan to Tai Long Wan, 1902 19. The Islands of Port Shelter to the south of the Sai Kung Peninsula, 1902 20. The Hang Hau (now known as Clear Water Bay) Peninsula together with Junk Bay, 1902 ...