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In early colonial Hong Kong shipwrights used traditional skills to build junks and sampans and later acquired new skills by building western style ships. A considerable change came with the construction of dock facilities to build and repair iron…

Construction of the first pier on the present location started in 1904, after the great land reclamation which extended Salisbury Road. It was of a "finger design". The pier opened in 1906, but was destroyed by typhoon in September 1906.

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The Muslim garrison were the pioneers in arranging a place for “Salat” (worship) while stationing in Kowloon Peninsula, for they requested their superior commanders for a site large enough to hold gatherings of several hundred worshippers especially…

The dropping of the time-ball gave a visual signal that could be seen from ships in harbour, so a ship's chronometer could be set while it was still on board the ship. This allowed sailors to make sure their chronometers were set to the correct time…

In Kowloon, by 1887 a fairly comprehensive road system was in place south of Austin Road. The first 850 metres of the 30 metre-wide Robinson (Nathan) Road from Middle Road, some 1.1 kilometres of MacDonnell Road (later Canton Road), and Des Voeux…

The P. and O.'s Mail. Palauan and the German Mail Prinz Eiltel Frederick