Hong Kong is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta in South China. It is one of the most densely populated places in the world, and is also one of the three global financial centers and one of the most developed cities in the world.
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| Hong Kong in the 1930s |
Originally a sparsely populated area of farming and fishing villages, the territory has become one of the world’s most significant financial centers and commercial ports. It is the world’s tenth-largest exporter and ninth-largest importer. Although the city has one of the highest per capita incomes in the world, severe income inequality exists among the population.
Hong Kong is a highly developed territory and ranks fourth on the UN Human Development Index. The city has the largest number of skyscrapers of any city in the world, and its residents have some of the highest life expectancies in the world. The dense space has led to a highly developed transportation network with public transport rates exceeding 90%. Hong Kong is ranked 3rd in the Global Financial Centres Index.
Take a look at these rare and amazing photos to see what Hong Kong looked like in the 1930s.
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| Central waterfront. The old City Hall building can still be seen right behind the Supreme Court building, Hong Kong, 1930 |
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| Chater Road, Hong Kong, 1930 |
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| Connaught Road, Hong Kong, 1930 |
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| Sincere Department Store, Hong Kong, 1930 |
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| Water rationing, Hong Kong, 1930 |
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| Central Market, Hong Kong, 1931 |
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| Funeral parade in Wan Chai, Hong Kong, 1931 |
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| Peninsula Hotel, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong, 1931 |
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| Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong, 1931 |
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| Admiralty Dock, Hong Kong, 1933 |
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| Construction of the Hong Kong Bank building, partial of the old City Hall building can be seen on the left side of the Hong Kong Bank, Hong Kong, 1933 |
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| Pottinger Street, steps up from Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong, 1933 |
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| Central view from Midlevels, Hong Kong, 1935 |
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| Daibatsh, Wan Chai, Hong Kong, 1937 |
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| Aberdeen Street, Hong Kong, circa 1930s |
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| Bonham Strand, Hong Kong, circa 1930s |
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| Chinese women drive a truck, Hong Kong, circa 1930s |
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| Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong, circa 1930s |
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| Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong, circa 1930s |
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| Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong, circa 1930s |
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| Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong, circa 1930s |
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| Foods vendor at Gloucester Road, Wanchai. The old Luk Kwok Hotel can be seen in distance, Hong Kong, circa 1930s |
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| Fortuneteller, Hong Kong, circa 1930s |
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| Garden Road, Hong Kong, circa 1930s |
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| Hong Kong Bank, Hong Kong, circa 1930s |
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| Hong Kong hotel, circa 1930s |
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| Hong Kong street scenes, circa 1930s |
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| Hong Kong street scenes, circa 1930s |
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| Hong Kong street scenes, circa 1930s |
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| Hong Kong street scenes, circa 1930s |
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| Hung Hom Beach, Hong Kong, circa 1930s |
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| Kowloon–Canton Railway, Hong Kong, circa 1930s |
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| Majestic Theater, Hong Kong, circa 1930s |
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| Nathan Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong, circa 1930s |
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| New Territories hut, Hong Kong, circa 1930s |
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| Newspaper seller, Hong Kong, circa 1930s |
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| Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong, circa 1930s |
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| Queen's Road East, Hong Kong, circa 1930s |
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| Queen's Road East, Hong Kong, circa 1930s |
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| Sheung Wan view from the Peak, Hong Kong, circa 1930s |
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| Signal Hill, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong, circa 1930s |
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| Star Theater at Peking Road, Tsim Sha Tsui in Kowloon, Hong Kong, circa 1930s |
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| Statue Square, Hong Kong, circa 1930s |
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| The Peak Hotel, Hong Kong, circa 1930s |
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| Tsim Sha Tsui street scenes, Hong Kong, circa 1930s |
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| Typhoon Shelter, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, circa 1930s |
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| View from Mid-levels, Hong Kong, circa 1930s |
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| Water rationing, Hong Kong, circa 1930s |
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| Water rationing, Hong Kong, circa 1930s |
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| Wing On department store, Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong, circa 1930s |
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