tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1804478605960560791.post2419992691541339821..comments2023-05-14T01:57:04.948-07:00Comments on Inspirational Thoughts: HK Resettlement Areas 徙置屋邨Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02748140733626800565noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1804478605960560791.post-18775538973456066482017-02-26T10:43:00.398-08:002017-02-26T10:43:00.398-08:00Hello Andrea. I have film of Shek Kip Mei taken i...Hello Andrea. I have film of Shek Kip Mei taken in 1956 by my grandparents. I am trying to locate the actual address of where the film was made at that time, and where it would be today. I have seen pictures that show the actual buildings they took pictures of (in the back row right side with 2 taller buildings and then 3 smaller buildings to their right - http://www.grs.gov.hk/ws/online/utsr/part2/en/f.htm#ad-image-2) and a better, closer view here (http://www.grs.gov.hk/ws/online/utsr/part2/en/f.htm#ad-image-4) Could you tell me the address today of where these buildings once stood? Thank you very much. George Duchow Aracatuba, BrazilUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03874642955548470572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1804478605960560791.post-62959342762128854462009-07-28T00:19:15.752-07:002009-07-28T00:19:15.752-07:00Hi Andrea you are welcome. Actually I was living i...Hi Andrea you are welcome. Actually I was living in Block 14 is around 1969. It was because I was studied the Year 1 in St. Matthew Lutheran Primary School (路德會聖馬太學校)near Block 9 in 1969. I still remember the shop downs there in Block 14 still is empty and waiting for business when we move into our unit. There is a few people in there just like your picture in 1969. It just like the explorer feeling for me. I also remember I always like to watch outside from our unit. At that time I was quite interesting to saw the construction worker to lift the assemble materials or parts by the crane in the ground to every floor in Block 11 and 12 to assemble every unit in there. For the Amoy Garden Block, I remember before it is used to be the Amoy Manufactory Building and one big 3 storey Chinese Restaurant for Yum Cha named “ Kwok Hing Restaurant”. For the Amoy Manufactory which use to produce their Amoy’s soya sauce. They always put all the soya bean on their top of the building ( the 4 floor ) for the sun shine to dry them up. I still remember that smell of yellow soya bean to flow into our unit all the time. At the 5pm the bell of Amoy Manufactory will be rung sharply. And then all the worker will come out from that building to catch the bus of 2A or 6D or walk to their home. Funny is not much overtime working from that manufactory at that time ( not like now always overtime ). I still remember after 4:45pm. All the hawkers will come out to prepare their business because it is the safe time from catching by civil servant or police “Running Ghost”. It is also my “High Tea time” or “afternoon tea in the street”. From there I can eat a lot of cheaper and delicious foods with my friends or my classmates. After that we would play around in the garden outside the Blk 14 or Blk 8. Sometimes we will go further Blk 1’s garden to play even the Upper Ngau Tau Kok Estate. And sometimes the group of child between Upper and Lower Estate will fight together to protect their right of district. At the night time most of the neighbor will go down to the garden for chatting especially in summer time because hot in the unit. And also a lot people will lead their dog to the garden for poo. In Chinese New Year is the most exciting time in the estate because it is legal at that time to play the fire work. All the corridor and street is covered by the red colour scrap paper of the fire work and the paper of red pocket money even the flame of rest of firework, it is smoke and smell everywhere from the firework or fire cricket. At that time we don’t feel dirty of the street. Reversely, we feel that all red colour scrap paper covered the street just push the atmosphere of Chinese New Year in the peak point. For us it is the very happy time because it is very easy to got the red pocket money from just step out the unit. Most of the neighbor are good relationship and recognized. When you are in corridor or waiting for the lift, you should met some neighbor you know and they should be given you the red pocket money straightaway ( no exception ). If you miss, no worry, most of them will bring the gift to visit your unit. I think at that time most of the people is very good and closer relationship in there. They like look after and help each other. ( Most of them are simple and innocent and not complicate as now) All of the above is my valuable childhood memory. Is it mostly same as you childhood memory?<br />I wish all the best to you and your family<br />From OTO.T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18164512653156131563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1804478605960560791.post-26174462675680010152009-05-23T22:36:41.151-07:002009-05-23T22:36:41.151-07:00ot thanks for telling me the error in the photo de...ot thanks for telling me the error in the photo description and I've already made the correction. It's interesting to know that blocks 13 and 14 were constructed before blocks 8-9 and 11-12. I guess the blocks were not numbered until early 70's. I miss Lower Ngau Tau Kok Estate very much too since I lived at Amoy Gardens Block J (across the Lower Estate) and studied at 柏德學校 during mid and late 80's. Thanks again for your comment and wish you all the best in your life!Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02748140733626800565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1804478605960560791.post-83537071951243922572009-04-29T06:36:00.000-07:002009-04-29T06:36:00.000-07:00The picture you posted which stated Lower Ngau Tau...The picture you posted which stated Lower Ngau Tau Kok Estate Block 8 牛頭角下邨第8座 in 1969. I am sure it should be Block 13 not Block 8.Your main photo of this blog is Block 13 with Block 14. I was living in Block 14 when they have establish and I was looking they started to build Block 11 and 12. At that time I also feel strange why they build Block 13 and 14 before Block 11 and 12 and Block 9 and 8. If you look at your picture of Block 8 in 2009 at the end of the colume of building in green color is the building of the staircase. But the other of the picture of which state that Block 8 in 1969. The end of that column is all of the 4 unit of the small room same as your main picture of Block 13 in the current. Please correct and clarify your information.<br /><br />Person who miss Ngau Tau Kok Lower Estate very much. If you want more history of Ngau Tau Kok. Please email me at OT@HOTMAIL.COMO.T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18164512653156131563noreply@blogger.com