A Chinese funeral procession. Chief mourners ride in a rickshaw. Street bands, drummers, and cymbal players march with them. Firecrackers are exploded along the way to dispel evil spirits.
Many picturesque laddered streets, such as the one above, climb the slopes of Victoria Peak in the heavily populated Western District of Hong Kong Island. Passable only by foot or in sedan chair, they also serve as playgrounds for children and runs for dogs, cats, and chickens.
Night view of Government House, executive mansion of Hong Kong’s British Governor. Behind it are Victoria Peak and tiers of fine apartment buildings.
Billy Tingle, the colony’s best known athletic instructor, demonstrates the game of cricket to young pupils at the Hong Kong Cricket Club.
In contrast to Hong Kong’s many fashionable and modern houses and apartment buildings, thousands of tightly packed boats serve as floating homes in the mud flats of Aberdeen, on Hong Kong Island. Periodically they are damaged or destroyed by typhoon.
