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Aberdeen, Ocean Park
Unused card of one of Hong Kong’s two great amusement parks. Grade: 1

Code: 20308507
Price: $4.00
Panorama of the Victoria Harbour
Oh for the days when it was clear enough to see this view. Two cards are available. One is unused (Grade: 1, $2) and the other was mailed from Victoria Peak in 2012 with stamp and special Peak postmark, and blue trilingual airmail sticker (Grade: 2, $4).

Code: 20308508
Price: $2.00
The Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre at night
The header is what the caption says, but actually the card shows nearly all of Admiralty and Wanchai as well. Two are available: one, unused (Grade: 1, $2) and one other, mailed in 2012 with five stamps (four different), two postmarks, and blue trilingual airmail sticker (Grade: 1, $6).

Code: 20308509
Price: $6.00
Wong Tai Sin Temple, Reunification
Unused “Celebration Reuniformation of China Postcard 1997” showing (but not hearing) beating that bell 108 times. Grade: 1

Code: 20308512
Price: $3.00
Lantau people celebrate reunification
Another from the “Celebration Reuniformation Of China Postcard 1997” series, unused. The people are very happy to become part of China again. Grade: 1

Code: 20308513
Price: $3.00
Causeway Bay, Lee Gardens Hotel
We remember this! It, like the clear blue sky, is long gone. The unused card looks like it dates from about the early 1970s and is clean but heavily aged. Grade: 3

Code: 20308514
Price: $7.00
Grand Hotel, Grand Viking Restaurant
Mailed in 1973 with stamp and postmarks from sending (Kowloon) and receiving offices. Blue trilingual airmail label affixed. Grade: 3

Code: 20308515
Price: $5.00
Kowloon, Sheraton-Hong Kong Hotel
By Hong Kong standards, this hotel is a real survivor, and still very popular. Unused 1970s-era card, aging noticeably. Grade: 3

Code: 20308516
Price: $5.00
Celebration Reuniformation of China Postcard – dancers
For the next several cards, we have a series issued to commemorate the handover of Hong Kong from Great Britain to China in 1997. Understandably there were many festivities and activities connected with this event, and some were captured on postcards as you see here. The captions are always in Chinese only, but we will try to give you a sense of what’s going on. All of these cards are unused. This particular card shows, at the top, the artistic team of gongs and drums from Shangxi province; and a Bell Show from Hubei Province at the bottom. Grade: 1

Code: 20308520
Price: $4.00
Celebration Reuniformation of China Postcard – foreigners and tourism
See also 20308520. Split-view card with foreigners joining and performing at a parade, and a meal for VIPs hosted by the tourism office. Grade: 1

Code: 20308521
Price: $4.00
Celebration Reuniformation of China Postcard – parade floats
See also 20308520. Grade: 1

Code: 20308522
Price: $4.00
Celebration Reuniformation of China Postcard – two views
See also 20308520. On the top of this card, three of 40 chubby kids rehearsing their roles to become pandas in the programme for singer Hsu Xiao-fong; on the bottom, activities prepared by teams from Hong Kong’s Central and Western Districts. Grade: 1

Code: 20308523
Price: $4.00
Celebration Reuniformation of China Postcard – dragons
See also 20308520. On top, a gigantic 3.5 KM lantern dragon to go along Nathan Road; at the bottom, during a fireworks show on 1st July, “970,000 KM Splendid Nuance Lights” over Victoria Harbour. (Forgive us if we missed the translation a little.) Grade: 1

Code: 20308524
Price: $5.00
Celebration Reuniformation of China Postcard – people
See also 20308520. Split-view of sporting celebrities, including Olympic medallist Li-shan Lee, at a ribbon-cutting for a photo exhibit at the Hyatt Hotel; also Industry & Commerce representatives at a flower parade. Grade: 1

Code: 20308525
Price: $4.00
Celebration Reuniformation of China Postcard – balloons and ceremony
See also entry 20308520. Unused card showing Hong Kong handover fetes in Wanchai, and 50,000 participants at a Buddhist ceremony. Grade: 1

Code: 20308526
Price: $4.00
Celebration Reuniformation of China Postcard – Fei Fei and Racetrack
See also 20308520. At top, the late TV and film celebrity Lydia Shum (“Fei Fei”) participating, and at the bottom, big celebrations at Happy Valley Racetrack. Grade: 1

Code: 20308527
Price: $4.00
Celebration Reuniformation of China Postcard – Hang Seng re-opens
See also 20308520. On 3rd July, the Hang Seng stock exchange re-opened. Grade: 1

Code: 20308528
Price: $5.00
Celebration Reuniformation of China Postcard – Xian, and Victoria Peak
See also entry 20308520. Celebrations everywhere: a man from Xian, and the now-replaced Peak Tower. Grade: 1

Code: 20308529
Price: $5.00
Celebration Reuniformation of China Postcard – Tung Chee-hwa and dignitaries
See also entry 20308520. Tung Chee-hwa was Hong Kong’s first post-handover Chief Executive. Grade: 1

Code: 20308530
Price: $4.00
Celebration Reuniformation of China Postcard – schools “puzzle” activity
See also entry 20308520. “Thousands of People, One Heart Towards China.” This grand “puzzle activity” took place at the Happy Valley horse racing track, where a total of 1997 students from schools of all grade levels formed seven kinds of configurations. Grade: 1

Code: 20308531
Price: $4.00
Celebration Reuniformation of China Postcard – dim sum
See also entry 20308520. Any excuse for “yum cha”! This one, in Causeway Bay. Grade: 1

Code: 20308532
Price: $4.00
Celebration Reuniformation of China Postcard – doves
See also entry 20308520. Ten thousand doves from 30 self-governing districts in China are set free at Sha Tin. Or is it that doves were all released in 30 locations at the same time? We really need to improve our Chinese. Grade: 1

Code: 20308533
Price: $4.00
Celebration Reuniformation of China Postcard – parade floats
See also entry 20308520. Grade: 1

Code: 20308534
Price: $4.00
The Panorama of Hong Kong & Kowloon at night
Mailed in 2018 with three different stamps and philatelic postmark. Grade: 1

Code: 20308535
Price: $5.00
Celebration Reuniformation of China Postcard – watching fireworks
See also entry 20308520. Grade: 1

Code: 20308536
Price: $4.00
Celebration Reuniformation of China Postcard – queue
See also entry 20308520. Subjects for postcards may have started running out, as this one shows staff from the Information Services Department distributing a brochure of Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa’s 1st July speech. Grade: 1

Code: 20308537
Price: $4.00
Celebration Reuniformation of China Postcard – representatives
See also entry 20308520. (Mostly) female representatives from all walks of life. Grade: 1

Code: 20308538
Price: $4.00
Celebration Reuniformation of China Postcard – academics
See also entry 20308520. Split-view card of academics forming a display, and banners and posters celebrating the reunification. Grade: 1

Code: 20308539
Price: $4.00
Celebration Reuniformation of China Postcard – Filipinos
See also entry 20308520. If we understand correctly, this is a group of well-known persons from Philippines who were attending a party at the Marriott Hotel. Grade: 1

Code: 20308540
Price: $4.00
Celebration Reuniformation of China Postcard – two views
See also entry 20308520. On the left, a couple from Tai Koo Shing who registered at City Hall to be the first to be married post-handover. On the right, Ji-Mei cruise from Xiamen. Grade: 1

Code: 20308541
Price: $4.00
Celebration Reuniformation of China Postcard – countdown
See also entry 20308520. At top, the moments before the countdown to midnight of 30th June, in Happy Valley; on the bottom, actor Jackie Chan beating a drum, alongside lions. Grade: 1

Code: 20308542
Price: $5.00
Celebration Reuniformation of China Postcard – four famous singers
See also entry 20308520. Four ladies joining in the celebration of “Thousands of People, One Heart owards China.” Forgive errors in spelling, but clockwise from top left: Chen Show-wen, Hsu Xiao-fong, Chen Mei-ling, May Yen-fong. Grade: 1

Code: 20308543
Price: $4.00
Celebration Reuniformation of China Postcard – viewing
See also entry 20308520. Grade: 1

Code: 20308544
Price: $4.00
Six Devas outside the Giant Buddha
Unused card, 5-1/4″ x 7″. Grade: 1

Code: 20308546
Price: $3.00
Hong Kong International Airport
Also known as Chek Lap Kok. Unused card, 5-1/4″ x 7″. Grade: 1

Code: 20308547
Price: $3.00
Hong Kong Geopark
Hong Kong has a rich and varied geological history. Postcards of it are, however, relatively hard to find. These locations are Tung Ping Chau (top) and High Island (bottom). Unused card, 5-1/4″ x 7″. Grade: 1

Code: 20308548
Price: $4.00
Lan Kwai Fong
An extraordinarily upscale and popular nightlife area of Hong Kong Island. Unused card, 5-1/4″ x 7″. Minor smudge on the reverse. Grade: 2

Code: 20308549
Price: $4.00
Kowloon, Nathan Road, composite photo
Unused card, 5-1/4″ x 7″. Grade: 1

Code: 20308550
Price: $3.00
Lantau, Tai O
It takes some effort to reach Tai O from the urban areas, but it’s worth the effort as long as you’re not in a hurry. Unused card, 5-1/4″ x 7″. Grade: 1

Code: 20308551
Price: $4.00
Chinese Junk
Just not here any more. We miss them. Unused, aging card whose caption refers to “the background of Modern Buildings being the tourist centre in Kowloon.” That’s partly true (on the right) but the majority of the background is Hong Kong Island. Grade: 2

Code: 20308559
Price: $4.00

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