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Collection All Items Hong Kong’s Currency after the Second World War
  • Burning down old ten-dollar notes
    The Hong Kong government gradually replaced paper money in lower denominations with coins since the 1960s in view of the former's shorter life-span. This photo shows the HSBC (The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation) staff burning down old ten-dollar notes.
  • Counting banknotes
    HSBC (The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation) staff counting banknotes at the headquarters in early 1960s.
  • Banks in the Central District (1)
    The headquarters of the Bank of China, HSBC (The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation), and Standard Chartered Bank stood out prominently in the Central District in 1960.