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  • Victoria Harbour teemed with junks
    Victoria Harbour teemed with sailing boats in the 1850s. As the performance of steamships improved, they gradually replaced sailing ships as the major means of ocean transportation.
  • Long distance view of Whampoa Dock
    Taken in the 1890s, this photograph shows Whampoa Dock in Hung Hom on the far shore. No. 1 Dock of Whampoa Dock was inaugurated in 1888.
  • Launching ceremony for S.S. Taiping
    The launching of the S.S. Taiping, a vessel built by the Whampoa Dock in Hung Hom for service with the Australian Oriental Line in 1926.