Hungry Eagle in the sad sky
Looking at Mei Foo Sun Chuen from the KMB depot. The KMB depot was located adjacent to Mei Foo Sun Cheun; on the harbour front was a garbage incinerator with three chimneys releasing exhaust. Some believed the chimneys resemble the 3 incenses customarily used to worship ancestors, and thus bore ill omen. Ho Sau made a joke of it and photographed one chimney. The photo was taken in early morning and the incinerator has yet to operate. Ho Sau took a picture of a raptor seeking prey in the skies, with the metaphor being that the ordinary citizen had no defense against those in power; the smokeless chimneys allude to the halt of industrial development and the bleak future of the society.
| Date | 1960s |
| Place | Kowloon/Sham Shui Po District/Lai Chi Kok/Po Lun Street |
| object | Incinerator |
| others | Economic downturn |
| Poem | 烟突無烟市況凋 香城百業漸飄搖 飛揚物價生民苦 到處腥風引餓鳥 |
| Material Type | Image |
| Collection | Ho Sau: Poetic Photography of Daily Life |
| Source | Courtesy of Ho Sau; Also published in Ho Sau. 2006. Age to Reflection: Photos and Poems by Ho Sau. Hong Kong: Wonderful Design and Productions , pp. 92-93. |
| Repository | Ho Sau |
| Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Ho Sau |
| Accession No. | ho0_009 |
location
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Hungry Eagle in the sad sky
Looking at Mei Foo Sun Chuen from the KMB depot. The KMB depot was located adjacent to Mei Foo Sun Cheun; on the harbour front was a garbage incinerator with three chimneys releasing exhaust. Some believed the chimneys resemble the 3 incenses customarily used to worship ancestors, and thus bore ill omen. Ho Sau made a joke of it and photographed one chimney. The photo was taken in early morning and the incinerator has yet to operate. Ho Sau took a picture of a raptor seeking prey in the skies, with the metaphor being that the ordinary citizen had no defense against those in power; the smokeless chimneys allude to the halt of industrial development and the bleak future of the society.
| Date | 1960s |
| Place | Kowloon/Sham Shui Po District/Lai Chi Kok/Po Lun Street |
| Object | Incinerator |
| Others | Economic downturn |
| Poem | 烟突無烟市況凋 香城百業漸飄搖 飛揚物價生民苦 到處腥風引餓鳥 |
| Material Type | Image |
| Collection | Ho Sau: Poetic Photography of Daily Life |
| Source | Courtesy of Ho Sau; Also published in Ho Sau. 2006. Age to Reflection: Photos and Poems by Ho Sau. Hong Kong: Wonderful Design and Productions , pp. 92-93. |
| Repository | Ho Sau |
| Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Ho Sau |
| Accession No. | ho0_009 |
Other photos
Hungry Eagle in the sad sky
Looking at Mei Foo Sun Chuen from the KMB depot. The KMB depot was located adjacent to Mei Foo Sun Cheun; on the harbour front was a garbage incinerator with three chimneys releasing exhaust. Some believed the chimneys resemble the 3 incenses customarily used to worship ancestors, and thus bore ill omen. Ho Sau made a joke of it and photographed one chimney. The photo was taken in early morning and the incinerator has yet to operate. Ho Sau took a picture of a raptor seeking prey in the skies, with the metaphor being that the ordinary citizen had no defense against those in power; the smokeless chimneys allude to the halt of industrial development and the bleak future of the society.
| Date | 1960s |
| Place | Kowloon/Sham Shui Po District/Lai Chi Kok/Po Lun Street |
| Object | Incinerator |
| Others | Economic downturn |
| Poem | 烟突無烟市況凋 香城百業漸飄搖 飛揚物價生民苦 到處腥風引餓鳥 |
| Material Type | Image |
| Collection | Ho Sau: Poetic Photography of Daily Life |
| Source | Courtesy of Ho Sau; Also published in Ho Sau. 2006. Age to Reflection: Photos and Poems by Ho Sau. Hong Kong: Wonderful Design and Productions , pp. 92-93. |
| Repository | Ho Sau |
| Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Ho Sau |
| Accession No. | ho0_009 |
location
Other photos
Hungry Eagle in the sad sky
Looking at Mei Foo Sun Chuen from the KMB depot. The KMB depot was located adjacent to Mei Foo Sun Cheun; on the harbour front was a garbage incinerator with three chimneys releasing exhaust. Some believed the chimneys resemble the 3 incenses customarily used to worship ancestors, and thus bore ill omen. Ho Sau made a joke of it and photographed one chimney. The photo was taken in early morning and the incinerator has yet to operate. Ho Sau took a picture of a raptor seeking prey in the skies, with the metaphor being that the ordinary citizen had no defense against those in power; the smokeless chimneys allude to the halt of industrial development and the bleak future of the society.
| Date | 1960s |
| Place | Kowloon/Sham Shui Po District/Lai Chi Kok/Po Lun Street |
| Object | Incinerator |
| Others | Economic downturn |
| Poem | 烟突無烟市況凋 香城百業漸飄搖 飛揚物價生民苦 到處腥風引餓鳥 |
| Material Type | Image |
| Collection | Ho Sau: Poetic Photography of Daily Life |
| Source | Courtesy of Ho Sau; Also published in Ho Sau. 2006. Age to Reflection: Photos and Poems by Ho Sau. Hong Kong: Wonderful Design and Productions , pp. 92-93. |
| Repository | Ho Sau |
| Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Ho Sau |
| Accession No. | ho0_009 |
Other photos
Hungry Eagle in the sad sky
Looking at Mei Foo Sun Chuen from the KMB depot. The KMB depot was located adjacent to Mei Foo Sun Cheun; on the harbour front was a garbage incinerator with three chimneys releasing exhaust. Some believed the chimneys resemble the 3 incenses customarily used to worship ancestors, and thus bore ill omen. Ho Sau made a joke of it and photographed one chimney. The photo was taken in early morning and the incinerator has yet to operate. Ho Sau took a picture of a raptor seeking prey in the skies, with the metaphor being that the ordinary citizen had no defense against those in power; the smokeless chimneys allude to the halt of industrial development and the bleak future of the society.
| Date | 1960s |
| Sponsors | Economic downturn |
| Venue | Kowloon|Lai Chi Kok|Po Lun Street |
| Object | Incinerator |
| Poem | 烟突無烟市況凋 香城百業漸飄搖 飛揚物價生民苦 到處腥風引餓鳥 |
| Material Type | Image |
| Collection | Ho Sau: Poetic Photography of Daily Life |
| Source | Courtesy of Ho Sau; Also published in Ho Sau. 2006. Age to Reflection: Photos and Poems by Ho Sau. Hong Kong: Wonderful Design and Productions , pp. 92-93. |
| Repository | Ho Sau |
| Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Ho Sau |
| Accession No. | ho0_009 |
Other photos
Hungry Eagle in the sad sky
Looking at Mei Foo Sun Chuen from the KMB depot. The KMB depot was located adjacent to Mei Foo Sun Cheun; on the harbour front was a garbage incinerator with three chimneys releasing exhaust. Some believed the chimneys resemble the 3 incenses customarily used to worship ancestors, and thus bore ill omen. Ho Sau made a joke of it and photographed one chimney. The photo was taken in early morning and the incinerator has yet to operate. Ho Sau took a picture of a raptor seeking prey in the skies, with the metaphor being that the ordinary citizen had no defense against those in power; the smokeless chimneys allude to the halt of industrial development and the bleak future of the society.
| Date | 1960s |
| Place | Kowloon/Sham Shui Po District/Lai Chi Kok/Po Lun Street |
| Object | Incinerator |
| Others | Economic downturn |
| Poem | 烟突無烟市況凋 香城百業漸飄搖 飛揚物價生民苦 到處腥風引餓鳥 |
| Material Type | Image |
| Collection | Ho Sau: Poetic Photography of Daily Life |
| Source | Courtesy of Ho Sau; Also published in Ho Sau. 2006. Age to Reflection: Photos and Poems by Ho Sau. Hong Kong: Wonderful Design and Productions , pp. 92-93. |
| Repository | Ho Sau |
| Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Ho Sau |
| Accession No. | ho0_009 |
Other photos
Hungry Eagle in the sad sky
Looking at Mei Foo Sun Chuen from the KMB depot. The KMB depot was located adjacent to Mei Foo Sun Cheun; on the harbour front was a garbage incinerator with three chimneys releasing exhaust. Some believed the chimneys resemble the 3 incenses customarily used to worship ancestors, and thus bore ill omen. Ho Sau made a joke of it and photographed one chimney. The photo was taken in early morning and the incinerator has yet to operate. Ho Sau took a picture of a raptor seeking prey in the skies, with the metaphor being that the ordinary citizen had no defense against those in power; the smokeless chimneys allude to the halt of industrial development and the bleak future of the society.
| Date | 1960s |
| Place | Kowloon/Sham Shui Po District/Lai Chi Kok/Po Lun Street |
| Object | Incinerator |
| Others | Economic downturn |
| Poem | 烟突無烟市況凋 香城百業漸飄搖 飛揚物價生民苦 到處腥風引餓鳥 |
| Material Type | Image |
| Collection | Ho Sau: Poetic Photography of Daily Life |
| Source | Courtesy of Ho Sau; Also published in Ho Sau. 2006. Age to Reflection: Photos and Poems by Ho Sau. Hong Kong: Wonderful Design and Productions , pp. 92-93. |
| Repository | Ho Sau |
| Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Ho Sau |
| Accession No. | ho0_009 |
location
Other photos
Hungry Eagle in the sad sky
Looking at Mei Foo Sun Chuen from the KMB depot. The KMB depot was located adjacent to Mei Foo Sun Cheun; on the harbour front was a garbage incinerator with three chimneys releasing exhaust. Some believed the chimneys resemble the 3 incenses customarily used to worship ancestors, and thus bore ill omen. Ho Sau made a joke of it and photographed one chimney. The photo was taken in early morning and the incinerator has yet to operate. Ho Sau took a picture of a raptor seeking prey in the skies, with the metaphor being that the ordinary citizen had no defense against those in power; the smokeless chimneys allude to the halt of industrial development and the bleak future of the society.
| Date of Death | 1960s |
| Place | Kowloon/Sham Shui Po District/Lai Chi Kok/Po Lun Street |
| Object | Incinerator |
| Others | Economic downturn |
| Poem | 烟突無烟市況凋 香城百業漸飄搖 飛揚物價生民苦 到處腥風引餓鳥 |
| Material Type | Image |
| Collection | Ho Sau: Poetic Photography of Daily Life |
| Source | Courtesy of Ho Sau; Also published in Ho Sau. 2006. Age to Reflection: Photos and Poems by Ho Sau. Hong Kong: Wonderful Design and Productions , pp. 92-93. |
| Repository | Ho Sau |
| Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Ho Sau |
| Accession No. | ho0_009 |
Other photos
Hungry Eagle in the sad sky
Looking at Mei Foo Sun Chuen from the KMB depot. The KMB depot was located adjacent to Mei Foo Sun Cheun; on the harbour front was a garbage incinerator with three chimneys releasing exhaust. Some believed the chimneys resemble the 3 incenses customarily used to worship ancestors, and thus bore ill omen. Ho Sau made a joke of it and photographed one chimney. The photo was taken in early morning and the incinerator has yet to operate. Ho Sau took a picture of a raptor seeking prey in the skies, with the metaphor being that the ordinary citizen had no defense against those in power; the smokeless chimneys allude to the halt of industrial development and the bleak future of the society.
| Date | 1960s |
| Material Type | Image |
| Collection | Ho Sau: Poetic Photography of Daily Life |
| Source | Courtesy of Ho Sau; Also published in Ho Sau. 2006. Age to Reflection: Photos and Poems by Ho Sau. Hong Kong: Wonderful Design and Productions , pp. 92-93. |
| Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Ho Sau |
| Accession No. | ho0_009 |
Other photos
Hungry Eagle in the sad sky
Looking at Mei Foo Sun Chuen from the KMB depot. The KMB depot was located adjacent to Mei Foo Sun Cheun; on the harbour front was a garbage incinerator with three chimneys releasing exhaust. Some believed the chimneys resemble the 3 incenses customarily used to worship ancestors, and thus bore ill omen. Ho Sau made a joke of it and photographed one chimney. The photo was taken in early morning and the incinerator has yet to operate. Ho Sau took a picture of a raptor seeking prey in the skies, with the metaphor being that the ordinary citizen had no defense against those in power; the smokeless chimneys allude to the halt of industrial development and the bleak future of the society.
| Date | 1960s |
| Material Type | Image |
| Place | Kowloon/Sham Shui Po District/Lai Chi Kok/Po Lun Street |
| Object | Incinerator |
| Others | Economic downturn |
| Collection | Ho Sau: Poetic Photography of Daily Life |
| Source | Courtesy of Ho Sau; Also published in Ho Sau. 2006. Age to Reflection: Photos and Poems by Ho Sau. Hong Kong: Wonderful Design and Productions , pp. 92-93. |
| Repository | Ho Sau |
| Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Ho Sau |
| Accession No. | ho0_009 |
location
Other photos
Hungry Eagle in the sad sky
Looking at Mei Foo Sun Chuen from the KMB depot. The KMB depot was located adjacent to Mei Foo Sun Cheun; on the harbour front was a garbage incinerator with three chimneys releasing exhaust. Some believed the chimneys resemble the 3 incenses customarily used to worship ancestors, and thus bore ill omen. Ho Sau made a joke of it and photographed one chimney. The photo was taken in early morning and the incinerator has yet to operate. Ho Sau took a picture of a raptor seeking prey in the skies, with the metaphor being that the ordinary citizen had no defense against those in power; the smokeless chimneys allude to the halt of industrial development and the bleak future of the society.
| Date | 1960s |
| Place | Kowloon/Sham Shui Po District/Lai Chi Kok/Po Lun Street |
| Object | Incinerator |
| Others | Economic downturn |
| Poem | 烟突無烟市況凋 香城百業漸飄搖 飛揚物價生民苦 到處腥風引餓鳥 |
| Material Type | Image |
| Collection | Ho Sau: Poetic Photography of Daily Life |
| Source | Courtesy of Ho Sau; Also published in Ho Sau. 2006. Age to Reflection: Photos and Poems by Ho Sau. Hong Kong: Wonderful Design and Productions , pp. 92-93. |
| Repository | Ho Sau |
| Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Ho Sau |
| Accession No. | ho0_009 |
location
Other photos
Hungry Eagle in the sad sky
Looking at Mei Foo Sun Chuen from the KMB depot. The KMB depot was located adjacent to Mei Foo Sun Cheun; on the harbour front was a garbage incinerator with three chimneys releasing exhaust. Some believed the chimneys resemble the 3 incenses customarily used to worship ancestors, and thus bore ill omen. Ho Sau made a joke of it and photographed one chimney. The photo was taken in early morning and the incinerator has yet to operate. Ho Sau took a picture of a raptor seeking prey in the skies, with the metaphor being that the ordinary citizen had no defense against those in power; the smokeless chimneys allude to the halt of industrial development and the bleak future of the society.
| Date | 1960s |
| Place | Kowloon/Sham Shui Po District/Lai Chi Kok/Po Lun Street |
| Object | Incinerator |
| Others | Economic downturn |
| Material Type | Image |
| Collection | Ho Sau: Poetic Photography of Daily Life |
| Source | Courtesy of Ho Sau; Also published in Ho Sau. 2006. Age to Reflection: Photos and Poems by Ho Sau. Hong Kong: Wonderful Design and Productions , pp. 92-93. |
| Repository | Ho Sau |
| Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Ho Sau |
| Accession No. | ho0_009 |
location
Other photos
Hungry Eagle in the sad sky
Looking at Mei Foo Sun Chuen from the KMB depot. The KMB depot was located adjacent to Mei Foo Sun Cheun; on the harbour front was a garbage incinerator with three chimneys releasing exhaust. Some believed the chimneys resemble the 3 incenses customarily used to worship ancestors, and thus bore ill omen. Ho Sau made a joke of it and photographed one chimney. The photo was taken in early morning and the incinerator has yet to operate. Ho Sau took a picture of a raptor seeking prey in the skies, with the metaphor being that the ordinary citizen had no defense against those in power; the smokeless chimneys allude to the halt of industrial development and the bleak future of the society.
| Date | 1960s |
| Place | Kowloon/Sham Shui Po District/Lai Chi Kok/Po Lun Street |
| Object | Incinerator |
| Others | Economic downturn |
| Material Type | Image |
| Collection | Ho Sau: Poetic Photography of Daily Life |
| Source | Courtesy of Ho Sau; Also published in Ho Sau. 2006. Age to Reflection: Photos and Poems by Ho Sau. Hong Kong: Wonderful Design and Productions , pp. 92-93. |
| Repository | Ho Sau |
| Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Ho Sau |
| Accession No. | ho0_009 |
location
Other photos
Hungry Eagle in the sad sky
Looking at Mei Foo Sun Chuen from the KMB depot. The KMB depot was located adjacent to Mei Foo Sun Cheun; on the harbour front was a garbage incinerator with three chimneys releasing exhaust. Some believed the chimneys resemble the 3 incenses customarily used to worship ancestors, and thus bore ill omen. Ho Sau made a joke of it and photographed one chimney. The photo was taken in early morning and the incinerator has yet to operate. Ho Sau took a picture of a raptor seeking prey in the skies, with the metaphor being that the ordinary citizen had no defense against those in power; the smokeless chimneys allude to the halt of industrial development and the bleak future of the society.
| Date | 1960s |
| Place | Kowloon/Sham Shui Po District/Lai Chi Kok/Po Lun Street |
| Object | Incinerator |
| Others | Economic downturn |
| Material Type | Image |
| Collection | Ho Sau: Poetic Photography of Daily Life |
| Source | Courtesy of Ho Sau; Also published in Ho Sau. 2006. Age to Reflection: Photos and Poems by Ho Sau. Hong Kong: Wonderful Design and Productions , pp. 92-93. |
| Repository | Ho Sau |
| Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Ho Sau |
| Accession No. | ho0_009 |
location
Other photos
Hungry Eagle in the sad sky
Looking at Mei Foo Sun Chuen from the KMB depot. The KMB depot was located adjacent to Mei Foo Sun Cheun; on the harbour front was a garbage incinerator with three chimneys releasing exhaust. Some believed the chimneys resemble the 3 incenses customarily used to worship ancestors, and thus bore ill omen. Ho Sau made a joke of it and photographed one chimney. The photo was taken in early morning and the incinerator has yet to operate. Ho Sau took a picture of a raptor seeking prey in the skies, with the metaphor being that the ordinary citizen had no defense against those in power; the smokeless chimneys allude to the halt of industrial development and the bleak future of the society.
| Date | 1960s |
| Place | Kowloon/Sham Shui Po District/Lai Chi Kok/Po Lun Street |
| Object | Incinerator |
| Others | Economic downturn |
| Material Type | Image |
| Collection | Ho Sau: Poetic Photography of Daily Life |
| Source | Courtesy of Ho Sau; Also published in Ho Sau. 2006. Age to Reflection: Photos and Poems by Ho Sau. Hong Kong: Wonderful Design and Productions , pp. 92-93. |
| Repository | Ho Sau |
| Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Ho Sau |
| Accession No. | ho0_009 |
location
Other photos
Hungry Eagle in the sad sky
Looking at Mei Foo Sun Chuen from the KMB depot. The KMB depot was located adjacent to Mei Foo Sun Cheun; on the harbour front was a garbage incinerator with three chimneys releasing exhaust. Some believed the chimneys resemble the 3 incenses customarily used to worship ancestors, and thus bore ill omen. Ho Sau made a joke of it and photographed one chimney. The photo was taken in early morning and the incinerator has yet to operate. Ho Sau took a picture of a raptor seeking prey in the skies, with the metaphor being that the ordinary citizen had no defense against those in power; the smokeless chimneys allude to the halt of industrial development and the bleak future of the society.
| Date | 1960s |
| Place | Kowloon/Sham Shui Po District/Lai Chi Kok/Po Lun Street |
| Object | Incinerator |
| Others | Economic downturn |
| Material Type | Image |
| Collection | Ho Sau: Poetic Photography of Daily Life |
| Source | Courtesy of Ho Sau; Also published in Ho Sau. 2006. Age to Reflection: Photos and Poems by Ho Sau. Hong Kong: Wonderful Design and Productions , pp. 92-93. |
| Repository | Ho Sau |
| Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Ho Sau |
| Accession No. | ho0_009 |
location
Other photos
Hungry Eagle in the sad sky
Looking at Mei Foo Sun Chuen from the KMB depot. The KMB depot was located adjacent to Mei Foo Sun Cheun; on the harbour front was a garbage incinerator with three chimneys releasing exhaust. Some believed the chimneys resemble the 3 incenses customarily used to worship ancestors, and thus bore ill omen. Ho Sau made a joke of it and photographed one chimney. The photo was taken in early morning and the incinerator has yet to operate. Ho Sau took a picture of a raptor seeking prey in the skies, with the metaphor being that the ordinary citizen had no defense against those in power; the smokeless chimneys allude to the halt of industrial development and the bleak future of the society.
| Date | 1960s |
| Place | Kowloon/Sham Shui Po District/Lai Chi Kok/Po Lun Street |
| Object | Incinerator |
| Others | Economic downturn |
| Material Type | Image |
| Collection | Ho Sau: Poetic Photography of Daily Life |
| Source | Courtesy of Ho Sau; Also published in Ho Sau. 2006. Age to Reflection: Photos and Poems by Ho Sau. Hong Kong: Wonderful Design and Productions , pp. 92-93. |
| Repository | Ho Sau |
| Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Ho Sau |
| Accession No. | ho0_009 |
location
Other photos
Hungry Eagle in the sad sky
Looking at Mei Foo Sun Chuen from the KMB depot. The KMB depot was located adjacent to Mei Foo Sun Cheun; on the harbour front was a garbage incinerator with three chimneys releasing exhaust. Some believed the chimneys resemble the 3 incenses customarily used to worship ancestors, and thus bore ill omen. Ho Sau made a joke of it and photographed one chimney. The photo was taken in early morning and the incinerator has yet to operate. Ho Sau took a picture of a raptor seeking prey in the skies, with the metaphor being that the ordinary citizen had no defense against those in power; the smokeless chimneys allude to the halt of industrial development and the bleak future of the society.
| Date | 1960s |
| Place | Kowloon/Sham Shui Po District/Lai Chi Kok/Po Lun Street |
| Object | Incinerator |
| Others | Economic downturn |
| Material Type | Image |
| Collection | Ho Sau: Poetic Photography of Daily Life |
| Source | Courtesy of Ho Sau; Also published in Ho Sau. 2006. Age to Reflection: Photos and Poems by Ho Sau. Hong Kong: Wonderful Design and Productions , pp. 92-93. |
| Repository | Ho Sau |
| Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Ho Sau |
| Accession No. | ho0_009 |
location
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