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Government House from the Peak trail on stage 1 of the Hong Kong Trail.

The Duddell Street Steps were built between 1875 and 1889 and along with the four gas lamps were declared as monuments in 1979. In 1862 the Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited (Towngas) was founded to provide street lighting. They replaced the kerosene style lamps that required refueling and Hong Kong became one of the first cities in East Asia where streets were lit with gas lamps. The lamps had to be ignited and extinguished manually daily. After World War 2, gas lamps were gradually replaced by electric lamps. The four here are the remaining ones and are maintained by Towngas. These are now fitted with automatic switches and turned on and off at 6pm and 6am automatically.

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Founded in 1867, the Wah To Hospital was located on Stone Nullah Lane. With the establishment of the Tung Wah Hospital in 1870 the Wah To Hospital lost importance and closed down in 1886, and converted to a temple dedicated to the God of Medicine. The temple was demolished and rebuilt as a tenement building in the 1920s, The temple was then relocated to here, No 72A, G/F - now known as the Blue House.

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The Former Kowloon-Canton Railway Clock Tower is the only remnant of the original site of the former Kowloon station in TST on the Kowloon–Canton Railway. Clock Tower, was completed in 1915, and the station was opened on 28 March 1916.

So much of beautiful old Hong Kong has been demolished. The railway station was lost to us in 1977 1977 despites from the Heritage Society and other groups. It's such a shame that this beautiful building was knocked down to be replaced by the monstrosities that occupy the site now.

The famous clock tower again. In this photo it would appear to be a witness in the Battle for Hong Kong. Whilst the clock does actually have the scars of the battle, this photo is from the Japanese propaganda film about the battle.

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Drawn by Murdoch Bruce, lithograph by A. Maclure, 1846.

Located at No. 55 Ship Street, Wan Chai, this Grade 1 Historic Building built is known as the "The Wan Chai Haunted House" or more factually as the 'red house'. Built in 1921, this was a fine building which during World War 2 was used by the Japanese as a military brothel. This building remained with the original pre-war family until 1993 but has stood vacant since then. It is said that the ghosts of the women who died as comfort women inhabit the place and their cries can be heard in parts of the building. in 2003 there was a story in the local newspapers about a group of school students who after entering the property became emotionally unstable and were sent by the police to hospital of psychiatric treatment.

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The impressive cross harbour view looking from Tsim Tsa Tsui to Hong Kong Island. The 'world city' decorated Star Ferry can be seen at left.

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The inset photo shows The Cenotaph in Statue Square with the Hong Kong Club behind it, circa. 1924. Part of Queen Victoria's statue located at the centre of a roundabout can be seen on the bottom right. 'Statue Square' no longer holds the statues of the prominent people that it once did, and the now pedestrianised area is now used by thousands of Filipina helpers who congregate here on Sundays.

Hong Kong has always had a shortage of drinking water due to the burgeoning population. in 1859 a reservoir was proposed below the slopes of the Peak which was completed in 1863. The inset photo is from the end of the 19th century. Lamma Island is in the distance.

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There are plenty of photos of this bit tourist draw but not many on the descent from Lantau Peak, giving beautiful views of the mountainous scenery.

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This is the oldest surviving post office building in Hong Kong. Built in 1913, it proudly served residents of Wanchai until 1992 after serving continuously for 77 years. With a Chinese tiled pitched roof, arched window openings, ornamental features and the three Dutch gable walls contribute to the unique character of this building. Alongside the building is the Wanchai Gap Rd which is the short cut up to the strategic cross roads of Stubbs Rd, Peak Rd, Coombe Rd, Middle Gap Road and Blacks Link that connects all the way to Wong Nai Chung Gap Rd, names that will immediately stand out to anyone with an interest in Hong Kong's World War 2 past. Wan Chai Gap Rd is less of a road and more of an incredibly steep path.

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At the junction of Carpenter Road and Lion Rock Road, looking down Lion Rock Road.

On the left it says "West Door". The other pillar says "Nine Dragons Den". Kowloon means "nine dragons".

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The entrance to the Yamen is behind, and in front is this scenic courtyard. I don't know how much is original. Overhead photos and models of the 'city' show a clearing in the middle which must have been this Yamen area. If this picturesque wall existed then I wonder if it marked the boundary of where the buildings began.

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The areas at the top and right of the model in 1989 were flat as just like in the model. The model shows what a densely packed place to live the Kowloon Walled City was.

The South Gate served as the walled city's main entrance. The foundation and other remains included two stone plaques inscribed with "South Gate" and "Kowloon Walled City". A flagstone path led up to it.