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1970s Hong Kong: Fascinating Historical Photos Offer A Glimpse Into Everyday Life

Hong Kong underwent many changes in the 1970s that shaped its future; new development projects were started under the government of Murray MacLehose. Hong Kong emerged as a commercial and tourism center in Asia. Government subsidized education from six years to nine years, which improved literacy per-capita. Higher-income also led to the introduction of the first high-rise, private housing estates with Taikoo Shing.

Corruption was one of the significant problems in the 1970s. The government established an independent commission, ICAC, in 1974 to combat corruption in many departments of the Hong Kong Government. New legislation was passed, which made equal pay for equal work by men and women, including the right for married women to be permanent employees. High-tech industries such as electronics were developed, and the property and financial markets prospered.

Here below are some stunning historical photos that show what Hong Kong looked like in the 1970s.

#5 Kat Hing Wai Walled Village, Hong Kong, 1970s

Kat Hing Wai Walled Village, Hong Kong, 1970s

#6 San Po Hong resettlement flats, Lion Rock behind, 1970s

#10 Hong Kong Boat People, 1970s

Hong Kong Boat People, 1970s

#15 Connaught Road night market, Hong Kong, 1970s

Connaught Road night market, Hong Kong, 1970s

#20 A seller, Hong Kong, 1970s

A seller, Hong Kong, 1970s

#21 Hollywood Road area, Hong Kong, 1970s

Hollywood Road area, Hong Kong, 1970s

#22 Hong Kong Island’s tram route, Hong Kong, 1970s

#25 Shanghai Street, Kowloon, 1970s

Shanghai Street, Kowloon, 1970s

#30 Sai Kung, Hong Kong, 1970s

Sai Kung, Hong Kong, 1970s

#31 Scrap metal collector takes a rest, Hong Kong, 1970s

#33 Frontier Closed Area, Sheung Shui, Hong Kong, 1970s

#35 Shops and stalls around the Hollywood Road area of Hong Kong, 1970s

Shops and stalls around the Hollywood Road area of Hong Kong, 1970s

#36 Street market at Hollywood Road area, Hong Kong, 1970s

#37 Street market at Hollywood Road area, Hong Kong, 1970s

#38 Street market at Hollywood Road area, Hong Kong, 1970s

#40 Street market, Hong Kong, 1970s

Street market, Hong Kong, 1970s

#42 The Kowloon peninsula opposite Hong Kong Central district, 1970s

#44 The north of Hong Kong Island with landfilled areas ready for building, 1970s

#45 Wong Tai Sin resettlement flats, Hong Kong, 1970s

Wong Tai Sin resettlement flats, Hong Kong, 1970s

#46 Wong Tai Sin resettlement flats, Hong Kong, 1970s

#47 Wong Tai Sin resettlement flats, Hong Kong, 1970s

#48 Wong Tai Sin resettlement flats, Hong Kong, 1970s

#50 Wong Tai Sin Temple entrance, Hong Kong, 1970s

Wong Tai Sin Temple entrance, Hong Kong, 1970s

#53 Assembly building, one of the few remaining old colonial buildings, Hong Kong, 1970s

#55 Central District and Kowloon Peninsula from The Peak, Hong Kong, 1970s

Central District and Kowloon Peninsula from The Peak, Hong Kong, 1970s

#57 US navy ships visiting Hong Kong for R & R during the Vietnam war, 1970s

#60 Advertising posters, Hong Kong, 1972

#65 Bamboo scaffolding, Hong Kong, 1972

#70 Fruit stand, Hong Kong, 1972

#75 Harbor life, Hong Kong, 1972

#80 Market, Hong Kong, 1972

#85 Queen’s Road Central, Hong Kong, 1972

#90 Shek Kip Mei estate, Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong, 1972

#94 The intersection of Barwick Street and Shek Kip Mei Street in Sham Shui Po, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 1972

#95 Train crossing, Hong Kong, 1972

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