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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.

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

#22 Hong Kong Island’s tram route, 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

#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

#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

#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

#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

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

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

Written by Aung Budhh

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