Talk:Victoria, Hong Kong/Archive 1
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Documents relevant to "The City of Victoria" are
""THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL ― I would suggest that in the definition of the City of Victoria that some explanation ought to be given of the term in the part dealing with the southern boundaries, and that the words and brackets "(that is to say, a level which shall hereafter be notified in the Gazette)" be inserted after the words "Ordnance datum" in the fourth paragraph.""
Extracted from HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL Minutes (page 167) The Interpretation Ordinance (17TH AUGUST, 1911) [[1]]
""In exercise of the powers in me vested as Governor aforesaid, I, Sir GEORGE FERGUSON BOWEN, do hereby proclaim that a Session of the Legislative Council of Hongkong shall commence and be holden for the despatch of business on Thursday, the 28th day of February, 1884, at the hour of four o'clock in the afternoon, in the Legislative Council Chamber, in the City of Victoria, within the said Colony; and the Members of the Legislative Council are hereby required to give their attendance at the said time and place accordingly.""
Extracted from HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL Minutes (page 167) The Interpretation Ordinance (28TH FEBRUARY, 1884.) [[2]]
"Boundary Stone, City of Victoria" The Hong Kong Government erected six boundary stones in 1903 to mark the limits of the City of Victoria.
Photo from Antiquities and Monuments Office, Leisure and Cultural Services Department, HKSAR [[3]]
Photo from Hong Kong Place [[4]]
Book "City of Victoria" published by Hong Kong Museum of History and Hong Kong Leisure and Cultural Services Dept.
Summary: Detailed presentation of the development of the Victoria City (i.e. the area extending from the Western District to Causeway Bay) from Hong Kong's inception up to the outbreak of the Second World War through digital terrain models and historical photographs from the Museum's collection.
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- OK. Thanks. SchmuckyTheCat (talk) 16:06, 16 November 2005 (UTC)
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Boundary Stones
It would be a great urban treasure hunt to produce license-free photographs of those Boundary Stones mentioned in the article. Anyone up for the challenge? --Kvasir (talk) 19:23, 2 December 2008 (UTC)
- Wikimedia Commons has pictures of these boundary stones. See Category:Victoria City boundary stones. Underwaterbuffalo (talk) 18:46, 26 May 2011 (UTC)
- There's an article in the Chinese version of Wikipedia. That can be translated and incorporated as one of the sections of this article. 116.49.131.7 (talk) 16:39, 9 June 2011 (UTC)