Central, Hong Kong, 1947 Original Format: Black and white photograph by the award winning Life Magazine photographer, Mark Kauffman. March 1947, Dex Voeux Road Central, Central, Hong Kong. Courtesy of Life Magainze. About this image: The building behind the policeman was the second generation Jardine House (now Wheelock House), the headquarter of Jardine, Matheson & Co.	Statue Square, Hong Kong, 1947 Original Format: Black and white photograph by the award winning Life Magazine photographer, Mark Kauffman. March 1947, Statue Square, Central, Hong Kong. Courtesy of Life Magainze. About this image: The building behind the hawker was the Prince Building. The statue is the Statue of the HSBC banker, Sir Thomas Jackson, 1st Baronet,Unveiled on 24 February 1906 by the Governor Sir Matthew Nathan.	The Victoria Peak, Hong Kong, 1947 Original Format: Black and white photograph by the award winning Life Magazine photographer, Mark Kauffman. March 1947, Statue Square, Central, Hong Kong. Courtesy of Life Magainze. About this image: The view of Victoria Harbour from The Victoria Peak. The villa (left) was severely damaged by air raids during WWII.	Hang Seng Bank, Sheung Wan, 1947 Original Format: Black and white photograph by the award winning Life Magazine photographer, Mark Kauffman. March 1947, Wing Lok Street, Sheung Wan. Courtesy of Life Magainze. About this image: Hang Seng Bank, which in Cantonese means "ever-growing bank", was originally founded as Hang Seng Ngan Ho by S. H. Ho and three business partners in 1933. Hang Seng Bank commenced business as a simple money-changing shop at 70 Wing Lok Street, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong on 3 March 1933
Colourized_printing_1947 (Mark Kauffman).jpg Original Format: Black and white photograph by the award winning Life Magazine photographer, Mark Kauffman. March 1947.Courtesy of Life Magainze. Description: Kauffman took this photo in 1947, two years after the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong ended. Man in the photo was operating a printing machine.	Statue Square, Hong Kong, 1947 Original Format: Black and white photograph by the award winning Life Magazine photographer, Mark Kauffman. March 1947, Statue Square, Central, Hong Kong. Courtesy of Life Magainze. About this image: The building behind the woman was the Hong Kong Club	Statue square, Hong Kong,1969 Original Format: Black and white photograp. 1969, Statue Square, Central, Hong Kong. Courtesy of the National Archives UK About the image: The building behind the the reporter(on the left) was the Supreme of Hong Kong. Original Caption: Radio and TV in Hong Kong. "What's your opinion of the world ice lolly situation?" could be the question being posed by one of Radio Hong Kong's reporters.	Cricket Club, Hong Kong, 1947 Original Format: Black and white photograph by the award winning Life Magazine photographer, Mark Kauffman. March 1947, Cricket Club, Central, Hong Kong. Courtesy of Life Magainze. About this image: Workers were repairing the field. The buildings behind the workers were the third generation HSBC headquarter (on the left) and Supreme Court (on the right). The bank was demolished in 1978 to make way for the fourth generation headquarter.
Idlewild, Midlevels, Hong Kong,1947 Original Format: Black and white photograph by the award winning Life Magazine photographer, Mark Kauffman. March 1947, 8 Seymour Road, Mid-Levels, Hong Kong . Courtesy of Life Magainze. About this image: 'Idlewild', one of the residences of Sir Robert Ho Tung, at 8 Seymour Road in Mid-Levels, which he bought in 1899. "As the building was painted red, it was popularly known as the Red House. Occupying an area of more than 125,000 square feet, the house was surrounded by beautiful garden."