In September, the University of Hong Kong acquired photos from photojournalist Frank Fischbeck documenting the evolution of colonial Hong Kong over the past century.

Photo: Frank Fischbeck Collection/The University of Hong Kong.

The images trace the city’s development from the days of rickshaws, through the Japanese Occupation, to the eve of the 1997 handover. 3,000 photographs are available for public viewing on the university’s virtual exhibition.

Photo: Frank Fischbeck Collection/The University of Hong Kong.
Photo: Frank Fischbeck Collection/The University of Hong Kong.
Photo: Frank Fischbeck Collection/The University of Hong Kong.
Photo: Frank Fischbeck Collection/The University of Hong Kong.
Photo: Frank Fischbeck Collection/The University of Hong Kong.
Photo: Frank Fischbeck Collection/The University of Hong Kong.
Photo: Frank Fischbeck Collection/The University of Hong Kong.
Photo: Frank Fischbeck Collection/The University of Hong Kong.
Photo: Frank Fischbeck Collection/The University of Hong Kong.
Photo: Frank Fischbeck Collection/The University of Hong Kong.
Photo: Frank Fischbeck Collection/The University of Hong Kong.

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