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The waters of Hong Kong are crowded with boats, but you can get away from it all just a short walk from the noise
The waters of Hong Kong are crowded with boats, but you can get away from it all just a short walk from the noise

The waters of Hong Kong are crowded with boats, but you can get away from it all just a short walk from the noise

Date4/7/1972
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Original Toronto Star caption: The waters of Hong Kong are crowded with boats; but you can get away from it all just a short walk from the noise
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0117469F
Hong Kong Harbor, with its fancy ferries and tour boats and its exotic, though not so fancy, junks, is a big draw for tourists, whose numbers increase(...)
Hong Kong Harbor, with its fancy ferries and tour boats and its exotic, though not so fancy, junks, is a big draw for tourists, whose numbers increase(...)
4/1/1972
The boy's own book of boats : including vessels of every rig and size to be found floating on the waters in all parts of the world
The boy's own book of boats : including vessels of every rig and size to be found floating on the waters in all parts of the world
1861
The boy's own book of boats : including vessels of every rig and size to be found floating on the waters in all parts of the world, together with complete instructions how to make sailing models
The boy's own book of boats : including vessels of every rig and size to be found floating on the waters in all parts of the world, together with complete instructions how to make sailing models
1868
Hong Kong's other side, far from the camera-cluttered shops of the main streets, can be seen by tourists who pick up a pamphlet outlining six walks th(...)
Hong Kong's other side, far from the camera-cluttered shops of the main streets, can be seen by tourists who pick up a pamphlet outlining six walks th(...)
12/31/1977
In contrast to Hong Kong's busy harbor, visitors can escape to the New Territories, which separates Hong Kong from China
In contrast to Hong Kong's busy harbor, visitors can escape to the New Territories, which separates Hong Kong from China
5/30/1987
Living on a boat at Toronto Island Marina means that Pat and John Dyer can cast off and sail for the Bahamas if they feel like it -- but it also means claustrophobia that impels them to dine out three times a week. A dozen people live on boats in Metro all year, and life afloat suits them just fine.
Living on a boat at Toronto Island Marina means that Pat and John Dyer can cast off and sail for the Bahamas if they feel like it -- but it also means claustrophobia that impels them to dine out three times a week. A dozen people live on boats in Metro all year, and life afloat suits them just fine.
6/6/1975
The crowded streets of Hong Kong are rich in sounds, sights, smells and human activity
The crowded streets of Hong Kong are rich in sounds, sights, smells and human activity
11/1/1985
Hong Kong Hawkers share the crowded streets with shoppers every day of the week in some sections of the city, particularly Causeway Bay, which is the (...)
Hong Kong Hawkers share the crowded streets with shoppers every day of the week in some sections of the city, particularly Causeway Bay, which is the (...)
3/25/1972
Ji Monastery sits high on a peak of the island of Lantau Hong Kong, a place of peace and serenity where you get a bunk bed and three vegetarian meals (...)
Ji Monastery sits high on a peak of the island of Lantau Hong Kong, a place of peace and serenity where you get a bunk bed and three vegetarian meals (...)
4/1/1972
Recalls Oakville's great past. Days when Oakville's harbor and river mouth were crowded with boats and freighters and when oxen-drawn wagons loaded do(...)
Recalls Oakville's great past. Days when Oakville's harbor and river mouth were crowded with boats and freighters and when oxen-drawn wagons loaded do(...)
5/2/1932
Fisherman's wharf is a crowded, busy, bustling confusion of seafood stands and fishing boats at the end of two cable car rides, a place to linger in t(...)
Fisherman's wharf is a crowded, busy, bustling confusion of seafood stands and fishing boats at the end of two cable car rides, a place to linger in t(...)
5/14/1971
Park has 100 acres to lure you, Soaring high over the 100-acre Humber Bay park you can see the sprawling marina where 500 power-boats and sailboats drift lazily out to Lake Ontario
Park has 100 acres to lure you, Soaring high over the 100-acre Humber Bay park you can see the sprawling marina where 500 power-boats and sailboats drift lazily out to Lake Ontario
5/6/1981