The Harbour 1978

In 1978, Hong Kong had many fewer container terminals than at the time of writing and the harbour often had ships moored, waiting for a slot in one of the terminals.
With only one tunnel – now there are three – car ferries were still in use.  Some of these survive after conversion to floating night clubs to allow tourists to enjoy meals and dancing while taking a harbour tour.
These were the last days of the walla-walla, water taxis used to cross the harbour late at night when the Star Ferry and tunnel buses stopped running.  The cross-harbour walla-wallas died off with the extension of the bus services and the introduction of the Mass Transit Railway (MTR).  
Scanned from old 3R prints and kept out of historical interest

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HK Harbour; HK-Harbour.jpg; ; ©ROY_GRUBB

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Exhilarating ... though today we don’t often see the air as clear as this; IMG_4955.jpg; ; ©ROY_GRUBB

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From The Peak; Across the water, top right, the old airport: Kai Tak; From The Peak, 1978.JPG; ; ©ROY_GRUBB

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Home is a working boat, Jul 1979.JPG; ; ©ROY_GRUBB

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Hydrofoil-the-wake-1978.JPG; ; ©ROY_GRUBB

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Hydrofoil-1978.JPG; ; ©ROY_GRUBB

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Paint job; IMG_4977.jpg; ; ©ROY_GRUBB

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Emissions from ships burning sulphur-laden oil was a problem; This is now coming under control; IMG_4981.jpg; ; ©ROY_GRUBB

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Gentle waters in Deep Bay; IMG_4985.jpg; ; ©ROY_GRUBB

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Walla-walla in service; IMG_9814.jpg; ; ©ROY_GRUBB

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Cargo barges; IMG_9815.jpg; ; ©ROY_GRUBB

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Peeing into Aberdeen harbour; IMG_9829.jpg; ; ©ROY_GRUBB

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Walla-wallas tied up alongside the old Star Ferry piers; These were a kind of water taxi that, before the opening of the first cross-harbour tunnel, were the only way of crossing the harbour once the Star Ferry closed at night. Seen here are almost the last of them. ; IMG_9830.jpg; ; ©ROY_GRUBB

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Golden Hour; View from the western end of HK Island - Pok Fu Lam - the golden glow of sundown.; IMG_9826.jpg; ; ©ROY_GRUBB

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Aberdeen Harbour, 1978; IMG_9828.jpg; ; ©ROY_GRUBB

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Unloading cargo mid-harbour onto smaller vessels; With bonus car ferry...; IMG_9838.jpg; ; ©ROY_GRUBB

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HK - Macau Jetfoil; It used 2 Boeing 747 engines to propel jets of water.
Since replaced. ; Jetfoil, 1978.JPG; ; ©ROY_GRUBB

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The obligatory record of the Star Ferry; This is much as Star Ferries look today, though the pier seen here is no more, the water surrounding it having been displaced by reclaimed land. A new, smarter pier has been built closer to Tsim Sha Tsui, shortening the cross-harbour journey.; Star-Ferry-IMG_2934.jpg; ; ©ROY_GRUBB

HONG KONG - In the late 1970s - The Harbour 1978

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