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The Noon Day Gun in Hong Kong, jet there B.O.A.C.

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Kingman has used one of Hong Kong oldest symbols in this poster, the Noon Day Gun in Causeway Bay, which tradition dictates Jardine Matheson must fire at noon every day.

Author / Creator 曾景文
Format 1 poster : color ; 89 x 60 cm on cloth board 93 x 64.5 cm
Publisher Hong Kong Travel Association
Year 1961
HKBU Library collection Hong Kong Travel Poster Collection
Work type Painting Poster
Airline Company British Airways (Former: B.O.A.C)
Keyword(s) Causeway Bay (Hong Kong) Jardine Matheson Noon day gun
Permalink https://bcc.lib.hkbu.edu.hk/artcollection/91512504h757t21
Library record View the record in HKBU library catalogue
Wikidata https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q86495578
Copyright status Copyrighted CC BY-NC 4.0

Cite this image as: 曾景文 Kingman Dong, "The Noon Day Gun in Hong Kong, jet there B.O.A.C.", in Hong Kong Baptist University Library Art Collections, accessed 20/04/2025, https://bcc.lib.hkbu.edu.hk/artcollection/91512504h757t21.

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