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水坑口街
Possession Street

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位於港島上環,英文名稱是「佔領街」,因 1841年英軍登陸香港,在大水坑附近的高地上 駐紮,華人則稱該處為「大笪地」。

Here is where the English navy took possession of
Hong Kong in 1841.

Author / Creator 江啟明
Format 1 drawing : pencil ; 45 x 36 cm.
Year 1983
HKBU Library collection Landscape sketches by Kong Kai Ming
Work type Pencil Sketch
District Hong Kong Island
Keyword(s) Hong Kong Sheung Wan (Hong Kong)
水坑口街Possession Street
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Cite this image as: 江啟明, "水坑口街", in Hong Kong Baptist University Library Art Collections, accessed 09/09/2025, https://bcc.lib.hkbu.edu.hk/artcollection/kc43.

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