WHAT
This retrospective exhibition of over 80 photographs focuses on everyday life in Hong Kong in successive periods around the middle of the 20th century. From the post-war recovery of 1946-1947, to its resilience of the 1950s, to its resurgence of the 1960s to 1970s, the three photographers highlight the dramatic changes that took place in Hong Kong. German photographer Hedda Morrison documented lifestyle, trade, crafts, landscape, religious practices, and architecture. Hong Kong-based New Zealand photographer Brian Brake created highly-crafted, narrative photography. Singaporean self-taught photographer Lee Fook Chee shot scenes of Hong Kong in the 1950s, with the objective of selling the pictures to tourists.

For the virtual tour:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNMC2j0t9C6s_eCUxVQGiebYSE_wH30FQ

WHY
The enduring images of Hong Kong are a must-see for everyone, especially history buffs. With their diverse backgrounds and varying photographic styles and objectives, the three photographers trace the history of Hong Kong during the formative years of mid-20th century through different lenses. They present vastly-different perspectives of everyday life in the colonial era as well as landscapes of old Hong Kong.