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Tuesday, March 30, 2021

Visa to Canton - Richard Basehart (1960) - Sheung Wan Waterfront - Fireboat Alexander Grantham

I can't figure out the exact location of this one, but the interesting feature of the first image is the fact that just there in the background is the Fireboat Alexander Grantham, which was decommissioned in 2002 and now serves as a permanently grounded exhibition in Quarry Bay Park. I suspect this was somewhere close to the Harbour Office between Rumsey and Wing Wo Streets, but I am not sure if that area was a permanent berth for the boat or just a temporary one for fueling/loading etc. Anyway, if you look centre left off the end of the pier, you can see a ferry in the distance, so I suspect that is the location of the Central Vehicular Ferry Pier. If anyone knows a more accurate location, then please feel free to comment.

Anyway, this scene is when Don Benton (Basehart) sneaks out of Hong Kong and up the Pearl River Delta in order to rescue his downed pilot adopted brother, Jimmy (Burt Kwouk).

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