Vanished Trades

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Waiting for job calls
1950s
Coolies waiting for work. Those who sold labour for a living might not have the opportunity for higher education, but boast morality and the sense of righteousness, contributing their honest efforts to society. The bamboo stick in the picture was a tool of trade and a mark of manual labour. The sideways lighting created a sense of depth even amidst the complex lines of the city. The picture shows the frame of the Hang Seng Building – then under construction – and on the right is the main building that ensued.

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牛鬼蛇神難利誘　志堅品格樹楷模