Hong Kong Photographer Mak Fung (1918-2009) began photographing in the mid-1940s and documented the city‘s street views and grassroots for more than half a century.

Hong Kong Once Was: 1946-1980s, a tribute exhibition to Mak Fung, was inspired by his 1997 photo book. It is an exquisite collection of photographs of old Hong Kong taken by Mak Fung from 1946 to the 1990s.

Hong Kong was a small fishing village. In Mak Fung’s photos, images of sampans in Aberdeen and drying salted fishes in Tai O remind us of its past. As a colonial city, Hong Kong‘s architecture, such as the third-generation General Post Office in Central and Hong Kong Club Building, is reminiscent of history. Mak Fung’s lens also captures the street scene of Hong Kong and the daily life of ordinary people, such as the Graham Street market and the peddler on the street.

The exhibition showcases over 20 silver gelatin prints made in the 1990s and Mak Fung‘s publications.

Time: 2:30-7pm(Wed-Fri), 2:30-6pm(Weekend)
Venue: Eastpro Gallery , 9A, Hyde Centre, 223 Gloucester Road, Causeway Bay