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The six storey Hong Kong Hotel on Praya Central

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The six storey Hong Kong Hotel on Praya Central

10" x 8" (C2270)
Original albumen print. Attributed to Afong
Circa 1895.

The three buildings are, from the left, the offices of Holiday, Wise & Co., the offices of Melcher's & Co, and the Hong Kong Hotel. The hotel building was originally three stories high, but was extended to six floors, reopening in 1893.