W.H. Auden (right) with Christopher Isherwood in 1938 before departing for China. Photos: Corbis
W.H. Auden (right) with Christopher Isherwood in 1938 before departing for China. Photos: Corbis
Martha Gellhorn and Ernest Hemingway en route to China, January 31, 1941.
Martha Gellhorn and Ernest Hemingway en route to China, January 31, 1941.
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Then & now: in search of colour

The Hong Kong that both enamoured and disgusted pre-war foreign correspondents has not entirely vanished, writes Jason Wordie

Topic |   Old Hong Kong
Jason Wordie
Jason Wordie

Updated: 6:04pm, 12 Feb, 2015

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W.H. Auden (right) with Christopher Isherwood in 1938 before departing for China. Photos: Corbis
W.H. Auden (right) with Christopher Isherwood in 1938 before departing for China. Photos: Corbis
Martha Gellhorn and Ernest Hemingway en route to China, January 31, 1941.
Martha Gellhorn and Ernest Hemingway en route to China, January 31, 1941.
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