View across a stretch of water in hong Kong harbour. The shoreline to the left is lined with buildings and many boats are anchored in the centre. Undeveloped hills can be seen on the right. In the foreground on the left is starbopard bow view of a lorcha, and to the right a little further away is a starboad beam view of a single masted sampan.

The original negative envelope was labelled: 'Sampans. Hong Kong'.