At the request of HKFP, Sergei Sputnikoff has scanned hundreds of Kodachrome slides of historic Hong Kong captured by a distant American relative he knew as Uncle Bill. “He travelled all over the world in the 70s and 80s and took a bunch of slide photos… When he passed away, my father-in-law saved his slide collection from being thrown away. Then I saved it when he himself decided to throw it away,” Sputnikoff said. Uncle Bill visited the city twice, in 1971 and 1980, capturing around 300 scenes. Photos by Uncle Bill. Words by Tom Grundy. Help safeguard press freedom & keep HKFP free for all r…