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Hong Kong Souvenir

Published April 15, 2012 Updated July 15, 2022

Hong Kong Souvenir playing cards.

Hong Kong EDC Distribution Ltd Edmond Chan Souvenir

Hong Kong Souvenir

Hong Kong Souvenir playing cards produced in Hong Kong by EDC Distribution Ltd, 54 colour images, all photography by Edmond Chan. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, Hong Kong is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour. These colourful playing cards depict mainly the city attractions.

Hong Kong Souvenir playing cards, photography by Edmond Chan Hong Kong Souvenir playing cards, photography by Edmond Chan

Above: Hong Kong Souvenir playing cards. Cards courtesy Adam Wintle.

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By Simon Wintle

Member since February 01, 1996

Founder and editor of the World of Playing Cards since 1996. He is a former committee member of the IPCS and was graphics editor of The Playing-Card journal for many years. He has lived at various times in Chile, England and Wales and is currently living in Extremadura, Spain. Simon's first limited edition pack of playing cards was a replica of a seventeenth century traditional English pack, which he produced from woodblocks and stencils.


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