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香港上海匯豐銀行油畫 Oil painting of the HSBC headquarters
1953年
1953年英女王伊利沙伯二世登基加冕，香港為此舉行了多項慶祝活動。展出的油畫便描繪了香港上海匯豐銀行中環總行張燈結綵的情形。當時總行的樓頂築起皇冠及代表女王的英文縮寫標誌，外部繫上燈泡，使整座銀行在夜間顯得分外悅目耀眼。這油畫出自藝術家李秉手筆，李氏於1930年代學成回港，致力西洋畫創作，筆觸簡煉明麗，風格寫實，擅於捕捉香港風貌，是20世紀中葉本港西洋畫壇的中堅分子。
Hong Kong held many festivities to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's coronation in 1953, and the oil painting on display here portrays the celebratory decorations that adorned HSBC's headquarters in Central. A structure was set up on the roof to simulate the crown and bearing the royal cipher (the Queen's initials). The walls were girdled with light bulbs, which made the building an exceptionally glamorous sight at night. This painting is by artist Lee Byng, who had returned to Hong Kong in 1930 after studying overseas to become an important member of Hong Kong's western painting circle in the mid-20th century. Lee painted with a realistic and practical touch, and his works portraying Hong Kong are particularly well known and widely recognised. ■資料：香港歷史博物館
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