Eric Spain also has an enquiry about salt production in Mui Wo. He remembers seeing some RAF aerial photographs which showed salt pans there. [presumably immediately before, during or shortly after WW2?] Does anyone have any information about the pans and/or these photographs? Eric thinks they may be in a HK government archive. Newsletter 06 Eric Spain enquired asked whether there were salt […]
» Read moreThe fifth Industrial History of Hong Kong Group newsletter was published on 10th March 2013. Contents: New Subscribers Hong Kong Industrial History Sources – Hugh Farmer The Taikoo Sugar Refinery – Jennifer Field Lang Hong Kong Industrial History: A Brief Account of the Accompanying Role Played by Technical Education and Training : Part Two – Dan Waters Queries & Answers […]
» Read moreFrank Watson has been reading about the Plague outbreak in 1894. There is mention of a “Glass Works Hospital” which had been hastily converted from a glass works factory. He thinks this may have been in Kennedy Town. Can anyone confirm this, provide the exact location and any further information? Newsletter 06 “moddsey” through gwulo.com says that the location of […]
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