The Industrial History of Hong Kong Group
Preserving Hong Kong’s Industrial Heritage
HF: See: Cathay Pacific and pilots ironing out deal by new year to end four-year dispute over pay, allowances and roster in second bid SCMP 2nd December 2018 Cathay Pacific’s link to once powerful people of northern China – how the mighty have fallen SCMP 25th May 2019 When Cathay Pacific ground staff went on strike over pay and working […]
» Read moreYen Dack Land Investment (仁德置業) By York Lo Article about Yen Dack Land in 1962 with sketch of Yen Dack Building (WKYP, 1962-9-19) Yen Dack Land Investment is one of the lesser known developers which has developed many buildings in Hong Kong with the character “Yen” in its names since the 1960s. Left: wedding picture of Chan Kwong-dew and Gwendolyn […]
» Read moreem 6th Jan 2019 Hugh There have been a number of HK government booklets on Kai Tak a few are in the HKHAA office archives The only one I have with me is the pages attached without the title/cover sheets. It may have come from Chic Eather’s website. While in HK we produced some dust covers for four of my […]
» Read moreResearch into Bixby cam about because of our article, Chinese lighthouse keepers’ wives – 1930s Japanese preference IDJ says the script in the article came from… The reference came from privately published pre-war written book ‘Topside Ricksha’ by Harold M. Bixby. Believed to be of very limited circulation. As far as I am aware never produced commercially. The lighthouse comments […]
» Read moreSee: Reclamation ‘the only way to form land’, Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says, defending HK$500 billion ‘Lantau Tomorrow Vision’ plan SCMP 12th October 2018 Hong Kong still needs land reclamation, Carrie Lam insists as thousands take to streets in protest against controversial artificial island plan SCMP 14th October 2018 Is Hong Kong ready to splash HK$500 billion (or more) […]
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xxxxx Source: Hong Kong’s love for Vespa scooter revealed in photos from 1950s and 60s SCMP 31st March 2018 See: http://www.vespa.com/en_EN/Heritage.html vespa – wikipedia
» Read moreNamed trains of the MTR Light Rail See: Twenty-two injured in collision between truck and light rail train in northern Hong Kong SCMP 4th February 2021
» Read moreintroduction Nick Kitto Butterfield and Swire, the Far Eastern trading company of John Swire and Sons, was one of three companies established from the partnership of John and William Swire with R S Butterfield. The Shanghai Office opened on 1 January 1867 to handle John Swire & Sons textile shipments to China which had previously been consigned to Preston, Bruell […]
» Read moreFrom Macau archives site Shipyards in Macau 1912 Cigarette factory in Macau Matches in Macauand firecrackers
» Read moreSee: Beijing ‘fully behind’ Hong Kong taking leading aviation role for China’s ambitious global trade and infrastructure projects SCMP: 2nd April 2019 Former Hong Kong leader Leung Chun-ying calls for more pilots and more routes from the airport, amid Greater Bay Area and Belt and Road Initiative projects SCMP 3rd April 2019 Hong Kong airport’s third runway project to get […]
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