From the Archive

Rediscover stories from Hong Kong’s industrial past, published on this date in previous years.

Kwong Shan Tsuen Mine – Castle Peak

HF: Our Q+A 26 Tsing Shan Mine (Castle Peak area)? – Japanese occupation, WW2, linked below, asks about a possible mine or mines in the Castle Peak (青山) area as a British Army Aid Group (BAAG) report of 1944 mentions a “rumour” of a mine there. Tsing Shan is the name of the well-known monastery located at the eastern foot of the […]

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An Emerging Industry: Hong Kong’s transistor radios, 1962 Government trade bulletin

HF: A 1962 Commerce and Industry Department trade bulletin, “An Emerging Industry” is subtitled Hong Kong transistor radios. An extract from the report, The structure of the industry is international, some units being entirely owned and operated by Hong Kong firms, and others either joint ventures between local and overseas companies or financed by foreign capital, chiefly American. Hong Hong’s initial […]

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Recently Published

New power station to open at North Point, newspaper article 1958

From IDJ note ‘B” power station in article heading? eg above North Point Power Station ‘B’ opens, Newspaper article 1958 The Hongkong Electric Company’s new $25 million power station at North Point will be opened this afternoon. Chairman, Mr B.T. Flanagan, will perform the opening ceremony at 4.30 p.m. The ”B” Generating Station will begin operating immediately. So far one […]

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Waste paper collection in Hong Kong

A trade group of Hong Kong exporters has called off its stoppage of waste paper collection after just three days of industrial action.  Jacky Lau Yiu-shing, director of the Recycle Materials and Re-production Business General Association, said the group had made its point, and collections would gradually resume beginning on Monday. The stoppage, which began on Friday, was initially planned […]

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The Kowloon Canton Railway (British Section), Far Eastern Review article – use this version

Peter Crush has sent the following article extracted from The Far Eastern Review (date) Please note some of the images below are in a slightly different position than in the original article and of a different size. xxxx KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY (BRITISH SECTION) page 335 (Image 1 caption:) KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY – VIEW OF RECLAMATION FOR KOWLOON TERMINAL YARDS AND STATION The […]

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