Preserving Hong Kong’s Industrial Heritage
Rediscover stories from Hong Kong’s industrial past, published on this date in previous years.
HF: Sir Catchick Paul Chater was a prominent British businessman of Armenian descent in colonial Hong Kong, whose family roots were in Calcutta, India. Chater was born Khachik Pogose Astwachatoorean in Calcutta, British India, one of thirteen offspring of Armenian parents, Miriam and Chater Paul Chater. His father was a member of the Indian Civil Service. Chater was orphaned at […]
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HF: I would be grateful for further information about and/or images of this company. This article was first posted on 21st March 2017. Related Indhhk articles: Hongkong Lightering and Storage Company, 1867
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Our article, Charles Weiss, Hong Kong chronometer and watchmaker, c1844-1856, ends: Charles left Hong Kong permanently in 1856 and transferred his business to Henry Vaucher, formerly of Canton (Friend of China 2 June 1856). Thanks to Richard McGeough for re-typing the extract from Carl Smith’s RASHKB article linked below. The article continues: Henry Vaucher was either French or Swiss, he had been […]
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IDJ has kindly sent the following newspaper article, published in February 1950 which adds further information to what we have about the Cheoy Lee Shipyard. HF: I have retyped the article exactly as written. Thanks to SCT for proof reading the retyped article. HF: I would be grateful if anyone could send in images of the various vessels mentioned in […]
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York Lo: The Office Appliance Co. and Scientific Service Co. – distributors of office equipment The Office Appliance Co (hereafter referred to as OAC) and Scientific Service Co were two major distributors of office equipment and other products in HK and beyond but has since faded into history like the typewriters it represented. Below are their profiles: The Office Appliance […]
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Dr. François Drémeaux, Honorary Professor, Department of History, The University of Hong Kong, is currently working on the presence of French companies in Hong Kong during the interwar period. He has kindly sent three charts showing a selection of these companies. The second one shows: Les principaux commerces de détail français à Hong Kong (1918-1941) which appear to be mainly fashion shops […]
» Read moreVaudine England: Just came across this typically 1900-era directory of the empire in the east with a neat summary of the Industry. [The author here, D. Warres-Smith, probably isn’t telling you anything you don’t know but thought would pass it on just in case.] I have extracted the sections of most interest to us, namely xxxx Source: European settlements in […]
» Read moreThe main urban areas in this district are Sheung Shui and Fanling. It also includes the rural towns of Ping Che, Sha Tau Kok and Ta Kwu Ling, several villages and many islands, some inhabited including Ap Chau (Robinson Island) and Kat O Chau (Crooked Island). This article is the result of several people’s research into industrial development, manufacturing, and other related topics in […]
» Read moreSee Victor Leung email include the date I worked at Caldbeck Macgregor Hong Kong from 1970 to 1972 as an inventory clerk, it was situated at Union House in Central District at that time, it moved to Jardine House near the harbour front years after I left. I remembered we have staff discount in purchase of wine and spirit on […]
» Read moreER em 7/24/2015 possible photo of Ah Kings see Gwulo Newsletter 10/1/17 I notice your posting about Ah King’s shipyard. I attach part of a BAAG trace-map of February 1945 of the north shore of HK island, showing their placement of Ah King in the bottom right hand corner of the typhoon shelter. Does this fit in with any of […]
» Read moreALREADY POSTED?? York Lo: Wo Kee Cheung (和記祥) and Wo Fung Cheung (和豐祥) Left: Ad for Wo Kee Cheung in 1964 (WKYP, 1964-1-3); right: Thank you ad by Wo Fung Cheung to guests attending the opening of its Tai Po Road branch in 1964 (WKYP, 1964-4-5) In the early 1960s, Canton Trust & Commercial Bank (廣東信託商業銀行) was one of […]
» Read moreJohn Huw Owens comment: I served my time as a Deck Apprentice from 1955 to 1959 on the Rowanbank, and twice on the Westbank. The training and experience gained was excellent, but unfortunately the length of the voyages meant that I changed to Furness Withy for the remainder of my Seagoing days in 1972. I don’t know how I have […]
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