Redeffusion
xxxx Rediffusion of Broomhill Road, Wandsworth, London, SW18 and Carlton House, Lower Regent Street, London, SW1. Telephone: Whitehall 0221-6. Cables: “Stanrelays, London” 1928 Private company formed. 1933 Became a public company as Broadcast Relay Service Ltd 1939 See Aircraft Industry Suppliers 1945 Rediffusion, a subsidiary of Broadcast Relay Service Ltd, organised a demonstration of Redifon radio heating, a development from wartime technology for peaceful uses[1] 1947 Listed Exhibitor […]
» Read moreAp Lei Chau – industries
check out an article on this subject by searching for Ap Lei Chau industry and the website urbandiarist.com online.
» Read moreHong Kong Water Supply – Kowloon Tong Water Tank
Tymon Mellor: As the end of 2020 draws to a close the water storage reservoir at Bishop Hill in Shek Kip Mei has made headlines for all the wrong reasons. The relevant Government departments have failed to recognise the importance of this structure in the development of the Kowloon water supply and the unique design of this historic facility. Kowloon […]
» Read moreThe Economics of the Tricycle Industry in Hong Kong – Part Two
Fung Chi Ming: Right after the British re-occupation of Hong Kong, an interim military administration was set up as a provisional authority until the civil administration took over on 1 May 1946. The Hong Kong Government Gazette dated 29 August 1946 announced that “public passenger tricycles”, as they were called, would have to register and be licensed. A schedule of […]
» Read moreThe history of the Hong Kong electronics industry
HK: The electronics industry was an emerging industry in Hong Kong in the 1960s. The first electronics factory was established in 1959. Europe and Japan were the world’s pioneers in electronic technology. In the 1970s, the low production costs in Asia attracted manufacture of developed countries to come and set up factories and thus electronics technology was passed to Hong […]
» Read moreKwok Hing Engineering Works, further information
Nathan Laurent, who lives in Queensland, Australia, has an interest in industrial history. HF: Nathan contacted me “to see if your researchers know anything about a metal manufacturing business that used the name Kwok Hing. My father has a metal working lathe of this brand made in Hong Kong which seems to be from the 1950s.” Below is a picture taken […]
» Read moreK. Jamson(占臣) – the global journey of a HK shoe and luggage company over the past nine decades
York Lo: K. Jamson(占臣) – the global journey of a HK shoe and luggage company over the past nine decades Jamson store on the left on Johnston Road in Wanchai in 1955. Earlier in the group, we covered several famous localshoe companies from the 1950s and 1960s such as Po Shing, Sanda, Crane and Yau Sun. Founded in 1930, K. […]
» Read moreCross harbour road tunnel – link to planning of Shing Mun reservoir, late 1920s?
AC wrote a comment following the article, Cross Harbour bridge proposal – road 1901, tram 1920s. “There were suggestions (not detailed proposals) during the planning of the Shing Mun Reservoir scheme to construct a road tunnel together with the cross harbour pipeline, much like the first Lion Rock Tunnel for the Plover Cove scheme. It was however not taken forward.” […]
» Read moreKCR Whampoa Railway Siding
Tymon Mellor: In November 1937, the Whampoa docks at Hung Hom were connected to the KCR by a 1.090ft siding down Baker Street. The line would provide access to the new 100T tower crane that was to be completed in 1938. As reported in the KCR 1937 Report for the year; “The crane is located alongside water which is deep […]
» Read more