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Articles
- Eastern Cotton Mills
- K C Tsang & Company,人和行, trading agent
- Chun Hing [Diesel] Oil Factory, Kennedy Town, WW2
- Yick Kwan Gripe Water (益群肥仔水)
- Tai Hang Rubber Factory (大行樹膠廠)
- Yen Dack Land Investment (仁德置業)
- Shui Hwa Watch (瑞華表行)
- The Kwan Family – Theatre Owners and Movie Producers
- U Tat-chee, "The Ginger King," Managing Partner of Chy Loong Ginger Factory and the Chy Loong Soy Factory
- Francis Hung of Loyal Garment and Jonny Hung of Casella Far East
- King of Entertainment: Wong Kow (黃球) and his Mayflower (五月花) group of restaurants and nightclubs
- Asia Photo Supply (愛雪影音)
- HK China Products and Cheung Wing Kee – Makers of Shrimp Noodles
- Luks Industrial (陸氏實業) – Maker of Etron TV
- Kapok (紅棉) and Golden Gate (金門) – HK Bakery Chains from the 50s and 60s and the family behind them
- Manufacturing in Hong Kong
- The Shiu Wing Steel Company in Junk Bay
- C Ingenohl - company and man - HK cigars
- The Sperry Flour Company in Hong Kong
- Dredging Marine Sand - Container Terminal 6, 1987 article
Banks and Finance
- Ying Ngan-ting (應雁亭, 1909-1972): Gold Magnate and Umbrella Manufacturer
- Fourseas Bowling Centre and Whimsy
- Fast Eddie: the rise and fall of Eddie Wong (王永祥), international tycoon of mystery and original developer of Discovery Bay
- Kar Cheung Chong Bank (嘉彰莊銀行)
- Continental King Lung (五洲景龍) and Legarleon (利家安)
- Yau Yue Commercial Bank (有餘商業銀行)
- C.F. Leung, Ng Iu-cheung and L.S. Chang – Directors of Kwong On Bank
- Pak Wo Cheung (百和祥) and Secure Industries (保美實業)
- Wo Kee Cheung (和記祥) and Wo Fung Cheung (和豐祥)
- The Tsang Family of Sui Heong Yuen (瑞香園)
- Trailblazer: the life and time of Wang Tseng-hsiang (王增祥, 1926-2012), Taiwanese developer and investor in HK, Japan and the US
- Chan Chart-man (陳策文) – Developer and King of Pawnshops
- Tai Shing (泰盛): the Heung family’s eight decades journey from Canton to HK and from Weaving and Dyeing to Properties and Stocks
- Peter Kingson Kwok (郭幼廷,1883-1953): Metal Trader and Founding Director of Bank of East Asia and his Family
Construction
- The Hong Kong Excavation, Pile Driving and Construction Company Ltd and the Charles L Shank photograph album
- Construction of the Lion Rock Tunnels
- The construction of the HSBC building in Hong Kong - images from its architect Foster + Partners
- North West Water Supply Scheme
- Hop Yuen Construction (合源建築): A Century of Building in HK
- Lok On Pai "Desalting" Plant - further information
- Shanghainese Builders in Hong Kong (Part Five) – Ngo Kee and Sung Foo Kee/Lidell
- Shanghainese Builders in HK (Part Seven) – John Lok, Yao Kee, Paul Lee, TK Shen, Wide Project and Wai Kee
- The Kowloon-Canton Railway (British Section) Part 3 – the construction of Kowloon Station
- Dragages Hong Kong - first HK projects, Kai Tak runway extension and Shek Pik reservoir
- Ng Wah (伍華, 1874-1950) – Leading Contractor, Developer of Pedder Building and Philanthropist
- Ching Chun-kau (程振球) – Real Estate, Amusement Park and Resort Pioneer
- The Cheung brothers and Cheong Lee Construction (昌利建築)
- Shanghainese Builders in Hong Kong (Part Three) - Voh Kee, Chang Sung and Dah Cheng
- Joy Fat Construction (再發建築) – Factory Building Pioneer and Developer of Corner Houses
- Hong Kong Water Supply – Shek Lei Pui and Kowloon Byewash Reservoir
- Tsing Yi Power Station - 1966 construction to 1998 demolition
- Lee On Construction (利安建築) and Lee On Realty (利安地產)
- Hong Kong Water Supply – Shing Mun Reservoir
- Hong Kong Water Supply - Tai Lam Chung Reservoir
Entertainment
- The Kwan Family – Theatre Owners and Movie Producers
- King of Entertainment: Wong Kow (黃球) and his Mayflower (五月花) group of restaurants and nightclubs
- The Chan Family of Sun Wui and the Entertainment Business in HK and Macau
- The Chan Family of Sun Wui and the Entertainment Business in HK and Macau
- Jimmy Heung dies - Win's Entertainment film studio
- Tattooing in Hong Kong
- Phonographs, Gramophones and Record Companies in Hong Kong
- Rediffusion in Hong Kong
- Fourseas Bowling Centre and Whimsy
- Hit Maker: Yam Wu-fa (任護花) and his Novels, Newspapers and Movies
- Evergreen Motion Picture (永茂電影企業)
- Crown, Fung Hang and Wing Hang – Three Leading Independent Record Companies and the Golden Age of Cantopop in the 1970s and 1980s
- The Cheung family and the New York/Great World chain of cinemas
- Lee Wui-tao (李會桃): Textbook and Tabloid Publisher and Movie Producer
- Ng Lian-chin (黃連振, 1922-2015) and Life Records (麗風唱片)
- Wo Shing Company (和聲唱片): Leading Record Label from the 1930s to 1960s
- Yau Luen Investment Co (友聯置業) and its Directors Henry Hsu and Lui Tak-wah
- Tsang Fook Piano (曾福琴行): A Century of Music in Hong Kong
- Filmo Depot (菲林模影機)
- Yung Hwa Motion Film Industries, newspaper article 1948
Fishing and Agriculture
- Kwong Fat Yuen Hong (廣發源行) – the 150 year old King of Leather
- Rose, Downs and Thompson - Engineers, Hull and London, branch offices opened in Shanghai and Hong Kong in 1910s
- The Kennedy Town Slaughterhouses - initial notes
- Makers of Preserved Fruits – Wong Wing Kee, Lee Wah Mui, Hing Ah, Lee Sin Kee, Heung Fat Wai Kee, Yam Hop Hing and Koon Wah
- Lockhart Report 1898 - NT - agriculture, indigo, hemp, cotton (Causeway Bay cotton mill)
- Peng Chau Island industry
- "They Fatten Fish to Feed Hong Kong"
- Pokfulam Dairy Farm
- Hong Kong Water Supply - Irrigation Reservoirs
- Ping Shan Enterprise Co Ltd, disused factory, Yuen Long
- Great South Fishing Industries (廣南漁業)
- WW2 Poultry Farms during the Japanese occupation
- The Fresh Water Fish Farming Industry of the New Territories
- Pearl Oysters at Mirs Bay (Pearl Pool), Tai Po Sea, during the Five Dynasties - details of overland route to Tuen Mun
- Pokfulam village, oldest village on Hong Kong Island and home to many workers at Dairy Farm Company
- World War Two -1945 BAAG report on occupied Hong Kong - dairy supplies & facilities
- Pokfulam village - close links to Dairy Farm 1886, SCMP article
- The Smithfield slaughterhouse, Kennedy Town - photos from 1894
- Salt production, oldest industry in Hong Kong, Tai O
- Homi Villa - built by Jehangir Hormusjee Ruttonjee during the construction of Hong Kong Brewers and Distillers Ltd Brewery
Food and Beverages
- Yick Kwan Gripe Water (益群肥仔水)
- U Tat-chee, "The Ginger King," Managing Partner of Chy Loong Ginger Factory and the Chy Loong Soy Factory
- Kapok (紅棉) and Golden Gate (金門) – HK Bakery Chains from the 50s and 60s and the family behind them
- The Sperry Flour Company in Hong Kong
- William MacGregor Smith (Wahee, Smith & Co.) c1831- c1907
- Wai Nam Chan, co-founder of Ping Shan Enterprise Company Ltd
- The Tien Chu (HK) Company Ltd - founded by Wu Yunchu aka P. N. Woo - "Father of Monosodium Glutamate" - initial notes
- King Kong: Kong Tak-yan (江德仁), tycoon in the 1950s-80s and the original developer of Lan Kwai Fong
- Three HK bakeries 1864 - Dorabjee Nowrojee's, The Wanchi and The Colonial, and mention of two other companies
- Taikoo Sugar Refinery - Bullivant's Ropeway for transporting coal from ship to shore
- Alfred Herbert Rennie - biography, the Hongkong Milling Company and his suicide
- Dodwell & Company Ltd, 天祥洋行
- Mui Wo salt pans, Lantau Island
- Rose, Downs and Thompson - Engineers, Hull and London, branch offices opened in Shanghai and Hong Kong in 1910s
- Makers of Preserved Fruits – Wong Wing Kee, Lee Wah Mui, Hing Ah, Lee Sin Kee, Heung Fat Wai Kee, Yam Hop Hing and Koon Wah
- The Construction of Western Market (North Block), 1902-1906
- Asia Provisions (亞洲辦館) and Asia Cold Storage (亞洲凍房)
- Po Chai Lemonin (普濟檸檬精)
- Three of Hong Kong's oldest restaurants, Part Three - the Gaylord
- Wo Fat Hing Distillery, Lung Wo village...Part Two - photos of the plant functioning
General
- K C Tsang & Company,人和行, trading agent
- Yick Kwan Gripe Water (益群肥仔水)
- Shui Hwa Watch (瑞華表行)
- King of Entertainment: Wong Kow (黃球) and his Mayflower (五月花) group of restaurants and nightclubs
- Luks Industrial (陸氏實業) – Maker of Etron TV
- Dredging Marine Sand - Container Terminal 6, 1987 article
- Fei Fei Photo Engravers, advert 1940
- Singnam Choy (蔡星南) – Founder of the HK Chinese Godown Association
- The construction of the HSBC building in Hong Kong - images from its architect Foster + Partners
- Kau Shat Wan 狗虱灣 , Lantau Island - government explosives depot
- Lok On Pai "Desalting" Plant - further information
- Shanghainese Builders in Hong Kong (Part Five) – Ngo Kee and Sung Foo Kee/Lidell
- Robert Fan Wenzhao, architect, involved in Hong Kong industrial locations
- Shanghainese Builders in HK (Part Seven) – John Lok, Yao Kee, Paul Lee, TK Shen, Wide Project and Wai Kee
- The Orient Tobacco Manufactory Company - 1911 price list including factory drawing and map
- Ching Chun-kau (程振球) – Real Estate, Amusement Park and Resort Pioneer
- Wah Mei Electric (華美電器行) – Leading Distributor of Electronics from the 1920s to 1960s and related firms
- Famous HK Tailors (Part Four): the Shanghainese Tailors – Loa Hai Shing, H. Baromon, Ying Tai, Jimmy Chen, W.W. Chan, Ascot Chang and William Yu
- The Rope Making Industry in Hong Kong, 1957 Trade Bulletin article
- G Falconer & Company, Watchmakers & Jewellers - HK agent for Ross Optical Ltd, Clapham, London and Kelvin & Hughes, marine instruments, London
Hong Kong Companies
- Eastern Cotton Mills
- K C Tsang & Company,人和行, trading agent
- Chun Hing [Diesel] Oil Factory, Kennedy Town, WW2
- Yick Kwan Gripe Water (益群肥仔水)
- The Hong Kong Excavation, Pile Driving and Construction Company Ltd and the Charles L Shank photograph album
- Tai Hang Rubber Factory (大行樹膠廠)
- Yen Dack Land Investment (仁德置業)
- Shui Hwa Watch (瑞華表行)
- The Kwan Family – Theatre Owners and Movie Producers
- U Tat-chee, "The Ginger King," Managing Partner of Chy Loong Ginger Factory and the Chy Loong Soy Factory
- King of Entertainment: Wong Kow (黃球) and his Mayflower (五月花) group of restaurants and nightclubs
- Luks Industrial (陸氏實業) – Maker of Etron TV
- Kapok (紅棉) and Golden Gate (金門) – HK Bakery Chains from the 50s and 60s and the family behind them
- The Shiu Wing Steel Company in Junk Bay
- C Ingenohl - company and man - HK cigars
- The Sperry Flour Company in Hong Kong
- Fei Fei Photo Engravers, advert 1940
- William MacGregor Smith (Wahee, Smith & Co.) c1831- c1907
- Kwong Luen Tai Garment (廣聯泰)
- Singnam Choy (蔡星南) – Founder of the HK Chinese Godown Association
Industrial Buildings + Demolitions
- Eastern Cotton Mills
- The Shiu Wing Steel Company in Junk Bay
- Shanghainese Builders in Hong Kong (Part Five) – Ngo Kee and Sung Foo Kee/Lidell
- Robert Fan Wenzhao, architect, involved in Hong Kong industrial locations
- Mayar Silk Mills (HK) Ltd, Tsuen Wan - company compound derelict for many years
- Shanghainese Builders in Hong Kong (Part Three) - Voh Kee, Chang Sung and Dah Cheng
- Hong Kong Water Supply – Kowloon Peninsula
- Tsing Yi Power Station - 1966 construction to 1998 demolition
- The Kennedy Town Slaughterhouses - initial notes
- The Construction of Western Market (North Block), 1902-1906
- Lok On Pai 'desalting' plant - as Transshipment Centre used by the PAA - photo
- Wo Fat Hing Distillery, Lung Wo village...Part Two - photos of the plant functioning
- Chuen Sun Knitting Factory
- Industrial accidents in HK - 500 people killed since 1999
- Japanese Radar Station On Tai Mo Shan
- Pokfulam Dairy Farm
- Mystery buildings at Lo So Shing beach, Lamma Island
- Ping Shan Enterprise Co Ltd, disused factory, Yuen Long
- The construction of the HSBC building in Hong Kong
- The Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company Ltd ., building residential quarters for over 1,000 coolies and foremen, 1939
Industrial Districts + Locations
- Kau Shat Wan 狗虱灣 , Lantau Island - government explosives depot
- The Kowloon-Canton Railway (British Section) Part 3 – the construction of Kowloon Station
- "Lead Mine Pass" Mine - closure due to major fatal accident?
- Construction of new filtration plant, Stubbs Road, Hong Kong Island, 1949
- Kowloon - Canton Railway (British Section) – Kowloon Station Relocation
- Hong Kong Water Supply – Kowloon Peninsula
- Mui Wo salt pans, Lantau Island
- The Kennedy Town Slaughterhouses - initial notes
- Lime-making on Tsing Yi island - 1984 RASHKB article
- Lok On Pai 'desalting' plant - as Transshipment Centre used by the PAA - photo
- Chu Lu Kuk / Chek Lap Kok Island Granite Quarry - early 19th century to 1960s?
- The Industrial Development of Kwun Tong - 1953 to 1964
- Lei Yue Mun Quarry - contemporary photographs
- Hong Kong Water Supply - The Tai Tam Tuk Scheme - Second Section
- Peng Chau Island industry
- Ma On Shan Mine – Part Two, Going Underground
- The locations of Lime Kilns in Hong Kong - a list
- The Development of Containerization at the Port of Hong Kong
- Lok On Pai "desalting" plant, 1975-1981
- Pokfulam Dairy Farm
Manufacturing
- Eastern Cotton Mills
- Chun Hing [Diesel] Oil Factory, Kennedy Town, WW2
- Yick Kwan Gripe Water (益群肥仔水)
- Tai Hang Rubber Factory (大行樹膠廠)
- Luks Industrial (陸氏實業) – Maker of Etron TV
- Kapok (紅棉) and Golden Gate (金門) – HK Bakery Chains from the 50s and 60s and the family behind them
- The Shiu Wing Steel Company in Junk Bay
- C Ingenohl - company and man - HK cigars
- The Sperry Flour Company in Hong Kong
- Kwong Luen Tai Garment (廣聯泰)
- Shanghai Spinners: Pioneers of Hong Kong’s industrialization, 1947-1955
- Nanyang Cotton Mill - additional information and 1948 images
- South Sea Textile Manufacturing Company Ltd
- Kwok Hing Engineering Works, further information
- K. Jamson(占臣) – the global journey of a HK shoe and luggage company over the past nine decades
- Lee On (利安) and Ying Kee (英記) - manufacturers of safes and steel furniture
- Kwong Fat Yuen Hong (廣發源行) – the 150 year old King of Leather
- Mayar Silk Mills (HK) Ltd, Tsuen Wan - company compound derelict for many years
- Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock Co. Ltd - ships built, wrecked during WW2
- The Economics of the Tricycle Industry in Hong Kong
Mines, Quarries + Dredging
- Ho Chung Tungsten Mine, Sai Kung
- Mui Wo Silver Mine – Part Two The Mine
- Graphite Mining in the New Territories
- Beryl Mining at Devil’s Peak
- Of gods, diamonds and brothels - quarrying questions
- "Lead Mine Pass" Mine - closure due to major fatal accident?
- King Kong: Kong Tak-yan (江德仁), tycoon in the 1950s-80s and the original developer of Lan Kwai Fong
- Tin Mining in Hong Kong?
- Lam Tei Quarry connections with post WW2 proposed Ping Shan Airport
- History of Needle Hill Mine - centenary year
- Why "Lead Mine" Pass?
- Stone breaking in Hong Kong - two further images
- Ma On Shan Iron Mine 1906-1976, open-pit and underground mining
- Lin Ma Hang Mine Part 4 – Decline and Closure
- Lin Ma Hang Mine Part 2 – The Yung Years
- Chu Lu Kuk / Chek Lap Kok Island Granite Quarry - early 19th century to 1960s?
- The Lost Mine at Lok Ma Chau
- Lei Yue Mun Quarry - contemporary photographs
- Ma On Shan Mine – Part One, The Open Cut Years
- Lin Fa Shan Mine
Non-Hong Kong Companies
- The Hong Kong Excavation, Pile Driving and Construction Company Ltd and the Charles L Shank photograph album
- Shui Hwa Watch (瑞華表行)
- Luks Industrial (陸氏實業) – Maker of Etron TV
- The Sperry Flour Company in Hong Kong
- The Norman Electric Light Company - 1886 Hong Kong swindle?
- Kwong Luen Tai Garment (廣聯泰)
- Tung Mow Hides & Leather Factory(同茂皮廠) – pioneer of the HK leather industry
- The construction of the HSBC building in Hong Kong - images from its architect Foster + Partners
- Shanghainese Builders in Hong Kong (Part Five) – Ngo Kee and Sung Foo Kee/Lidell
- Robert Fan Wenzhao, architect, involved in Hong Kong industrial locations
- Shanghainese Builders in HK (Part Seven) – John Lok, Yao Kee, Paul Lee, TK Shen, Wide Project and Wai Kee
- K. Jamson(占臣) – the global journey of a HK shoe and luggage company over the past nine decades
- Kwong Fat Yuen Hong (廣發源行) – the 150 year old King of Leather
- Mui Wo Silver Mine – Part Two The Mine
- Fresnel Lenses - Barbier, Benard & Turenne - AGA and Waglan lighthouse...
- The Tien Chu (HK) Company Ltd - founded by Wu Yunchu aka P. N. Woo - "Father of Monosodium Glutamate" - initial notes
- Wah Mei Electric (華美電器行) – Leading Distributor of Electronics from the 1920s to 1960s and related firms
- Cost Plus Bazaar (美廉市場) and Mark V (美發)
- Lee Man Rubber Manufactory (利民橡膠製品廠)
- SS Alaska - temporary casualty of 1874 Typhoon at Aberdeen Dock
People
- The Hong Kong Excavation, Pile Driving and Construction Company Ltd and the Charles L Shank photograph album
- Tai Hang Rubber Factory (大行樹膠廠)
- Yen Dack Land Investment (仁德置業)
- Shui Hwa Watch (瑞華表行)
- The Kwan Family – Theatre Owners and Movie Producers
- U Tat-chee, "The Ginger King," Managing Partner of Chy Loong Ginger Factory and the Chy Loong Soy Factory
- King of Entertainment: Wong Kow (黃球) and his Mayflower (五月花) group of restaurants and nightclubs
- Luks Industrial (陸氏實業) – Maker of Etron TV
- Kapok (紅棉) and Golden Gate (金門) – HK Bakery Chains from the 50s and 60s and the family behind them
- C Ingenohl - company and man - HK cigars
- William MacGregor Smith (Wahee, Smith & Co.) c1831- c1907
- Kwong Luen Tai Garment (廣聯泰)
- Singnam Choy (蔡星南) – Founder of the HK Chinese Godown Association
- Wai Nam Chan, co-founder of Ping Shan Enterprise Company Ltd
- Hop Yuen Construction (合源建築): A Century of Building in HK
- Sir Thomas Sutherland - first chairman of Hong Kong & Whampoa Dockyard
- Shanghainese Builders in Hong Kong (Part Five) – Ngo Kee and Sung Foo Kee/Lidell
- Robert Fan Wenzhao, architect, involved in Hong Kong industrial locations
- K. Jamson(占臣) – the global journey of a HK shoe and luggage company over the past nine decades
- Ng Wah (伍華, 1874-1950) – Leading Contractor, Developer of Pedder Building and Philanthropist
Property
- Yen Dack Land Investment (仁德置業)
- Luks Industrial (陸氏實業) – Maker of Etron TV
- Hop Yuen Construction (合源建築): A Century of Building in HK
- Li Po-chun (李寶椿): his family, his buildings and businesses and a century of philanthropy
- Ching Chun-kau (程振球) – Real Estate, Amusement Park and Resort Pioneer
- King Kong: Kong Tak-yan (江德仁), tycoon in the 1950s-80s and the original developer of Lan Kwai Fong
- R.P. de La Sala – the Global Shipping and Industrial Magnate from HK
- Lee On Construction (利安建築) and Lee On Realty (利安地產)
- The Lo brothers and Nam Sang Building Construction (南生營造)
- Goodyear (嘉年): The Rise and Fall of a Real Estate Giant
- Barbara Fok (霍畹蘭) and August Moon Hotel (中秋月酒店)
- Three Generations and Three Industries: From Budson Watch to Casey Diamonds to Ingrid Millet
- Cheong K. (章記) – Real Estate Pioneer from the 1950s and 1960s
- Lynhall Land Investment (聯合置業) – Real Estate Powerhouse from the late 1950s and early 1960s
- Kin Yick Liong (建益隆) – Real Estate Developer from the 1960s
- Edward T.T. Chan (陳德泰, 1918-1981) and Tai Cheung - HK Real Estate Pioneer
- The Kings of Industrial Buildings – the Chung brothers of E.Wah Aik San
- Hongkong Land Ltd: The Growth of a Giant
- Siu On Realty (兆安地產)
- Fast Eddie: the rise and fall of Eddie Wong (王永祥), international tycoon of mystery and original developer of Discovery Bay
Queries + Answers
- 60 Hip Shing Timber Company, information requested
- 59 The East Asiatic Company Ltd in Hong Kong - information requested
- 58 Information needed about a Leading Hong Kong Dressmaker, Lily Nègre, 1920s
- 57 Kwong Sang Hong Ltd warehouse, 192 Hennessy Road
- 56 Dairy Farm Company - do the small concrete dams built in the 1930s still exist?
- 55 Pacific Islands Shipbuilding Company - information wanted
- 54 Nam Wah, Hong Kong ginger company - information needed
- 53 Eye Baths/Cups - manufactured in Hong Kong?
- 52 Stink Boats - used in the removal of nightsoil from Hong Kong island in the 1960s and 70s
- 51 D. & M. Rustomjee, trading firm in Canton and Hong Kong
- 50 R.H. Kotewall & Co
- 49 Boyd, Kaye & Company
- 48 T.O.Morgan, Director of Water Supplies - imagined Plover Cove Reservoir while swimming in the area
- 47 Wyler Textiles Ltd
- 46 Reiss & Bradley Group of Companies
- 45 Proposed fixed crossing to Lantau Island, late 1970s
- 44 Tsing Yi Island Industries Ltd, concrete products manufacturer
- 43 Sung Hill Quarry, Kowloon - where and when?
- 42 Did Japanese company Mitsui Bussan Kaishu Ltd take over control of Taikoo Docks in October 1942?
- 41 Leather Works No.1 BAAG Report WW2
Real Estate
- Lee Shiu-kee (李兆基) of Kee Lee Co Ltd(基利有限公司)
- Pokfulam Development Co Ltd (博富臨置業)
- Siu On Realty (兆安地產)
- Fast Eddie: the rise and fall of Eddie Wong (王永祥), international tycoon of mystery and original developer of Discovery Bay
- Chinachem – Collection of Early Advertisements
- From Metals Trading to Real Estate: the Lau Family of Pak Hing Loong (百興隆)
- Wah Ying Cheong (華英昌): from Gold Mountain Firm to Real Estate Empire
Retailers
- Shui Hwa Watch (瑞華表行)
- K. Jamson(占臣) – the global journey of a HK shoe and luggage company over the past nine decades
- Wah Mei Electric (華美電器行) – Leading Distributor of Electronics from the 1920s to 1960s and related firms
- Bernard Van Zuiden (萬瑞庭, 1899-1979) – Dutch Trader and Philanthropist in Hong Kong
- Paramount: Ad Agency and Interior Decorator
- The Tam Brothers behind Wai Yee Co, King’s Shirts and Yau Sun Shoes
- Big and Tall from Nanking Rd to Nathan Rd: Jefferson Young (楊撫生) of Crane (鶴鳴), Chancellor (大人), Da Da (大大) and the rise and fall of his retail empire
- Hong Kong Jade Industry and some of its pioneers
- Sanda Shoes (山打皮鞋) and Manning Shirt (萬寧恤)
- Alhambra Watch (平安表行)
- Charles Herbert Arnhold, Arnhold & Company Ltd
- The Commercial Press (HK) Ltd
- Augustine Heard & Company, major American 19th century China trading house with its headquarters in Hong Kong from 1856
- J. Ullmann (烏利文) – Swiss Watchmaker and Jeweler in HK and China
- Tattooing in Hong Kong
- Demise of the 79 year old neon lights of Tai Tung Bakery, Yuen Long, Hong Kong
- Lee Ka Yuen Emporium (李家園百貨)
- Foo Hang, Tai Hang, Lee Heng and B. Green– Four Leaders of the HK Diamonds Industry
- From Ships in Cheung Sha Wan to Shoes in Sham Shui Po – the Chan family, Wing On Shing Shipyard and Po Shing Shoe Company
- Neon Lights in Hong Kong nostalgia - recent exhibition
Shipyards + Shipping
- Dredging Marine Sand - Container Terminal 6, 1987 article
- Singnam Choy (蔡星南) – Founder of the HK Chinese Godown Association
- Sir Thomas Sutherland - first chairman of Hong Kong & Whampoa Dockyard
- George Underhill Sands, Early China Steamship Entrepreneur
- Tung Tai Tseung Kee & Company, 同泰祥記, engineers and shipbuilders, 1897 to c1945
- Teh Hu Steamship (德和輪船公司)
- Fresnel Lenses - Barbier, Benard & Turenne - AGA and Waglan lighthouse...
- HUD - new tug Whampoa - celebrating two HK shipyards
- Leung Man Kwong (梁文廣) - clearance of HK harbour post WW2 and founder of Universal Dockyards
- Hong Kong United Dockyards (HUD)
- SS Alaska - temporary casualty of 1874 Typhoon at Aberdeen Dock
- Taikoo Dockyard - photos of the yard, departments, workshops and main office - c1954
- Frosty Moller - tug involved in evacuation of Waglan Island lighthouse staff, December 1941
- Taikoo Sugar Refinery - Bullivant's Ropeway for transporting coal from ship to shore
- R.P. de La Sala – the Global Shipping and Industrial Magnate from HK
- Thomas Selby - his life on board the Cutty Sark
- Impact of Typhoon Wanda on shipping in Tolo Harbour
- Chung Wah Shipbuilding & Engineering Company
- Dodwell & Company Ltd, 天祥洋行
- Douglas Lapraik - watchmaker, shipowner and co-founder of the Hongkong & Whampoa Dock Company
Telecommunications
- Wah Mei Electric (華美電器行) – Leading Distributor of Electronics from the 1920s to 1960s and related firms
- Asia International Electronics Ltd (亞洲無線電工廠)
- Wader Film Studio (華達製片廠)
- The Inventions and Ventures of HK Tech Pioneer Prof. S.C. Loh (樂秀章)
- The Development of Telephone Communication in China, Part Two
- The Development of Telephone Communication in China, Part One
- History of Electrical and Electronics Engineering Development in Hong Kong, Part Three 1971-1983
- History of Electrical and Electronics Engineering Development in Hong Kong, Part Two 1938-1970
- History of Electrical and Electronics Engineering Development in Hong Kong, Part One 1871-1931
- Behind the Shades: David Miao (繆德維 1912-2006) – the low-profile partner of George Ho behind many high-profile products (Minolta cameras and copiers, Philips radios …) and services (Commercial Radio, ABC Paging) in HK
- Conic (康力)- HK Electronics Giant of the late 1970s, early 1980s
- Proposed world-wide radio-telephonic system for Hong Kong, newspaper article 1938
- The Hongkong Telephone Company, 1925 to 1933, Far Eastern Review article
- The Numerical Control Engineering Company Ltd
- Telegraph Bay, HK Island - location of the first submarine telegraphic cable into Hong Kong, 1871
Traditional Industries
- Hong Kong rattan and bamboo products 1960s
- Rickshaw Makers’ Stores
- Mui Wo salt pans, Lantau Island
- Stone breaking in Hong Kong - two further images
- Lime-making on Tsing Yi island - 1984 RASHKB article
- Cotton Padded Quilt masters and Shops, New Territories
- Lockhart Report 1898 - NT - agriculture, indigo, hemp, cotton (Causeway Bay cotton mill)
- Wo Fat Hing Distillery, Lung Wo village...Part Two - photos of the plant functioning
- Bamboo Scaffolding - Dan Waters' photo gallery
- Leung Kit Lam's steelware store, Shanghai Street
- Peng Chau Island industry
- The locations of Lime Kilns in Hong Kong - a list
- Hong Kong Water Supply - Irrigation Reservoirs
- Ho Hung Yee - umbrella maker and repairer for 70 years, Peel Street, Central
- Quarrying and transportation of stone in Hong Kong, 1841
- Night soil collection in Hong Kong - updated - four current locations, July 2016
- The Fresh Water Fish Farming Industry of the New Territories
- Leung So Kee - umbrella manufacturer
- Rope-making and Dyeing/Calendering on Ap Lei Chau Island. 1971 RASHKB article
- Neon Light makers - a vanishing trade
Transport
- The Kowloon Canton Railway (British Section) Part 1 – The Beginning, Three Possible Routes...
- The Kowloon-Canton Railway (British Section) Part 3 – the construction of Kowloon Station
- Dragages Hong Kong - first HK projects, Kai Tak runway extension and Shek Pik reservoir
- The Economics of the Tricycle Industry in Hong Kong – Part Two
- Cross harbour road tunnel - link to planning of Shing Mun reservoir, late 1920s?
- KCR Whampoa Railway Siding
- The Economics of the Tricycle Industry in Hong Kong
- HUD - new tug Whampoa - celebrating two HK shipyards
- The History of Hongkong and Yaumati Ferry Company Ltd, 1923 - 1970s, Lingnam thesis
- China Motor Bus Company - Chai Wan Depot
- Planned helicopter service HK to Macau 1962, Stanley Ho
- Hong Kong United Dockyards (HUD)
- The Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company Ltd
- Ping Shan airport - an extract from Paul Tsui's unpublished memoir
- Sek Kong Airfield
- Waterfront Air - 2008 proposed HK to Macau seaplanes
- Frank Bowden - Raleigh Cycles - early fortune made in Hong Kong
- Kowloon - Canton Railway (British Section) – Kowloon Station Relocation
- The Macau Aerial Transport Company - first commercial airline company to be established in Hong Kong or Macau
- Alfred Dickinson, Consulting Engineer HK Tramways
Utilities
- The Hong Kong Excavation, Pile Driving and Construction Company Ltd and the Charles L Shank photograph album
- The Norman Electric Light Company - 1886 Hong Kong swindle?
- North West Water Supply Scheme
- Lok On Pai "Desalting" Plant - further information
- Dragages Hong Kong - first HK projects, Kai Tak runway extension and Shek Pik reservoir
- Hong Kong Water Supply - Kowloon Tong Water Tank
- Cross harbour road tunnel - link to planning of Shing Mun reservoir, late 1920s?
- Hong Kong Water Supply – The 1963 Water Drought
- Construction of new filtration plant, Stubbs Road, Hong Kong Island, 1949
- Hong Kong Water Supply – Kowloon Peninsula
- Hong Kong Water Supply – Shek Lei Pui and Kowloon Byewash Reservoir
- Tsing Yi Power Station - 1966 construction to 1998 demolition
- Hong Kong Water Supply Plover Cove Part 3 Reservoir Construction
- Hong Kong Water Supply - Lam Tsuen Pipeline
- Hong Kong Water Supply – Shing Mun Reservoir
- Hong Kong Water - War Time Supplies
- CLP - Hok Un (Yuen) Power Station 1921-1991 - updated
- Tai O stilt houses installed with solar panels- to be connected to CLP’s grid
- Hong Kong Water Supply – Lower Shing Mun Reservoir
- Hong Kong Water Supply – Plover Cove Pt 2 Construction of Stage 1