Taikoo Sugar Refinery…installation of new facilities and machinery in the 1950s
HF: The following images come from the Hong Kong Memory Project, a wonderful source of many aspects of Hong Kong’s history including its industrial history.
Taikoo Sugar Refinery started producing sugar in Hong Kong in 1884 and did not cease operation till 1972. During this period of almost a century, it produced some of the world’s highest quality refined sugar, widely consumed in many parts of Asia, Australia and North America. Its history illustrates important aspects of Hong Kong’s industrial development. (1)
Boiler drums installed, 1950
Boiler House Superheater tubes and economiser on 1st boiler, March 1950
Boiler House: Installing water tubes on 1st boiler. 4th April 1950
Boiler House: work going on 1st boiler 6th April 1950
Boiler House: laying brickwork on the back of the 1st boiler. 17th April 1950
Boiler House: Installing superheater tubes on the 3rd boiler. 17th April 1950
Boiler House Fixing superheater tubes to 3rd boiler, work on 1st and 2nd boilers almost finished 17th April 1950
Source:
1. Hong Kong Memory Project
This article was first posted on 5th November 2024.
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