Macao Dragon Company, Hong Kong-Macau ferry services 2010-2011

Articles, Hong Kong Companies, Shipyards + Shipping
Macao Dragon Company, Image Courtesy Macau News

Macao Dragon Company Limited (Chinese: 巨龍船務有限公司; Portuguese: Dragão Gigante Transportes Marítimos, S.A.) was a start-up ferry company that offered services between the Hong Kong–Macau Ferry Terminal, in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong, and the Taipa Temporary Ferry Terminal in Taipa, Macau. It operated four 65m and 63m highspeed catamarans vessels powered by MTU Friedrichshafen engines using waterjet propulsion, which could accommodate up to 1,200 passengers. Operations of the company began on July 10, 2010. As of September 2010, […]

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Fung Keong – true pioneer in the rubber industry

Articles, Hong Kong Companies, Manufacturing, Non-Hong Kong Companies, People

HF: Johnny Yip left a comment on 12th April 2024 which included the following article about the Fung Keong Rubber Manufactory. THE TRUE PIONEER IN RUBBER INDUSTRY The first Fung Keong Rubber Manufactory was established in the year 1921 by Mr. Fung Keong in Honan, Canton, China. In 1925 a branch factory was opened in Shaukiwan, Hong Kong. The Fung […]

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Mui Wo Silver Mine – Part One – The Owner

Articles, Hong Kong Companies, Mines, Quarries + Dredging, Non-Hong Kong Companies, People
1864 Ho Image

Tymon Mellor: The former mine at, and which was to give its name to, Mui Wo or Silvermine Bay, was arguably one of the most important mines in Southern China at the end of the nineteenth century. It was developed using private money and was a showcase of modern technology. It was hoped this would be the start of a […]

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Dairy Farm Company – A timeline

Articles, Food and Beverages, Hong Kong Companies

HF: Of primary interest to us I think, is Dairy Farm’s production rather than its retailing outlets. As far as I know it is no longer involved in the former which included dairy products and ice. The company has had a long and reasonably complicated history both in Hong Kong and elsewhere involving acquiring other firms and being bought itself. […]

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The Inventions and Ventures of HK Tech Pioneer Prof. S.C. Loh (樂秀章)

Articles, Telecommunications
Tech Pioneer Prof. S.C. Loh Detail Image 1 York Lo

York Lo: The Inventions and Ventures of HK Tech Pioneer Prof. S.C. Loh (樂秀章) Left: S.C. Loh with a communication device in 1979 (Source: Printing Today); Right: S.C. Loh in the 1960s (CUHK Bulletin, 1967)   Since the article below was first posted Lewis Tse has left the following comment which I am happy to note here: Please note that Dr. […]

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Proposed Peak Tramway extension to Queen’s Road – interviews with Colony’s leading residents

Articles, Hong Kong Companies, People, Transport
Sir Thomas Southorn And Lady Southorn With A Group, Hong Kong, Photograph 1935

IDJ has sent the following newspaper article in. This adds further information to a couple of articles planning  to lengthen the Peak Tram down to Queen’s Road in Hong Kong. HF: I have retyped the article to aid clarity and searches. The images of the interviewees were not in the original article. Thanks to SCT for proofreading the retyped version […]

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Hong Kong Water Supply – Shing Mun First Section

Articles, Construction, Utilities
North Tunnel

Tymon Mellor: We take for granted that when we turn a tap on clean water will flow. However, for the majority of Hong Kong’s colonial history, there were water shortages and supply restrictions. This was not a result of poor policy decisions but of changing circumstances, financial limitations and geographical constraints, and unlike other major conurbations, Hong Kong has no […]

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Walter Dunn & Company – nautical instruments

Articles, Hong Kong Companies, Manufacturing, Non-Hong Kong Companies

James Chan: This advert from 1951 is courtesy of Grace’s Guides: British Industrial History. However, the company doesn’t appear to have operated in the UK. So I wonder if it was a Hong Kong based company. If so did it manufacture here? I can find no mention of Walter Dunn & Co. in the HK Public Records Office newspaper search. […]

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The Ma Family and Thomson Weaving Factory (天孫織染廠)

Articles, Hong Kong Companies, Manufacturing, People
The Ma Family, Thomson Weaving Factory Detail Image 1 York Lo

York Lo: The Ma Family and Thomson Weaving Factory (天孫織染廠) Founded in 1946 by Shunde native Ma Tze-sau (馬子修, 1900-1954), Thomson Weaving Factory was one of the leading weaving and dyeing mills in Hong Kong in the 1940s and 1950s known for its “Double Dragon” fabric. Outside of Thomson, Ma’s children were involved in other industrial activities such as kaolin […]

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