Hugh Farmer: “Today, under a plan formulated in 1989, the three remaining operational quarries in Hong Kong are being rehabilitated to form green areas for future development. Shek O (completion in 2009), Anderson Road (2013) and Lam Tei (2015) quarries are being rehabilitated under contracts that involve major recontouring to soften the appearance of the angular quarry profile, tree and […]
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HF: Dr Kenneth Fang Hung (30th November 1938-28th August 2022) was a Hong Kong billionaire industrialist and philanthropist. He was known as the ”King of Textiles”. Fang was born on 20th November 1938 in Xiaohai Town, Nantong City, Jiangsu Province. He lived in Hong Kong from the 1950s onward. The Fang family with roots in Haimen, Wantong, Jiangsu, China has […]
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Carles Brasó Broggi’s article China Engineers Ltd 1928 Shanghai – 1937 Hong Kong, concludes, “During the 1960s, China Engineers expanded in the Southeast Asian markets establishing one of the first spinning and dyeing industries in the Philippines as well as electrical installations for high rise buildings in Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei. The company also opened offices in Korea, Japan and Taiwan. They […]
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HF: Bamboo scaffolding is such a common sight in Hong Kong that residents often pay it no attention. It is in fact, a valuable part of our cultural heritage. Bamboo, being cheap, easily available and versatile, remains widely used in construction in Hong Kong despite the increasing use of tubular steel scaffold. Even in the 21st century bamboo scaffolding is […]
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In our Queries and Answers 5 Eric Spain had an enquiry about salt production in Mui Wo. He remembers seeing some RAF aerial photographs which showed salt pans there. [presumably immediately before, during or shortly after WW2?]. Frank Watson and Namussi added information to Q+A 5 which is linked below. HF: Further information can be found in a post I made on gwulo.com […]
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HF: The paint industry is capital and machinery intensive. To set up a paint factory a large amount of capital is needed for the purchase of land and building of the factory, buying machines and setting up of a laboratory, etc., thus in the course of the industry’s development there are only not more than ten paint plants in Hong […]
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HF: There were at least two slaughterhouses/abattoirs in Kennedy Town. As always additional information, photos, maps, clarification and corrections would be appreciated. I have highlighted specific questions in red. This 1889 map of Kennedy Town shows a slaughter house, adjacent incinerator and a sheep and pig depot south of Forbes Street. Their total length was about 200 metres. For the […]
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IDJ has sent two more images of stone breaking, or “cutting” as the second image is titled, in Hong Kong. Related Indhhk articles: Stone breaking in early 20th Century Hong Kong Film of quarry stone breaking by hand 1953 – location The Index contains several articles about quarrying and the transportation of stone in Hong Kong.
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HF: The Hongkong Canton & Macao Steamship Company was a British merchant shipping and maritime trading company founded in 1865 in the Crown Colony of Hong Kong. The Hongkong, Canton & Macao Steamship Company was founded on 20th October 1865 in Hong Kong by a collection of people tied to the shipping industry in order to support the market for […]
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HF: Our recently posted article, Wong Kwong-tin, manager of the Kai Tak Company, Managing Director of the Kai Tak Motor Bus Company, linked below, says “he is also pioneer Managing Director of the Kai Tak Motor Bus Company, which has been a most important factor in, and largely responsible for, the development of the Kowloon Peninsula.” Here are a few […]
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