Author: Hugh Farmer

Graham Wood has kindly sent the following newspaper article, published in March 1946. HF: I have retyped the article to enhance clarity and aid searches. As the article is fairly lengthy and covers several subjects of interest to readers of this website namely: power stations, the KCR and Kai Tak airfield, and Ping Shan airfield which was proposed to replace […]

IDJ says “the posting of the article, CLP: The construction of Hok Un power station 1921, Part Four, (linked below), showing its manufacturer’s nameplate, (see the image below), reminded me that I have a couple of the manufacturer’s nameplates from that machine.” When the ‘A’ Station was being demolished a number of items were salvaged for technician training purposes and […]

HF: Our recently posted article, The Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, newspaper article 1937, made me wonder about the origin of the term Godown which is used frequently in India and Hong Kong. A quick online search came up with this definition: (in India and other countries in Asia) a warehouse or other storage place. I thought I could do […]

Graham Wood has kindly sent the following newspaper article, published in March 1946. HF: I have retyped the article to enhance clarity and aid searches. As the article is fairly lengthy and covers several subjects of interest to readers of this website namely: power stations, the KCR and Kai Tak airfield, and Ping Shan airfield which was proposed to replace […]

Graham Wood has kindly sent a copy of the souvenir brochure issued at the official opening of the Hok Un power station in 1921. HF: I have retyped the original PDF version of the brochure sent by Graham and as it is a fairly lengthy document this is the fourth in a series of articles. I will include all the […]

IDJ: When Hong Kong was liberated after the surrender of the Japanese, one of the first groups to arrive was “Shield Force.”  This mainly comprised 3,000 Royal Air Force personnel who had been diverted from their expected task of building Pacific island aerodromes to assist the Allied advance towards Japan. Not all RAF personnel in the war were involved in flying […]

IDJ has sent the following newspaper article about the Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company. HF: The Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company was founded in 1886 by Paul Chater. Its present name is The Wharf (Holdings) Limited. The company owns the Star Ferry amongst other holdings HF: I have retyped the article for the sake of clarity and to […]