Author: Hugh Farmer

Hugh Farmer has lived in Hong Kong since 1989. He founded the Industrial History of Hong Kong Group in November 2012 to preserve and share information about the city's fast disappearing industrial heritage. This website was started in October 2013.

Robert Fan Wenzhao, architect, involved in Hong Kong industrial locations

Articles, General, Hong Kong Companies, Industrial Buildings + Demolitions, Non-Hong Kong Companies, People

Maureen Fan left a comment below Carles Brasó Broggi’s article Shanghai Spinners: Pioneers of Hong Kong’s Industrialisation. This reads in part: Thank you for your informative article. My grandfather Robert Fan Wenzhao (1893-1979) was the architect who designed the HK Spinners factory at Cheung Sha Wan, including the workers dormitories, a dining hall, a recreation area, basketball and volleyball courts and […]

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Mui Wo salt pans, Lantau Island

Articles, Food and Beverages, General, Industrial Districts + Locations, Traditional Industries

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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The Modernisation of the British Section of the KCR, 1983 article

Articles, Hong Kong Companies, Transport

IDJ has sent the following article which he has kindly reformatted for inclusion here. Please note the locations of the images in this version have been changed from those in the original article. From The Railway Magazine, November 1983. Those who knew the British section of the Kowloon – Canton Railway before its modernisation would scarcely recognise it now. A […]

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The Modernisation of the British Section of the KCR, 1983 article – follow-up letter

Articles, Hong Kong Companies, Transport

IDJ has sent this letter, and accompanying image, which was written in response to the publication of the article Under the Wires to Lo Wu: The Modernisation of the Kowloon-Canton Railway in The Railway Magazine, November 1983, linked below. SIR, I am afraid the Rev. Alan Shone (November, page 438) is mistaken as to the identity of the 2-8-0 locomotives acquired […]

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The KCR, 1980s electrification – coaches built by Metro-Cammell, Birmingham, UK

Articles, Hong Kong Companies, Non-Hong Kong Companies, Transport

IDJ has sent this photo which was published in the The Railway Magazine of April 1982. It might be read in conjunction with the two articles linked below. The text accompanying the image reads: One of 135 coaches being built by Metro-Cammell of Birmingham for the Kowloon-Canton Railway, which is being electrified, en route for Immingham. From the manufacturer, P&O […]

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Kwong Shan Tsuen Mine – Castle Peak

Articles, Hong Kong Companies, Industrial Districts + Locations, Mines, Quarries + Dredging

HF: Our Q+A 26 Tsing Shan Mine (Castle Peak area)? – Japanese occupation, WW2, linked below, asks about a possible mine or mines in the Castle Peak (青山) area as a British Army Aid Group (BAAG) report of 1944 mentions a “rumour” of a mine there. Tsing Shan is the name of the well-known monastery located at the eastern foot of the […]

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Beryl Mining at Devil’s Peak

Articles, Hong Kong Companies, Mines, Quarries + Dredging

“Devil’s Peak [Pau Toi Shan] is located at the north coast of Lei Yue Mun, the eastern entrance to Victoria Harbour. The economic minerals mined are wolframite and beryl. The minerals were first discovered in 1914 and mining started in May, 1957. Devil’s Peak Beryl Mine, with an area of 360 acres, was operated by Far East Prospecting and Development […]

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1,000th article posted – congratulations to all involved in the Group…

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James Hayes’ RASHKB piece on Hemp – crop and craft, posted yesterday, was our 1,000th article. Many thanks and congratulations to all those who have contributed to our website in some way. The first article posted on the website in October 2013 was the pre-website Newsletter One which had been sent out to six people as an email on 22nd November […]

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The Dennis Jubilant bus – specifically designed for Hong Kong, 1977-1981

Articles, Non-Hong Kong Companies, Transport

HF: The Dennis Jubilant was a front engine double decker bus chassis built by Dennis between 1977 [Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II?] and 1981. It was specifically designed for the contemporary operating environment (hilly roads and “one-man-operation” with a farebox) in Hong Kong. The chassis design featured a set-back front axle, which enabled the front door to be located in […]

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