York Lo: C.F. Leung, Ng Iu-cheung and L.S. Chang – Directors of Kwong On Bank Before its acquisition by DBS Bank in 1999, Kwong On Bank (廣安銀行) was one of the leading Chinese-owned banks in Hong Kong. Founded in 1935 by Leung Kwai-yee and primarily led by his sons, Kwong On had other significant shareholders such as the trader William […]
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York Lo: Filmo Depot (菲林模影機) Left: Filmo Depot’s ad for Filmo 8 in 1939 (China Journal, December 1939); Center: article announcing the re-opening of Filmo Depot after the War in 1947 (HK Sunday Herald, 1947-9-21) Right: Filmo Depot’s ad for its Corrascope films in 1960 (Pacific Island Monthly, May 1960) From the 1930s to the 1970s, Filmo Depot was one […]
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York Lo: Pak Wo Cheung (百和祥) and Secure Industries (保美實業) Chan Ho-sang and friends visiting the ROC consulate general in Honolulu during the Hawaiian trip. Left to right: Mr & Mrs. Wong Kam-fun (黃錦芬), consul general Hu Si-fan (胡世勳), Wong Sik-pun (黃錫彬, the Chan family’s business partner in Asia Motor), Chan Ho-sang, their tour guide Tso Hak-on (曹克安,brother of Tso […]
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York Lo: Wo Kee Cheung (和記祥) and Wo Fung Cheung (和豐祥) Left: Ad for Wo Kee Cheung in 1964 (WKYP, 1964-1-3); right: Thank you ad by Wo Fung Cheung to guests attending the opening of its Tai Po Road branch in 1964 (WKYP, 1964-4-5) In the early 1960s, Canton Trust & Commercial Bank (廣東信託商業銀行) was one of the most aggressive […]
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York Lo: The Tsang Family of Sui Heong Yuen (瑞香園) Founded by Tsang Yuet-chee (曾月池, also known as T.Y. Chee) in the early 20th century, Sui Heong Yuen is one of the oldest Chinese business groups in HK with interests in trading, godowns, logistics, financial services and property development. At the 100th anniversary celebration of the HK General Chamber of […]
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York Lo: Annam Guild: The Hui Family and Lune Hing Cheong (聯興昌) Hui Pak-chee (center next to the little girl) and family and friends welcoming her daughter Hui Pik-chu back to HK in 1962 (WKYP, 1962-6-19) Hong Kong with its strategic location has been a preferred hub for overseas Chinese traders since the 19th century and within the business community […]
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York Lo: Makers of Rolling Shutters: Sam Yick, Cheung Hing, Choi Hung and Others Rolling shutters have been a prominent feature of stores in Hong Kong and below are the profiles of several firms who had been players in the industry before the 1980s: Sam Yick Iron Works (三益鐵工廠) Article about Sam Yick owner Chow Moon heading to Taiwan and […]
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York Lo: Yue Kwan Trading Company (怡群行) Chinese ad for Chujoto in HK by Yue Kwan Trading in 1967 (WKYP, 1967-12-11) Founded in 1952 by Whang E.Wun (黃怡文), Yue Kwan Trading was an import export firm in HK exporting Hong Kong’s industrial outputs to the world while introducing products from Taiwan and Japan to the HK consumers. Yue Kwan’s […]
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York Lo: Oceania Hawaii Holdings (夏香集團) Left: matchbox from the Oceania Restaurant & Nightclub; Right: Chinese performance at the Oceania Restaurant & Nightclub from a 1970s postcard. Earlier in the group, we have covered Ruby Restaurant, which was one of the first restaurant groups to go public in HK in late 1972. Around the same time Ruby went public, another […]
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York Lo: Brown Jones, Morrison and Joseph S. Lee – Pre-War Pioneers of the Death Care Industry Funeral wreaths at flower shops on Morrison Hill Road when it was the center of the death care business in HK in the mid-20th century (left) and the same location today (right) Brown Jones, Morrison and Joseph S. Lee were three pioneers of […]
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