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- The Hong Kong Brewers and Distillers Ltd new plant, 1933
- Gin Drinkers’ Bay in 1936, mention of a mining concern and Texas Company (China) Ltd
- G Falconer & Company, Watchmakers & Jewellers – HK agent for Ross Optical Ltd, Clapham, London and Kelvin & Hughes, marine instruments, London
- Shanghainese Builders in HK (Part Six) – Ahong and Chinney
- World War Two – 1945 BAAG report – transport and fuel supplies in occupied HK
- Yuen Hing Hong & Company Ltd – initial notes
- Death of Andrew Harper, Wallace Harper & Co, distributor of Ford automobiles in Hong Kong.
- The China Klinwares Manufacturing Company – 1932 to 1956
- Eternal Fortune and Fame – The 140 Year old Saga of Chinese Winemaker Wing Lee Wai (永利威)
- North Point Power Station
- Hong Kong Water Supply – Kowloon Reservoir
- Hong Kong Artificial Flower Works, San Po Kong, location of the start of the 1967 riots
- The Beacon Hill Tunnel: The culmination of a grand engineering feat, 1931 newspaper article
- Millie’s (妙麗)– the Iconic Handbag and Shoes Brand
- The Cross-Harbour Tunnel – Part 1 Gestation
- Kennedy Town – Demolition of Incineration Plant and Abattoir 2007-2009
- SS Tien Loong – a Chinese first but Harland and Wolff, Belfast built
- Caldbeck, MacGregor & Company Ltd – HK branch opened in 1889
- World War Two -1945 BAAG report on occupied Hong Kong – ferry services
- V C Labrum, Proprietor of Ye Olde Printerie, founded in 1923
- World War Two -1945 BAAG report on occupied Hong Kong – dairy supplies & facilities
- Pokfulam village – close links to Dairy Farm 1886, SCMP article
- The Smithfield slaughterhouse, Kennedy Town – photos from 1894
- Salt production, oldest industry in Hong Kong, Tai O
- Homi Villa – built by Jehangir Hormusjee Ruttonjee during the construction of Hong Kong Brewers and Distillers Ltd Brewery
- Dairy Farm Company employees – a compilation
- Unsung Kingmakers – the low-key Song Brothers who conquered the Shanghai Bund and Victoria Harbor and backed the development of several key industries in post-War Hong Kong
- The Hong Kong sugarcane industry, 1934
- RAF Shatin Airfield, rice production in the Shatin valley in the 1950s
- The declining oyster trade of Lau Fau Shan – HKU project to revive the 700 year old industry
- Oyster Beds of the Wang Chau area, Yuen Long
- Rose, Downs and Thompson – Engineers, Hull and London, branch offices opened in Shanghai and Hong Kong in 1910s
- Southeast Ice Company (東南冰廠)
- Cheng Cheung Hing Shrimp Paste Factory, Tai O
- Yau Ma Tei Wholesale Fruit Market – built 1913
- The Bionomics of Pondfish Culture in the New Territories mid 1950s
- Hemp – crop and craft, 1970 RASHKB article highlighting its disappearance in Hong Kong
- The Organic Fertilizer Company Ltd, West Point, Newspaper article 1936
- Pearl Cultivation – Tai Po Sea (Tolo Harbour)
- Hong Kong Water Supply – Irrigation Reservoirs
- The Hong Kong Brewers and Distillers Ltd new plant, 1933
- Eternal Fortune and Fame – The 140 Year old Saga of Chinese Winemaker Wing Lee Wai (永利威)
- Kennedy Town – Demolition of Incineration Plant and Abattoir 2007-2009
- Caldbeck, MacGregor & Company Ltd – HK branch opened in 1889
- World War Two -1945 BAAG report on occupied Hong Kong – dairy supplies & facilities
- Tale as old as Wine: the Rise and Fall of Chinese Distilleries in Hong Kong
- Dairy Farm Company, traditional products plus expansion both in Hong Kong and elsewhere
- Choy Fung Ginger Factory
- Hop Sing Lung Oyster Sauce (合勝隆)
- The Garden Company Ltd (嘉頓有限公司) founded in 1926
- Demise of the 79 year old neon lights of Tai Tung Bakery, Yuen Long, Hong Kong
- A Slice of Heaven – the story of On Lok Yuen (安樂園), Pioneering Ice Cream, Biscuit and Confectionary Manufacturer and Restaurant Chain
- The Patriotic Sauce Maker: Chong Sing-chong and Oriental Soy & Canning
- Chun Hing Bakery, Biscuit & Confectionery Manufactory
- Yan Chim Kee (甄沾記) – the Life, Death and Rebirth of the Century Old Coconut Candies & Ice Cream Maker
- The Three Kings of Biscuits – M.Y. San, M.P. San and Pacific
- Homi Villa – built by Jehangir Hormusjee Ruttonjee during the construction of Hong Kong Brewers and Distillers Ltd Brewery
- Wai Nam Chan, co-founder of Ping Shan Enterprise Company Ltd
- Cosmos Aerated Water (大同汽水) – in Hong Kong from 1947
- Dairy Farm Company employees – a compilation
- G Falconer & Company, Watchmakers & Jewellers – HK agent for Ross Optical Ltd, Clapham, London and Kelvin & Hughes, marine instruments, London
- Shanghainese Builders in HK (Part Six) – Ahong and Chinney
- Caldbeck, MacGregor & Company Ltd – HK branch opened in 1889
- RAF – post WW2 involvement in restoring Kowloon to some order, plus the KCR and work on the proposed Ping Shan airfield
- George P Lammert & Company – Auctioneers
- Godowns in Hong Kong – Images
- YC Moy (梅友卓) – the Friendly Compatriot and the Yau Kiu Film Studio (友僑片場)
- Tai O stilt houses installed with solar panels- to be connected to CLP’s grid
- The Hong Kong Shipowners Association
- The Smithfield slaughterhouse, Kennedy Town – photos from 1894
- Gibb, Livingston & Company Ltd, established in HK 1841, shipping lines and insurance
- China Dispensary: Maker of Pinocine (白蘿仙) and Dermoline (丹杜蓮)
- Demise of the 79 year old neon lights of Tai Tung Bakery, Yuen Long, Hong Kong
- Alexander Skirving Watson, pharmacist who lent his name to one of Hong Kong’s oldest companies
- Lee Ka Yuen Emporium (李家園百貨)
- Chak Wai Leung – HK photographer of the “common people”
- Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd, a brief history
- Arthur Rylands Lowe – HK’s first accountant, clients included several industrial companies
- The Pottery Kilns at Wun Yiu, Tai Po
- Proposed site for Fertiliser Plant, Gin Drinkers’ Bay, 1949
- The Hong Kong Brewers and Distillers Ltd new plant, 1933
- Gin Drinkers’ Bay in 1936, mention of a mining concern and Texas Company (China) Ltd
- G Falconer & Company, Watchmakers & Jewellers – HK agent for Ross Optical Ltd, Clapham, London and Kelvin & Hughes, marine instruments, London
- Shanghainese Builders in HK (Part Six) – Ahong and Chinney
- Yuen Hing Hong & Company Ltd – initial notes
- Death of Andrew Harper, Wallace Harper & Co, distributor of Ford automobiles in Hong Kong.
- The China Klinwares Manufacturing Company – 1932 to 1956
- Eternal Fortune and Fame – The 140 Year old Saga of Chinese Winemaker Wing Lee Wai (永利威)
- North Point Power Station
- Hong Kong Artificial Flower Works, San Po Kong, location of the start of the 1967 riots
- Millie’s (妙麗)– the Iconic Handbag and Shoes Brand
- Caldbeck, MacGregor & Company Ltd – HK branch opened in 1889
- World War Two -1945 BAAG report on occupied Hong Kong – ferry services
- V C Labrum, Proprietor of Ye Olde Printerie, founded in 1923
- From Chaoan to HK: Kai It Battery Factory (蓋一電池廠)
- Quarrying in Hong Kong – rehabilitation of Anderson Road, Shek O, Lam Tei and Sok Kwu Wan
- George P Lammert & Company – Auctioneers
- Flip Flops Across the Globe: How HK Exporters John Cowie and Nylex Left their Global Footprints with Plastic Sandals
- Tin Mine at Tai Tong (Mining Licence No 13)
- Pokfulam village – close links to Dairy Farm 1886, SCMP article
- Pokfulam village – close links to Dairy Farm 1886, SCMP article
- Lok On Pai “desalting” plant, 1975-1981
- Sir Maurice Fitzmaurice – HK harbour works, 1920 visit
- The Riches to Rags to Riches Sagas of Li Po-lung (李寶龍) and his son Li Shiu-chung (李兆忠)
- Bailey’s Shipyard during the Occupation 1942-1945
- High Island Reservoir
- Salt production, oldest industry in Hong Kong, Tai O
- Hong Kong Water Supply – Kowloon Peninsula
- Lok On Pai “desalting” plant, aerial photos 1973, 1982 and 2013
- Gin Drinkers Bay – ship breaking early 1960s
- Hong Kong Water Supply – Mint Dam and Other Early Structures
- Lamma Island Industry
- Water supply for boats, Lai Chi Kok, early 20th century
- Kennedy Town 1889 map, rope and silk works?
- The Royal Naval Dockyard Hong Kong during World War Two
- Lighthouses in Hong Kong pre-1941- revised
- Taikoo Dockyard during the Occupation 1942-1945 – new information and photo
- Ma On Shan Mine – Part Two, Going Underground
- Kowloon – Canton Railway (British Section) – Kowloon Station Relocation
- Unidentified Brickworks, (Castle Peak Ceramic Company?), Tuen Mun
- Gin Drinkers’ Bay in 1936, mention of a mining concern and Texas Company (China) Ltd
- Quarrying in Hong Kong – rehabilitation of Anderson Road, Shek O, Lam Tei and Sok Kwu Wan
- Tin Mine at Tai Tong (Mining Licence No 13)
- Lin Ma Hang Mine Part 1 – The Early Years
- West Brother Island Graphite mine – a timeline
- West Brother Island (Tai Mo To) Graphite Mine
- Castle Peak Mine – Mining Lot No 12
- Graphite Mining in the New Territories
- Ma On Shan Mine – Part One, The Open Cut Years
- Beryl Mining at Devil’s Peak
- Cha Kwo Ling Kaolin Mine
- The Chinese Engineering and Mining Company, China, 1900-1949 (dissolved 1984)
- Kei Lun Wai – Limonite Mine,Tuen Mun, and the Interim Mining Policy Committee
- Tin Mining in Hong Kong?
- Ho Chung Tungsten Mine, Sai Kung
- Hong Kong Clays and Kaolin Company (香港磁泥有限公司) – Kaolin Mine, Cha Kwo Ling
- Hong Kong’s Klondike, prospecting for wolfram ore in 1951
- Mui Wo Silver Mine – Part Two The Mine
- From No 1 on the Bund in Shanghai to a Kaolin Mine in Cha Kwo Ling, Hong Kong – the Century Old China Coast Saga of the McBains
- The Silver Mine of Silver Mine Bay
- Shanghainese Builders in HK (Part Six) – Ahong and Chinney
- Caldbeck, MacGregor & Company Ltd – HK branch opened in 1889
- Sir Maurice Fitzmaurice – HK harbour works, 1920 visit
- Socony-Vacuum Oil Company in HK from 1895
- Gibb, Livingston & Company Ltd, established in HK 1841, shipping lines and insurance
- Ma On Shan Mine – Part One, The Open Cut Years
- Liang Meng-Tsi (梁孟齊) – HK Paint Industry Pioneer
- A Slice of Heaven – the story of On Lok Yuen (安樂園), Pioneering Ice Cream, Biscuit and Confectionary Manufacturer and Restaurant Chain
- Hong Kong trading agents 1953 – nearly 60 companies
- Les Messageries Maritimes á Hong Kong (1918-1941)
- Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd, a brief history
- The Chinese Engineering and Mining Company, China, 1900-1949 (dissolved 1984)
- Yan Chim Kee (甄沾記) – the Life, Death and Rebirth of the Century Old Coconut Candies & Ice Cream Maker
- Once Upon A Time in Mongkok: Chow Ngai Hing Knitting Factory
- Levy Hermanos – Watch Emporium, Central – late 19th and early 20th centuries
- Phoebus Neon Light Company, Hong Kong
- The Three Kings of Biscuits – M.Y. San, M.P. San and Pacific
- Cosmos Aerated Water (大同汽水) – in Hong Kong from 1947
- Lo’s Mee Kwong (羅氏美光) and Join-In Shirt
- The Tales of the Two Smart Shirts – Standard Shirts Dyeing, Weaving & Finishing Mills and Smart Shirts Manufacturers Ltd
- Shanghainese Builders in HK (Part Six) – Ahong and Chinney
- Yuen Hing Hong & Company Ltd – initial notes
- Death of Andrew Harper, Wallace Harper & Co, distributor of Ford automobiles in Hong Kong.
- Eternal Fortune and Fame – The 140 Year old Saga of Chinese Winemaker Wing Lee Wai (永利威)
- Hong Kong Artificial Flower Works, San Po Kong, location of the start of the 1967 riots
- The Beacon Hill Tunnel: The culmination of a grand engineering feat, 1931 newspaper article
- Millie’s (妙麗)– the Iconic Handbag and Shoes Brand
- V C Labrum, Proprietor of Ye Olde Printerie, founded in 1923
- George P Lammert & Company – Auctioneers
- The early history of Hong Kong’s railway: The Kowloon-Canton Railway. 1931 article
- Flip Flops Across the Globe: How HK Exporters John Cowie and Nylex Left their Global Footprints with Plastic Sandals
- Joseph Tse has new Hong Kong tram book published
- YC Moy (梅友卓) – the Friendly Compatriot and the Yau Kiu Film Studio (友僑片場)
- Sir Maurice Fitzmaurice – HK harbour works, 1920 visit
- The Riches to Rags to Riches Sagas of Li Po-lung (李寶龍) and his son Li Shiu-chung (李兆忠)
- Kelly Brothers Manufacturing Factory, Pre-War Garment Pioneer
- The Hong Kong Shipowners Association
- Charles Gordon Stewart Mackie – Scottish businessman in Hong Kong, head of several companies
- Charles Van den Born – first powered flight in Hong Kong, Shatin, 1911
- R. Corney & Co (明新): Glass Merchant and Mirror Manufacturer
- 58 Information needed about a Leading Hong Kong Dressmaker, Lily Nègre, 1920s
- 57 Kwong Sang Hong Ltd warehouse, 192 Hennessy Road
- 56 Dairy Farm Company – do the small concrete dams built in the 1930s still exist?
- 55 Pacific Islands Shipbuilding Company – information wanted
- 54 Nam Wah, Hong Kong ginger company – information needed
- 53 Eye Baths/Cups – manufactured in Hong Kong?
- 52 Stink Boats – used in the removal of nightsoil from Hong Kong island in the 1960s and 70s
- 51 D. & M. Rustomjee, trading firm in Canton and Hong Kong
- 50 R.H. Kotewall & Co
- 49 Boyd, Kaye & Company
- 48 T.O.Morgan, Director of Water Supplies – imagined Plover Cove Reservoir while swimming in the area
- 47 Wyler Textiles Ltd
- 46 Reiss & Bradley Group of Companies
- 45 Proposed fixed crossing to Lantau Island, late 1970s
- 44 Tsing Yi Island Industries Ltd, concrete products manufacturer
- 43 Sung Hill Quarry, Kowloon – where and when?
- 42 Did Japanese company Mitsui Bussan Kaishu Ltd take over control of Taikoo Docks in October 1942?
- 41 Leather Works No.1 BAAG Report WW2
- 40 Flat Hill Quarry?
- 39 Was cotton grown in the New Territories post 1898?
- SS Tien Loong – a Chinese first but Harland and Wolff, Belfast built
- World War Two -1945 BAAG report on occupied Hong Kong – ferry services
- Sir Maurice Fitzmaurice – HK harbour works, 1920 visit
- The Hong Kong Shipowners Association
- Shipbuilding in Hong Kong, 1944
- Gibb, Livingston & Company Ltd, established in HK 1841, shipping lines and insurance
- On the slow boat – Sai Wan Ho, Kwun Tong, Sam Ka Tsuen ferries – part two..
- Bailey’s Shipyard during the Occupation 1942-1945
- Les Messageries Maritimes á Hong Kong (1918-1941)
- Shipbuilding in Hong Kong, 1942
- Harbour Tug Empire Sam – Hong Kong service 1946-1967
- On the slow boat – Sai Wan Ho, Kwun Tong, Sam Ka Tsuen ferries – part three…
- Hong Kong United Dockyards (HUD)
- Aberdeen Dock (Lamma Shipyard) during the Japanese occupation 1942-1945
- Shipbuilding in Hong Kong, 1943
- Water supply for boats, Lai Chi Kok, early 20th century
- Facebook: ‘Photos of Taikoo and Kowloon Dock Families’ group – additional images
- HUD – new tug Whampoa – celebrating two HK shipyards
- Air Raids in Hong Kong during the Pacific War
- The Royal Naval Dockyard Hong Kong during World War Two
- Tale as old as Wine: the Rise and Fall of Chinese Distilleries in Hong Kong
- Dairy Farm Company, traditional products plus expansion both in Hong Kong and elsewhere
- Choy Fung Ginger Factory
- The Hong Kong Rattan Industry and some of its key historical players
- Salt production, oldest industry in Hong Kong, Tai O
- The Hong Kong Rickshaw over Time
- The Pottery Kilns at Wun Yiu, Tai Po
- The Oyster industry in South China and Hong Kong, 1931
- Lamma Island Industry
- Charcoal burning in Hong Kong, 1971 RASHKB article
- Sedan Chairs in Hong Kong, a timeline
- The Hong Kong sugarcane industry, 1934
- Shanghainese Wood Carvers and the Development of the Wooden Furniture Industry in Hong Kong
- RAF Shatin Airfield, rice production in the Shatin valley in the 1950s
- Lee Wo Steelyard – Shanghai Street – probably last of its kind in Hong Kong
- The Lockhart Report 1898 – fascinating glimpse of NT industry – photo of Stewart Lockhart on tour
- The declining oyster trade of Lau Fau Shan – HKU project to revive the 700 year old industry
- Sandalwood Mills in Tsuen Wan – 1976 RASHKB article
- China Neonlight Advertising Company, Mongkok, makers of neon lights – vanishing Hong Kong trades
- Oyster Beds of the Wang Chau area, Yuen Long
- World War Two – 1945 BAAG report – transport and fuel supplies in occupied HK
- Death of Andrew Harper, Wallace Harper & Co, distributor of Ford automobiles in Hong Kong.
- The Beacon Hill Tunnel: The culmination of a grand engineering feat, 1931 newspaper article
- The Cross-Harbour Tunnel – Part 1 Gestation
- World War Two -1945 BAAG report on occupied Hong Kong – ferry services
- RAF – post WW2 involvement in restoring Kowloon to some order, plus the KCR and work on the proposed Ping Shan airfield
- The early history of Hong Kong’s railway: The Kowloon-Canton Railway. 1931 article
- Joseph Tse has new Hong Kong tram book published
- Socony-Vacuum Oil Company in HK from 1895
- Ping Shan – proposed airport for Hong Kong
- Charles Van den Born – first powered flight in Hong Kong, Shatin, 1911
- World War Two -1945 BAAG report on occupied Hong Kong – railway service
- On the slow boat – Sai Wan Ho, Kwun Tong, Sam Ka Tsuen ferries – part two..
- Sek Kong Airfield
- The Hong Kong Rickshaw over Time
- The Peak Tram – the Abt Passing Loop , 1879 invention
- World War Two -1945 BAAG report on occupied Hong Kong – tramway service + tickets
- Flying boats before Kai Tak runway opened – SCMP article
- The Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company Ltd
- On the slow boat – Sai Wan Ho, Kwun Tong, Sam Ka Tsuen ferries – part three…
