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Articles
- South China Iron Works - violent communist/nationalist clashes 1956
- The Van Family from Cambodia and the Bonsun Group of companies (萬象)
- The Industrial Development of Kwun Tong - 1953 to 1964
- The Kowloon Canton Railway (British Section) Part 5 - The Post War Years (1945 to 1978)
- Blue Funnel Shipping Line - Hong Kong link
- The Nam Jam Factory Ltd - Sham Shui Po
- Sir John Douglas Clague - connected to a wide array of Hong Kong businesses and lobbyist for the first Cross Harbour tunnel
- Bernard Van Zuiden (萬瑞庭, 1899-1979) – Dutch Trader and Philanthropist in Hong Kong
- The Kowloon Canton Railway (British Section) 1910-1940 - major accidents/incidents
- Umbrella production in HK - late 1950s
- Ng Yue-kwong (吳裕光, 1902-1977) and Ng Yee Hing Weaving & Dyeing Factory (吳義興織印染製衣廠)
- Ping Shan airfield - further information
- The Lost Mine at Lok Ma Chau
- China Sugar Refinery Company
- Eastern Arts Lantern (東藝宮燈)
- Lei Yue Mun Quarry - contemporary photographs
- Pro-Quality Electronic (寶業電子)
- Taikoo Sugar Refinery - more information
- Wo Hop Shek Spur Line
- YC Moy (梅友卓) – the Friendly Compatriot and the Yau Kiu Film Studio (友僑片場)
Banks and Finance
- Ying Ngan-ting (應雁亭, 1909-1972): Gold Magnate and Umbrella Manufacturer
- Fourseas Bowling Centre and Whimsy
- Fast Eddie: the rise and fall of Eddie Wong (王永祥), international tycoon of mystery and original developer of Discovery Bay
- Kar Cheung Chong Bank (嘉彰莊銀行)
- Continental King Lung (五洲景龍) and Legarleon (利家安)
- Yau Yue Commercial Bank (有餘商業銀行)
- C.F. Leung, Ng Iu-cheung and L.S. Chang – Directors of Kwong On Bank
- Pak Wo Cheung (百和祥) and Secure Industries (保美實業)
- Wo Kee Cheung (和記祥) and Wo Fung Cheung (和豐祥)
- The Tsang Family of Sui Heong Yuen (瑞香園)
- Trailblazer: the life and time of Wang Tseng-hsiang (王增祥, 1926-2012), Taiwanese developer and investor in HK, Japan and the US
- Chan Chart-man (陳策文) – Developer and King of Pawnshops
- Tai Shing (泰盛): the Heung family’s eight decades journey from Canton to HK and from Weaving and Dyeing to Properties and Stocks
- Peter Kingson Kwok (郭幼廷,1883-1953): Metal Trader and Founding Director of Bank of East Asia and his Family
Construction
- Industrial accidents in HK - 500 people killed since 1999
- Hong Kong Water Supply - The Tai Tam Tuk Scheme - Second Section
- Hong Kong Electric - pioneer of mechanised tunnelling in 1989
- Kai Tak Aerodrome Part 1 - Kai Tack Bund
- The construction of the HSBC building in Hong Kong - images from its architect Foster + Partners
- Hong Kong - The First Construction Boom
- The Kowloon-Canton Railway (British Section) Part 3 – the construction of Kowloon Station
- Shanghainese Builders in Hong Kong (Part Four) – Paul Y. and Dao Kwei Kee
- The Kowloon Canton Railway (British Section) Part 2 – Construction
- Hong Kong Water Supply – The Aberdeen Reservoirs Scheme
- Japanese Radar Station On Tai Mo Shan
- Construction of the Lion Rock Tunnels
- Hong Kong Water Supply – Lower Shing Mun Reservoir
- Hong Kong Water Supply - Irrigation Reservoirs
- The Central Mid-level Escalator
- Ap Lei Chau Power Station
- The construction of the HSBC building in Hong Kong
- Wong Nai Chung Reservoir
- Shanghainese Builders in Hong Kong (Part One) – the Pre-War Pioneers (Yaik Sang, Sung Kee Zee and Dao Kee)
- Hong Kong Water Supply – Shing Mun First Section
Entertainment
- The Chan Family of Sun Wui and the Entertainment Business in HK and Macau
- The Chan Family of Sun Wui and the Entertainment Business in HK and Macau
- Jimmy Heung dies - Win's Entertainment film studio
- Tattooing in Hong Kong
- Phonographs, Gramophones and Record Companies in Hong Kong
- Rediffusion in Hong Kong
- Fourseas Bowling Centre and Whimsy
- Hit Maker: Yam Wu-fa (任護花) and his Novels, Newspapers and Movies
- Evergreen Motion Picture (永茂電影企業)
- Crown, Fung Hang and Wing Hang – Three Leading Independent Record Companies and the Golden Age of Cantopop in the 1970s and 1980s
- The Kwan Family – Theatre Owners and Movie Producers
- The Cheung family and the New York/Great World chain of cinemas
- Lee Wui-tao (李會桃): Textbook and Tabloid Publisher and Movie Producer
- Ng Lian-chin (黃連振, 1922-2015) and Life Records (麗風唱片)
- Wo Shing Company (和聲唱片): Leading Record Label from the 1930s to 1960s
- Yau Luen Investment Co (友聯置業) and its Directors Henry Hsu and Lui Tak-wah
- Tsang Fook Piano (曾福琴行): A Century of Music in Hong Kong
- King of Entertainment: Wong Kow (黃球) and his Mayflower (五月花) group of restaurants and nightclubs
- Filmo Depot (菲林模影機)
- Yung Hwa Motion Film Industries, newspaper article 1948
Fishing and Agriculture
- Peng Chau Island industry
- "They Fatten Fish to Feed Hong Kong"
- Pokfulam Dairy Farm
- Hong Kong Water Supply - Irrigation Reservoirs
- Ping Shan Enterprise Co Ltd, disused factory, Yuen Long
- Great South Fishing Industries (廣南漁業)
- WW2 Poultry Farms during the Japanese occupation
- The Fresh Water Fish Farming Industry of the New Territories
- Pearl Oysters at Mirs Bay (Pearl Pool), Tai Po Sea, during the Five Dynasties - details of overland route to Tuen Mun
- Pokfulam village, oldest village on Hong Kong Island and home to many workers at Dairy Farm Company
- 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
Food and Beverages
- Three of Hong Kong's oldest restaurants, Part One - Tai Ping Koon
- Beer in Hong Kong - Part Seven - Carlsberg brewery, Tai Po - opened 1981
- Yakult (益力多): 50 Years in Hong Kong
- Dairy Farm Company - A timeline
- Wo Fat Hing Distillery, Lung Wo village...Part Two - photos of the plant functioning
- Alfred Herbert Rennie - biography, the Hongkong Milling Company and his suicide
- Lard Factories in HK - nauseating stench RAF Kai Tak 1920s
- A Slice of Heaven – the story of On Lok Yuen (安樂園), Pioneering Ice Cream, Biscuit and Confectionary Manufacturer and Restaurant Chain
- Three of Hong Kong's oldest restaurants, Part Two - Forum
- Maui-Kong Ve-Pein (妙供味本廠) – Pioneer of the HK Gourmet Powder Industry
- Three of Hong Kong's oldest restaurants, Part Three - the Gaylord
- Pak Kut Noodle (百吉麵)
- Pokfulam Dairy Farm
- Dairy Farm, Pokfulam, recent photographs of structures within the estate
- Taikoo Sugar Refinery...installation of new facilities and machinery in the 1950s
- Alfred Herbert Rennie - Rennie's Mill
- Mystery buildings at Lo So Shing beach, Lamma Island
- David L.F. Sung (孫麟方) and Hong Kong Flour Mills (香港麵粉廠)
- The Dairy Farm, Ice & Cold Storage Company Ltd - employees
- Far East Flour Mills (遠東麵粉廠)
General
- Bernard Van Zuiden (萬瑞庭, 1899-1979) – Dutch Trader and Philanthropist in Hong Kong
- YC Moy (梅友卓) – the Friendly Compatriot and the Yau Kiu Film Studio (友僑片場)
- Faithful Trading and Polytek Engineering
- Hong Kong Electric - pioneer of mechanised tunnelling in 1989
- The Chan Family of Sun Wui and the Entertainment Business in HK and Macau
- The construction of the HSBC building in Hong Kong - images from its architect Foster + Partners
- Ross Optical Ltd., Clapham, London - connection to G Falconer & Company, Watchmakers & Jewellers, Hong Kong
- George P Lammert & Company - Auctioneers
- Lam Yuen Fong (林源豐) – King of Watches
- Shanghainese Builders in Hong Kong (Part Four) – Paul Y. and Dao Kwei Kee
- Getz Bros & Company in Hong Kong
- Shum Choy-wah (岑載華) – HK Industrial Leader from the 1940s to the 1960s
- Japanese Radar Station On Tai Mo Shan
- Nan Kang Company trading agent
- J S Hook, Son & Company, shipping and commission agents, 1867
- China International Motors (鎧興汽車) – Distributor of Bedford, Vauxhall and Buick automobiles
- History of Mapping Hong Kong Part 12 – Post War Geological Maps
- History of Mapping Hong Kong Part 11 - Geological Maps
- Stereo(天然): Photofinishing Pioneer
- History of Mapping Hong Kong Part 6 – 1901 The Tate Map
Hong Kong Companies
- South China Iron Works - violent communist/nationalist clashes 1956
- The Van Family from Cambodia and the Bonsun Group of companies (萬象)
- The Kowloon Canton Railway (British Section) Part 5 - The Post War Years (1945 to 1978)
- The Nam Jam Factory Ltd - Sham Shui Po
- Bernard Van Zuiden (萬瑞庭, 1899-1979) – Dutch Trader and Philanthropist in Hong Kong
- Ng Yue-kwong (吳裕光, 1902-1977) and Ng Yee Hing Weaving & Dyeing Factory (吳義興織印染製衣廠)
- Eastern Arts Lantern (東藝宮燈)
- Lin Ma Hang Mine Part 2 – The Yung Years
- Pro-Quality Electronic (寶業電子)
- YC Moy (梅友卓) – the Friendly Compatriot and the Yau Kiu Film Studio (友僑片場)
- Alfred Herbert Rennie
- Ma On Shan Mine – Part One, The Open Cut Years
- South China Leather Goods Manufacturing Co. (南華皮具製造公司)
- Sky Shuttle Helicopters Limited
- Chutsing, Sailmaker, Endicott's Bazaar, 1864
- Y.C. Hu and L.S. Ku - directors of Pao Hsing Cotton Mill
- Three of Hong Kong's oldest restaurants, Part One - Tai Ping Koon
- Sha Lo Wan Mine
- Beer in Hong Kong - Part Seven - Carlsberg brewery, Tai Po - opened 1981
- Yakult (益力多): 50 Years in Hong Kong
Industrial Buildings + Demolitions
- Chuen Sun Knitting Factory
- Industrial accidents in HK - 500 people killed since 1999
- Wo Fat Hing Distillery, Lung Wo village...Part Two - photos of the plant functioning
- Lok On Pai 'desalting' plant - as Transshipment Centre used by the PAA - photo
- Japanese Radar Station On Tai Mo Shan
- Pokfulam Dairy Farm
- Mystery buildings at Lo So Shing beach, Lamma Island
- Ping Shan Enterprise Co Ltd, disused factory, Yuen Long
- The construction of the HSBC building in Hong Kong
- The Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company Ltd ., building residential quarters for over 1,000 coolies and foremen, 1939
- Wong Nai Chung Reservoir
- Hong Kong - China Concrete Company Ltd, recent Yau Tong plant field visit photos
- Shanghainese Builders in Hong Kong (Part One) – the Pre-War Pioneers (Yaik Sang, Sung Kee Zee and Dao Kee)
- International Industrial Building (國際工業大廈) in Kwun Tong
- Hong Kong Brewers and Distillers -The Opening of the Sham Tseng Brewery
- The Hongkong Engineering & Construction Company Ltd 1922-1993
- The Hongkong Milling Company (Rennie's Mill)
- The construction of the Tsing Ma Bridge, 1992-1997
- Scotch derricks - their use in Hong Kong construction projects
- Tang Lung Chau Lighthouse
Industrial Districts + Locations
- The Industrial Development of Kwun Tong - 1953 to 1964
- Lei Yue Mun Quarry - contemporary photographs
- Hong Kong Water Supply - The Tai Tam Tuk Scheme - Second Section
- Peng Chau Island industry
- Ma On Shan Mine – Part Two, Going Underground
- The locations of Lime Kilns in Hong Kong - a list
- The Development of Containerization at the Port of Hong Kong
- Lime-making on Tsing Yi island - 1984 RASHKB article
- The Kowloon-Canton Railway (British Section) Part 3 – the construction of Kowloon Station
- Lok On Pai 'desalting' plant - as Transshipment Centre used by the PAA - photo
- Lok On Pai "desalting" plant, 1975-1981
- Pokfulam Dairy Farm
- Dairy Farm, Pokfulam, recent photographs of structures within the estate
- Water supply for boats, Lai Chi Kok, early 20th century
- Hong Kong Water Supply - Irrigation Reservoirs
- Ho Hung Yee - umbrella maker and repairer for 70 years, Peel Street, Central
- Hong Kong Water Supply - Mint Dam and Other Early Structures
- The Fresh Water Fish Farming Industry of the New Territories
- Town Island (伙頭墳洲) - CLP Renewable Energy Supply Project
- Rope-making and Dyeing/Calendering on Ap Lei Chau Island. 1971 RASHKB article
Manufacturing
- South China Iron Works - violent communist/nationalist clashes 1956
- The Van Family from Cambodia and the Bonsun Group of companies (萬象)
- The Industrial Development of Kwun Tong - 1953 to 1964
- The Nam Jam Factory Ltd - Sham Shui Po
- Umbrella production in HK - late 1950s
- Ng Yue-kwong (吳裕光, 1902-1977) and Ng Yee Hing Weaving & Dyeing Factory (吳義興織印染製衣廠)
- Eastern Arts Lantern (東藝宮燈)
- Pro-Quality Electronic (寶業電子)
- Alfred Herbert Rennie
- South China Leather Goods Manufacturing Co. (南華皮具製造公司)
- Y.C. Hu and L.S. Ku - directors of Pao Hsing Cotton Mill
- Beer in Hong Kong - Part Seven - Carlsberg brewery, Tai Po - opened 1981
- Yakult (益力多): 50 Years in Hong Kong
- Chuen Sun Knitting Factory
- South Sea Textile Manufacturing Company Ltd
- Watch Case Pioneer: Ernest C. Wong (王澤流) and Danemann Watch Case Factory (德明錶壳廠)
- Wo Fat Hing Distillery, Lung Wo village...Part Two - photos of the plant functioning
- Faithful Trading and Polytek Engineering
- Chung Mei Manufactory (中美製造廠)
- Alfred Herbert Rennie - biography, the Hongkong Milling Company and his suicide
Mines, Quarries + Dredging
- The Lost Mine at Lok Ma Chau
- Lei Yue Mun Quarry - contemporary photographs
- Lin Ma Hang Mine Part 2 – The Yung Years
- Ma On Shan Mine – Part One, The Open Cut Years
- Lin Fa Shan Mine
- Sha Lo Wan Mine
- Mui Wo Silver Mine – Part Two The Mine
- Kei Lun Wai – Limonite Mine,Tuen Mun, and the Interim Mining Policy Committee
- Ma On Shan Mine – Part Two, Going Underground
- The Silver Mine of Silver Mine Bay
- Anderson Road Quarry
- Mui Wo Silver Mine – Part One - The Owner
- Beryl Mining at Devil’s Peak
- Kuhn Mines Ltd, railway(s) at Ma On Shan mine - any information needed!
- Moving Mountains: the Life and Mines of Ko Ming-fan (高銘勳,1906-2012), proprietor of Flat Hill Quarry (平山石礦) and HK Clays & Kaolin Co
- Ma On Shan Iron Mine - further information
- Mining expert's report on plan for peak tunnel, 1939
- Quarrying and transportation of stone in Hong Kong, 1841
- Lam Tei Quarry - Ping Shan Airport , RAF Technical Magazine Report, May 1946
- The Mines of Lam Tsuen - corruption, conviction and jail sentence
Non-Hong Kong Companies
- The Van Family from Cambodia and the Bonsun Group of companies (萬象)
- Bernard Van Zuiden (萬瑞庭, 1899-1979) – Dutch Trader and Philanthropist in Hong Kong
- Ng Yue-kwong (吳裕光, 1902-1977) and Ng Yee Hing Weaving & Dyeing Factory (吳義興織印染製衣廠)
- Ma On Shan Mine – Part One, The Open Cut Years
- Y.C. Hu and L.S. Ku - directors of Pao Hsing Cotton Mill
- Three of Hong Kong's oldest restaurants, Part One - Tai Ping Koon
- Yakult (益力多): 50 Years in Hong Kong
- Faithful Trading and Polytek Engineering
- Mui Wo Silver Mine – Part Two The Mine
- The Norman Electric Light Company - 1886 Hong Kong swindle?
- The construction of the HSBC building in Hong Kong - images from its architect Foster + Partners
- Y.H. Kwong (鄺榮輝, 1908-1992) – chairman of China Engineers from 1961 to 1975
- Ross Optical Ltd., Clapham, London - connection to G Falconer & Company, Watchmakers & Jewellers, Hong Kong
- Dr H P Wu - Managing Director / President - South China Iron Works
- Hing Wah Paste Manufacturing Co (興華製麵)
- “The Poetic Industrialist”: Yan Man-leung (甄文亮1898-1983) of Camelpaint and United Weaving Factory (民衆布廠)
- George Underhill Sands (1824-1881?) - connection to three HK companies
- Yu Yat Kee Watch Co (余日記)
- Chan Chak-man(陳澤民) – Forgotten Knitwear Tycoon from the 1960s
- Lam Yuen Fong (林源豐) – King of Watches
People
- The Van Family from Cambodia and the Bonsun Group of companies (萬象)
- Bernard Van Zuiden (萬瑞庭, 1899-1979) – Dutch Trader and Philanthropist in Hong Kong
- Ng Yue-kwong (吳裕光, 1902-1977) and Ng Yee Hing Weaving & Dyeing Factory (吳義興織印染製衣廠)
- Eastern Arts Lantern (東藝宮燈)
- Lin Ma Hang Mine Part 2 – The Yung Years
- Pro-Quality Electronic (寶業電子)
- YC Moy (梅友卓) – the Friendly Compatriot and the Yau Kiu Film Studio (友僑片場)
- Alfred Herbert Rennie
- South China Leather Goods Manufacturing Co. (南華皮具製造公司)
- Y.C. Hu and L.S. Ku - directors of Pao Hsing Cotton Mill
- Three of Hong Kong's oldest restaurants, Part One - Tai Ping Koon
- United Delivery Co Ltd (聯合運貨汽車有限公司)
- Watch Case Pioneer: Ernest C. Wong (王澤流) and Danemann Watch Case Factory (德明錶壳廠)
- Faithful Trading and Polytek Engineering
- Thomas Selby - service on various Indo-China Steam Navigation Co. Ltd ships
- Chung Mei Manufactory (中美製造廠)
- Alfred Herbert Rennie - biography, the Hongkong Milling Company and his suicide
- Three Generations and Three Industries: From Budson Watch to Casey Diamonds to Ingrid Millet
- Merchant Prince: the life and many pursuits of real estate pioneer Lee Sai-wah (李世華, 1916-1975)
- Y.H. Kwong (鄺榮輝, 1908-1992) – chairman of China Engineers from 1961 to 1975
Property
- Three Generations and Three Industries: From Budson Watch to Casey Diamonds to Ingrid Millet
- Cheong K. (章記) – Real Estate Pioneer from the 1950s and 1960s
- Lynhall Land Investment (聯合置業) – Real Estate Powerhouse from the late 1950s and early 1960s
- Kin Yick Liong (建益隆) – Real Estate Developer from the 1960s
- Edward T.T. Chan (陳德泰, 1918-1981) and Tai Cheung - HK Real Estate Pioneer
- The Kings of Industrial Buildings – the Chung brothers of E.Wah Aik San
- Hongkong Land Ltd: The Growth of a Giant
- Siu On Realty (兆安地產)
- Fast Eddie: the rise and fall of Eddie Wong (王永祥), international tycoon of mystery and original developer of Discovery Bay
- Cheong Sun Development (昌生興業) and the Trio Behind the Firm
- The Cheung family and the New York/Great World chain of cinemas
- Hop Yuen Construction (合源建築): A Century of Building in HK
- Yau Luen Investment Co (友聯置業) and its Directors Henry Hsu and Lui Tak-wah
- Sun Hing Building (新興大廈) and its Developers
- Continental King Lung (五洲景龍) and Legarleon (利家安)
- Yau Yue Commercial Bank (有餘商業銀行)
- C.F. Leung, Ng Iu-cheung and L.S. Chang – Directors of Kwong On Bank
- Pak Wo Cheung (百和祥) and Secure Industries (保美實業)
- Wo Kee Cheung (和記祥) and Wo Fung Cheung (和豐祥)
- Fu Fai Enterprises (富輝企業)
Queries + Answers
- 60 Hip Shing Timber Company, information requested
- 59 The East Asiatic Company Ltd in Hong Kong - information requested
- 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
Real Estate
- Lee Shiu-kee (李兆基) of Kee Lee Co Ltd(基利有限公司)
- Pokfulam Development Co Ltd (博富臨置業)
- Siu On Realty (兆安地產)
- Fast Eddie: the rise and fall of Eddie Wong (王永祥), international tycoon of mystery and original developer of Discovery Bay
- Chinachem – Collection of Early Advertisements
- From Metals Trading to Real Estate: the Lau Family of Pak Hing Loong (百興隆)
- Wah Ying Cheong (華英昌): from Gold Mountain Firm to Real Estate Empire
Retailers
- Bernard Van Zuiden (萬瑞庭, 1899-1979) – Dutch Trader and Philanthropist in Hong Kong
- The Tam Brothers behind Wai Yee Co, King’s Shirts and Yau Sun Shoes
- Big and Tall from Nanking Rd to Nathan Rd: Jefferson Young (楊撫生) of Crane (鶴鳴), Chancellor (大人), Da Da (大大) and the rise and fall of his retail empire
- Hong Kong Jade Industry and some of its pioneers
- Sanda Shoes (山打皮鞋) and Manning Shirt (萬寧恤)
- Alhambra Watch (平安表行)
- Charles Herbert Arnhold, Arnhold & Company Ltd
- The Commercial Press (HK) Ltd
- Augustine Heard & Company, major American 19th century China trading house with its headquarters in Hong Kong from 1856
- J. Ullmann (烏利文) – Swiss Watchmaker and Jeweler in HK and China
- Tattooing in Hong Kong
- Demise of the 79 year old neon lights of Tai Tung Bakery, Yuen Long, Hong Kong
- Lee Ka Yuen Emporium (李家園百貨)
- Foo Hang, Tai Hang, Lee Heng and B. Green– Four Leaders of the HK Diamonds Industry
- From Ships in Cheung Sha Wan to Shoes in Sham Shui Po – the Chan family, Wing On Shing Shipyard and Po Shing Shoe Company
- Neon Lights in Hong Kong nostalgia - recent exhibition
- A.S. Watson & Company celebrate 100th anniversary
- There was something about "Hong Kong Old Mary" – A Transpacific Fortune Built on Trust
- Sennet Freres
- Shantung Guild (山東庄): Yee Tai Hong, Shun Tai Hong and Lee Yuen Cheung
Shipyards + Shipping
- Chutsing, Sailmaker, Endicott's Bazaar, 1864
- Thomas Selby - service on various Indo-China Steam Navigation Co. Ltd ships
- Impact of Typhoon Wanda on shipping in Tolo Harbour
- The Hongkong and Yaumati Ferry Company Ltd, 1923-1973
- Kung Lee Steam Ship Company Ltd - Harry Long's personal experience
- George Underhill Sands (1824-1881?) - connection to three HK companies
- Aberdeen Docks - 1874 Typhoon damage
- BAAG Naval Section Intelligence Summary, late February to mid March 1943, ship repair, maintenance and movements
- Tathong Lighthouse - during and post-WW2
- Shell Oil tankers built by Hong Kong & Whampoa Dockyard
- The British Borneo Timber Company - Taikoo Dockyard locomotive connection
- Chinese Airline buys Bailey's Shipyard - a hotbed of political strife 1949-1955
- Ship Repairers & Shipbuilders (HK) Ltd, (subsidiary of HUD), 1978
- Jebshun Shipping (捷順船務)
- Harry Long - employment with Kung Lee Steamship Co and HK and Yaumatei Ferry Co
- Hongkong Personality Introduced - Capt. R.W.Thomas (''Cappy Thomas'') - connection to HK shipping
- J S Hook, Son & Company, shipping and commission agents, 1867
- Water supply for boats, Lai Chi Kok, early 20th century
- BAAG Naval Section Intelligence Summary, early November 1942, ship repair, maintenance and movements
- Tathong Lighthouse - pre-WW2
Telecommunications
- Asia International Electronics Ltd (亞洲無線電工廠)
- Wader Film Studio (華達製片廠)
- The Inventions and Ventures of HK Tech Pioneer Prof. S.C. Loh (樂秀章)
- The Development of Telephone Communication in China, Part Two
- The Development of Telephone Communication in China, Part One
- History of Electrical and Electronics Engineering Development in Hong Kong, Part Three 1971-1983
- History of Electrical and Electronics Engineering Development in Hong Kong, Part Two 1938-1970
- History of Electrical and Electronics Engineering Development in Hong Kong, Part One 1871-1931
- Behind the Shades: David Miao (繆德維 1912-2006) – the low-profile partner of George Ho behind many high-profile products (Minolta cameras and copiers, Philips radios …) and services (Commercial Radio, ABC Paging) in HK
- Conic (康力)- HK Electronics Giant of the late 1970s, early 1980s
- Proposed world-wide radio-telephonic system for Hong Kong, newspaper article 1938
- The Hongkong Telephone Company, 1925 to 1933, Far Eastern Review article
- Wah Mei Electric (華美電器行) – Leading Distributor of Electronics from the 1920s to 1960s and related firms
- The Numerical Control Engineering Company Ltd
- Telegraph Bay, HK Island - location of the first submarine telegraphic cable into Hong Kong, 1871
Traditional Industries
- Bamboo Scaffolding - Dan Waters' photo gallery
- Wo Fat Hing Distillery, Lung Wo village...Part Two - photos of the plant functioning
- Leung Kit Lam's steelware store, Shanghai Street
- Peng Chau Island industry
- The locations of Lime Kilns in Hong Kong - a list
- Lime-making on Tsing Yi island - 1984 RASHKB article
- Hong Kong Water Supply - Irrigation Reservoirs
- Ho Hung Yee - umbrella maker and repairer for 70 years, Peel Street, Central
- Quarrying and transportation of stone in Hong Kong, 1841
- Night soil collection in Hong Kong - updated - four current locations, July 2016
- The Fresh Water Fish Farming Industry of the New Territories
- Leung So Kee - umbrella manufacturer
- Rope-making and Dyeing/Calendering on Ap Lei Chau Island. 1971 RASHKB article
- Neon Light makers - a vanishing trade
- Pearl Oysters at Mirs Bay (Pearl Pool), Tai Po Sea, during the Five Dynasties - details of overland route to Tuen Mun
- Hap Wah dai pai dong, Tai Po, closes after 29 years - a vanishing species
- Ching Yuen Bean Curd Factory explosion
- The Hong Kong Ivory Industry
- The Incense Tree in Hong Kong - a vanishing species
- Tuck Chong Sum Kee Bamboo Steamer Company - revisited
Transport
- The Kowloon Canton Railway (British Section) Part 5 - The Post War Years (1945 to 1978)
- The Kowloon Canton Railway (British Section) 1910-1940 - major accidents/incidents
- Ping Shan airfield - further information
- Wo Hop Shek Spur Line
- Sky Shuttle Helicopters Limited
- United Delivery Co Ltd (聯合運貨汽車有限公司)
- Sedan chair services on Lantau island
- Kai Tak Aerodrome Part 1 - Kai Tack Bund
- The Hongkong and Yaumati Ferry Company Ltd, 1923-1973
- Taxis in Hong Kong, a timeline
- Kung Lee Steam Ship Company Ltd - Harry Long's personal experience
- Kowloon - Canton Railway (British Section) Part 6 - Modernisation
- The Economics of the Tricycle Industry in Hong Kong
- The Development of Containerization at the Port of Hong Kong
- Beacon Hill Tunnel, KCR, longest tunnel in China 1910
- The Peak Tram - the Abt Passing Loop , 1879 invention
- UDL Argos Engineering & Heavy Industries
- Oasis Hong Kong Airlines (Part Two)
- The Cross-Harbour Tunnel – Part 1 Gestation
- The Port of Hong Kong - Marine Dept 1966 - ship building, ship breaking
Utilities
- Hong Kong Water Supply – Shenzhen Reservoir
- Hong Kong Water Supply - The Tai Tam Tuk Scheme - Second Section
- Hong Kong Electric - pioneer of mechanised tunnelling in 1989
- Shing Mun Dam and Reservoir - article from the late 1930s
- The Norman Electric Light Company - 1886 Hong Kong swindle?
- Hong Kong Water Supply - Pok Fu Lam Reservoir
- Hong Kong Water Supply – Plover Cove Part 1 Scheme Development
- Hong Kong Water Supply - Tai Tam Upper Dam (formally Tytam Reservoir)
- CLP's Hok Un Power Station during the Japanese occupation
- Hong Kong Water Supply – The East River Scheme
- Hong Kong Water Supply – The Aberdeen Reservoirs Scheme
- Francis Richard Marsh - General Manager of the Hong Kong Electric Company 1921-[1929]
- Lok On Pai "desalting" plant, 1975-1981
- Hong Kong Water Supply – The 1963 Water Drought
- Tai Shing Paper Mill - builders of the Aberdeen Lower reservoir, 1890
- Hong Kong Water Supply – Lower Shing Mun Reservoir
- Hong Kong Water Supply – Kowloon Reservoir
- Water supply for boats, Lai Chi Kok, early 20th century
- Hong Kong Water Supply - Irrigation Reservoirs
- Ap Lei Chau Power Station