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The 20 most recent posts from every category.
Articles
- West Brother Island Graphite Mine – Geological Society of HK Field Trip, 1992
- The Faded Glory of Bang Bang Fashions (繽繽)
- The Hong Kong Soya Bean Products Company…Vitasoy – manufactured in Hong Kong since 1940
- Lee Yu Hing Knitting Factory (李裕興織造廠)
- History of Electrical and Electronics Engineering Development in Hong Kong, Part Two 1938-1970
- Taikoo Sugar Refinery, Aerial Ropeway – further image
- Sim Air Limited – helicopter company
- Lee Kung Man (利工民): maker of the Golden Deer (金鹿) and Cicada (秋蟬) singlets and hosiery
- Lau Shui Heung reservoir
- KCR Beacon Hill Tunnel Ropeway – 1907
- Town Gas gasometer, Aberdeen – made and erected in 1981 through the collaboration of HUD and S Cutler & Sons, Telford, UK
- History of Electrical and Electronics Engineering Development in Hong Kong, Part One 1871-1931
- Sanda Shoes (山打皮鞋) and Manning Shirt (萬寧恤)
- Shatin Airfield – 1954 article about British Army/RAF use
- The Kowloon Canton Railway (British Section) Part 1 – The Beginning, Three Possible Routes…
- May Sun Shoes Manufactory (美新鞋廠)
- Hongkong Lightering and Storage Company, 1867
- Dr H P Wu – Managing Director / President – South China Iron Works
- Cheung Chau Electric Company
- Blood Protection Co (保血有限公司) and Fish brand mosquito incense
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
- Pokfulam Reservoir – structures and declared monuments
- The Aerial Ropeway (1891-1932) and Sanitarium (1893-1932) of the Taikoo Sugar Refinery
- Hong Kong Water Supply – Shek Lei Pui and Kowloon Byewash Reservoir
- American Marine Ltd Boatyard, December 1963 and recent developments at Hang Hau, Junk Bay
- Water Supply in the early days of the Colony
- Hong Kong Water Supply – The Tai Tam Tuk Scheme – Second Section
- The Light Rail Transit in Hong Kong
- Kai Tak Aerodrome Part 4 – War Time Operations
- Kai Tak Aerodrome Part 3 – The Roaring Thirties
- Kai Tak Aerodrome – Part 2 Construction
- Kai Tak Aerodrome Part 1 – Kai Tack Bund
- The Hong Kong Brewers and Distillers Ltd new plant, 1933
- Shanghainese Builders in HK (Part Six) – Ahong and Chinney
- The Beacon Hill Tunnel: The culmination of a grand engineering feat, 1931 newspaper article
- 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
- The Green Island Cement Company – “A happy example of Anglo Chinese cooperation”
- Godowns in Hong Kong – Images
- North West Water Supply Scheme
- The Riches to Rags to Riches Sagas of Li Po-lung (李寶龍) and his son Li Shiu-chung (李兆忠)
Entertainment
- 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
- Oceania Hawaii Holdings (夏香集團)
- The condition of Hong Kong dockyards immediately post WW2, newspaper report October 1945
- Lee Po-lam (李寶林,1909-2002) – Theatre Owner in the 1950s to 1970s
Fishing and Agriculture
- 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
- 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)
Food and Beverages
- The Hong Kong Soya Bean Products Company…Vitasoy – manufactured in Hong Kong since 1940
- Taikoo Sugar Refinery, Aerial Ropeway – further image
- Pokfulam village, oldest village on Hong Kong Island and home to many workers at Dairy Farm Company
- Chinese Preserved Ginger shipped through HK 1913
- 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
- The Aerial Ropeway (1891-1932) and Sanitarium (1893-1932) of the Taikoo Sugar Refinery
- Hong Kong Brewers and Distillers – The Sham Tseng Brewery 1930-1935
- Sir Patrick Manson (1844-1922), The Dairy Farm Company
- 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
General
- K A Watson OBE JP – a Man With a Vision
- Town Gas gasometer, Aberdeen – made and erected in 1981 through the collaboration of HUD and S Cutler & Sons, Telford, UK
- History of Electrical and Electronics Engineering Development in Hong Kong, Part One 1871-1931
- Pokfulam village, oldest village on Hong Kong Island and home to many workers at Dairy Farm Company
- Tattooing in Hong Kong
- Chas J. Gaupp & Company – Chronometer, Watch and Clock makers
- Getz Bros & Company in Hong Kong
- Water Supply in the early days of the Colony
- Wilks & Jack Ltd – early 20th century Engineers and ship designers
- The last minibus sign writer in Hong Kong, Mak Kam-sang
- The Needle, the Bible and “Our People”: Chiuchow Christians and the Swatow Lace Industry in Hong Kong
- Hong Kong Steam Laundry Companies from 1864 to the early 1930s – a history of insurmountable vicissitudes
- 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
Hong Kong Companies
- The Faded Glory of Bang Bang Fashions (繽繽)
- The Hong Kong Soya Bean Products Company…Vitasoy – manufactured in Hong Kong since 1940
- K A Watson OBE JP – a Man With a Vision
- Lee Yu Hing Knitting Factory (李裕興織造廠)
- History of Electrical and Electronics Engineering Development in Hong Kong, Part Two 1938-1970
- Taikoo Sugar Refinery, Aerial Ropeway – further image
- Sim Air Limited – helicopter company
- Lee Kung Man (利工民): maker of the Golden Deer (金鹿) and Cicada (秋蟬) singlets and hosiery
- Town Gas gasometer, Aberdeen – made and erected in 1981 through the collaboration of HUD and S Cutler & Sons, Telford, UK
- Nga Ying Kok – Potential Iron Ore Mine, Lantau Island
- History of Electrical and Electronics Engineering Development in Hong Kong, Part One 1871-1931
- Sanda Shoes (山打皮鞋) and Manning Shirt (萬寧恤)
- May Sun Shoes Manufactory (美新鞋廠)
- Hongkong Lightering and Storage Company, 1867
- Dr H P Wu – Managing Director / President – South China Iron Works
- Cheung Chau Electric Company
- Blood Protection Co (保血有限公司) and Fish brand mosquito incense
- Pokfulam village, oldest village on Hong Kong Island and home to many workers at Dairy Farm Company
- HK Cutlery Manufacturers from the 1960s and 1970s – Chuang’s, Trinity, Foo Kwong, HK Tableware and Good Friend
- AEC Regent V – Kowloon Bus Company buses 1960s
Industrial Buildings + Demolitions
- The Aerial Ropeway (1891-1932) and Sanitarium (1893-1932) of the Taikoo Sugar Refinery
- Dairy Farm, Pokfulam, remains of buildings and structures
- Industrial districts – Yau Tong
- Kennedy Town – Demolition of Incineration Plant and Abattoir 2007-2009
- The Smithfield slaughterhouse, Kennedy Town – photos from 1894
- Amoycan Industrial Centre – Kowloon Bay – connection to Amoy Canning? – major fire June 2016
- Nan Fung Textiles – founded 1954 – mill to be re-used
- Hong Kong Water Supply – Kowloon Peninsula
- The E. On factory building, Aberdeen – celebrating the ordinary
- Orient Tobacco Manufactory – HK factory location, map and plan of works layout
- Shanghainese Builders in Hong Kong (Part One) – the Pre-War Pioneers (Yaik Sang, Sung Kee Zee and Dao Kee)
- Asiatic Petroleum Company – Shanghai building , further information
- Lamma Island Power Station – reasons for choice of location
- The Construction of the Bank Of China Tower – don’t look down!
- Kwai Chung factory chimney photographs
- The Hongkong Milling Company (Rennie’s Mill)
- Chinachem – Collection of Early Advertisements
- Cheong Sun Development (昌生興業) and the Trio Behind the Firm
- The Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company Ltd (HAECO) photographs
- Yau Ma Tei Wholesale Fruit Market – built 1913
Industrial Districts + Locations
- Town Gas gasometer, Aberdeen – made and erected in 1981 through the collaboration of HUD and S Cutler & Sons, Telford, UK
- Shatin Airfield – 1954 article about British Army/RAF use
- Ma On Shan Iron Mine – SCMP article, nearby miner’s village, three buildings restored
- Lok On Pai “desalting” plant, 1975-1981
- Industrial districts – Yau Tong
- Hong Kong Water Supply – The Tai Tam Tuk Scheme – Second Section
- Pokfulam village – close links to Dairy Farm 1886, SCMP article
- 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
Manufacturing
- The Faded Glory of Bang Bang Fashions (繽繽)
- The Hong Kong Soya Bean Products Company…Vitasoy – manufactured in Hong Kong since 1940
- Lee Yu Hing Knitting Factory (李裕興織造廠)
- Taikoo Sugar Refinery, Aerial Ropeway – further image
- Lee Kung Man (利工民): maker of the Golden Deer (金鹿) and Cicada (秋蟬) singlets and hosiery
- May Sun Shoes Manufactory (美新鞋廠)
- Dr H P Wu – Managing Director / President – South China Iron Works
- Blood Protection Co (保血有限公司) and Fish brand mosquito incense
- HK Cutlery Manufacturers from the 1960s and 1970s – Chuang’s, Trinity, Foo Kwong, HK Tableware and Good Friend
- Promotors (展勵) – the first manufacturer of television sets in Hong Kong
- Chinese Preserved Ginger shipped through HK 1913
- Chas J. Gaupp & Company – Chronometer, Watch and Clock makers
- Bethlehem Knitting (百利恒織造廠) and Hing’s Underwear (興士牌)
- Green Island Cement Company – photographs c1900
- Yankee Needle: American Merchants and the development of the Swatow lace industry in China and the garment industry in HK
- 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
- The Aerial Ropeway (1891-1932) and Sanitarium (1893-1932) of the Taikoo Sugar Refinery
- Conic (康力)- HK Electronics Giant of the late 1970s, early 1980s
- Wilks & Jack Ltd – early 20th century Engineers and ship designers
- Hong Kong Brewers and Distillers – The Sham Tseng Brewery 1930-1935
Mines, Quarries + Dredging
- West Brother Island Graphite Mine – Geological Society of HK Field Trip, 1992
- Nga Ying Kok – Potential Iron Ore Mine, Lantau Island
- Manganese mining on Lamma Island
- Ma On Shan Iron Mine – SCMP article, nearby miner’s village, three buildings restored
- Lin Ma Hang Mine Part 4 – Decline and Closure
- West Brother Graphite Mine
- Lin Ma Hang Mine Part 2 – The Yung Years
- Lin Ma Hang Mine Part 3 – Exploitation
- Mui Wo Silver Mine Processing Plant
- 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
Non-Hong Kong Companies
- KCR Beacon Hill Tunnel Ropeway – 1907
- Town Gas gasometer, Aberdeen – made and erected in 1981 through the collaboration of HUD and S Cutler & Sons, Telford, UK
- Dr H P Wu – Managing Director / President – South China Iron Works
- Blood Protection Co (保血有限公司) and Fish brand mosquito incense
- Andrew Weir Shipping and Trading Co.Ltd (Bank Line) – connection to Sha Lo Wan Mine, Lantau
- Yankee Needle: American Merchants and the development of the Swatow lace industry in China and the garment industry in HK
- Leader of the Battery Pack: Hing Wah and Five Rams Batteries
- The Kings of Industries – the family behind Wearbest Garment in HK and Wha Mei Tobacco in old Shanghai
- The Needle, the Bible and “Our People”: Chiuchow Christians and the Swatow Lace Industry in Hong Kong
- Sir Patrick Manson (1844-1922), The Dairy Farm Company
- 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)
People
- K A Watson OBE JP – a Man With a Vision
- History of Electrical and Electronics Engineering Development in Hong Kong, Part One 1871-1931
- Dr H P Wu – Managing Director / President – South China Iron Works
- HK Cutlery Manufacturers from the 1960s and 1970s – Chuang’s, Trinity, Foo Kwong, HK Tableware and Good Friend
- Harry Kin Hong Long – New Zealand, The HK & Yaumati Ferry Company and WW2
- Dairy Farm, Pokfulam, remains of buildings and structures
- Conic (康力)- HK Electronics Giant of the late 1970s, early 1980s
- Wilks & Jack Ltd – early 20th century Engineers and ship designers
- Annie Lam Young, co-founder of Yuen Hing Hong & Company Ltd
- Notable Players in the HK Wig Industry in the 1960s and 70s
- Leader of the Battery Pack: Hing Wah and Five Rams Batteries
- The last minibus sign writer in Hong Kong, Mak Kam-sang
- The Kings of Industries – the family behind Wearbest Garment in HK and Wha Mei Tobacco in old Shanghai
- Lin Ma Hang Mine Part 2 – The Yung Years
- Gaupp & Company, Hong Kong watchmaker
- Waste collection in Hong Kong – Cardboard Grannies
- Notable Players in the history of the HK Glass & Mirror Industry
- The Roy Farrell Export-Import Company (Hongkong) Ltd
- SMC, DEMC and TAT – Pioneers of the Hong Kong Electric Fan Industry
- Shatin – first powered flight in Hong Kong 1911
Property
- 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)
- Trailblazer: the life and time of Wang Tseng-hsiang (王增祥, 1926-2012), Taiwanese developer and investor in HK, Japan and the US
- Howah, Blue Heaven and BG: three key players in the post-war HK lighting industry
- Chan Chart-man (陳策文) – Developer and King of Pawnshops
- Pun Sun-on (潘新安, 1923-2015) – Developer, Educator and Poet
- Ha Lung Hong (合隆行) and the New Zealand Deer Velvet Trade
- Yen Dack Land Investment (仁德置業)
Queries + Answers
- 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
- 40 Flat Hill Quarry?
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
- Sanda Shoes (山打皮鞋) and Manning Shirt (萬寧恤)
- 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
- From Thompson Wong (堂煌廣告) to FCB (博達廣告)
- The Chan/Tyson Family and Gande, Price & Co
- Paramount: Ad Agency and Interior Decorator
- Kwong Chan Timber Merchants (廣棧木行)
- Standard, Tai Hing and Tung Shing: Distributors of Japanese Sewing Machines
- True Gold Fears No Fire: 150 Years of Tse Lee Yuen (謝利源)
- Texwood (德士活) and “Apple Jeans”(蘋果牌牛仔褲)
- A S Watson & Company Ltd aka The Hong Kong Dispensary – a Timeline 1841 to 1945
- N. Lazarus (明晶洋行)– Leading Opticians of the Far East
Shipyards + Shipping
- Hongkong Lightering and Storage Company, 1867
- Harry Kin Hong Long – New Zealand, The HK & Yaumati Ferry Company and WW2
- Andrew Weir Shipping and Trading Co.Ltd (Bank Line) – connection to Sha Lo Wan Mine, Lantau
- Tung Tai Tseung Kee & Company, 同泰祥記, engineers and shipbuilders, 1897 to c1945
- The Kaisyu Maru ex-Hang Cheong, built Taikoo Dockyard 1923
- American Marine Ltd Boatyard, December 1963 and recent developments at Hang Hau, Junk Bay
- Wilks & Jack Ltd – early 20th century Engineers and ship designers
- The oil tanker Paludina – HK & Whampoa Dock built 1921
- Rescue tug HMS St. Sampson, Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock built
- World War Two -1945 BAAG report on occupied Hong Kong – dockyards
- 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
Telecommunications
- 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
- Asia International Electronics Ltd (亞洲無線電工廠)
- Wader Film Studio (華達製片廠)
- The Numerical Control Engineering Company Ltd
- Telegraph Bay, HK Island – location of the first submarine telegraphic cable into Hong Kong, 1871
Traditional Industries
- Chinese Preserved Ginger shipped through HK 1913
- The last minibus sign writer in Hong Kong, Mak Kam-sang
- The Hong Kong Rickshaw over Time
- The Needle, the Bible and “Our People”: Chiuchow Christians and the Swatow Lace Industry in Hong Kong
- 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 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
Transport
- Sim Air Limited – helicopter company
- KCR Beacon Hill Tunnel Ropeway – 1907
- Shatin Airfield – 1954 article about British Army/RAF use
- The Kowloon Canton Railway (British Section) Part 1 – The Beginning, Three Possible Routes…
- AEC Regent V – Kowloon Bus Company buses 1960s
- Hong Kong Air International Ltd – helicopter services – HK Flying Club article 1974
- The Kowloon Tram System – proposals and rejections 1901 to 1925
- Far East Motors – distributor of Chevrolet, Cadillac, Holden and Standard automobiles and operator of Avis Rent-A-Car in HK
- Sedan chair services on Lantau island
- The last minibus sign writer in Hong Kong, Mak Kam-sang
- The Light Rail Transit in Hong Kong
- Kai Tak Aerodrome Part 4 – War Time Operations
- The Hong Kong Rickshaw over Time
- Kai Tak Aerodrome Part 3 – The Roaring Thirties
- Kai Tak Aerodrome – Part 2 Construction
- The Roy Farrell Export-Import Company (Hongkong) Ltd
- Hong Kong Tramways – Depots timeline
- Kai Tak Aerodrome Part 1 – Kai Tack Bund
- Shatin – first powered flight in Hong Kong 1911
- Roy Farrell, co-founder of Cathay Pacific Airways, obituary
Utilities
- Lau Shui Heung reservoir
- Town Gas gasometer, Aberdeen – made and erected in 1981 through the collaboration of HUD and S Cutler & Sons, Telford, UK
- Cheung Chau Electric Company
- Hong Kong Water Supply – The Tai Tam Tuk Scheme First Section
- Pokfulam Reservoir – structures and declared monuments
- Hong Kong Water Supply Shek Pik Reservoir – Part 2 Reservoir Construction
- Lok On Pai “desalting” plant, 1975-1981
- Hong Kong Water Supply – Shek Lei Pui and Kowloon Byewash Reservoir
- Water Supply in the early days of the Colony
- Hong Kong Water Supply – The Tai Tam Tuk Scheme – Second Section
- World War Two – 1945 BAAG report – transport and fuel supplies in occupied HK
- North Point Power Station
- Hong Kong Water Supply – Kowloon Reservoir
- Hong Kong Water Supply – The Politics of Water Supply and Rider Main Districts (1890-1903)
- RAF – post WW2 involvement in restoring Kowloon to some order, plus the KCR and work on the proposed Ping Shan airfield
- World War Two -1945 BAAG report on occupied Hong Kong – coal supply
- North West Water Supply Scheme
- Hong Kong Water Supply – Lower Shing Mun Reservoir
- Tai O stilt houses installed with solar panels- to be connected to CLP’s grid
- Charles Gordon Stewart Mackie – Scottish businessman in Hong Kong, head of several companies