Green Island Cement Company during World War Two

Elizabeth Ride has sent these BAAG reports which cover early 1942 to late 1944

KWIZ #66, 15.9.1944.

About 100 workmen. Owing to lack of raw materials production has stopped but there is still some old stock of cement in the works.

KWIZ #72, 27.10.44.

KWIZ #74 10.11.44

KWIZ #76 24.11.44

KWIZ #77 15.12.44

KWIZ #78 22.12.44

This 1949 aerial image shows,  Hok Yuen Power Station bottom right, Green Island Cement, Bailey’s Dockyard and in the distance the gasholder of HK & China Gas Co. If you can find an image of Green Island Cement during the Japanese occupation please send it in.

This article was first posted on 21st June 2015.

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