Kennedy Town 1889 map, rope and silk works?

James Chan: I found this 1889 map while looking through an archaelogical assessement of the MTR West Island line.

The map shows Kennedy Town. On it are a silk works betwen Cadogan and Davis Streets. And a rope works along Forbes Street between Davis Street and Smithfield.

What does anyone know about either of these two works?

Map 1889 http://www.amo.gov.hk/form/west_island_line_final_awb_report_v3.pdf

Map 1889 http://www.amo.gov.hk/form/west_island_line_final_awb_report_v3.pdf

This article was first posted on 4th October 2014.

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