Sir Jack Cater, pre-ICAC first Director of Agriculture and Fisheries plus other related organisations

Articles, Fishing and Agriculture, General, People

HF: It was with interest that I was told recently that Sir Jack Cater began his career in Hong Kong in 1946 as a cadet officer in the Fisheries Department, held various related posts and became Director of Agriculture and Fisheries in 1964. In February 1974, he was appointed first Commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) by Governor MacLehose following […]

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NV Hollandsche Aannemings Maatschappij (HAM) – Dutch dredging company connected to several HK projects

Articles, General, Non-Hong Kong Companies, Shipyards + Shipping

HF: Our piece, Dredging Marine Sand – Container Terminal 6, 1987 article, says that the dredging was undertaken by the Dutch company HAM. HAM has been involved in several Hong Kong projects including Chek Lap Kok airport, Disneyland, Container Terminals 6 + 7, Repulse Bay beach, Lamma Island Power Station, Tsing Yi Island, West Kowloon (Phase One) and the North Lantau […]

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Yat Ming Industrial Factory Ltd – HK toy car maker

Articles, Hong Kong Companies, Manufacturing

Richard K recently left a comment under our article, Dinky Toys, made in Hong Kong by Hong Kong Industrial (HKI), which mentioned that some of the Dinky cars he had recently purchased looked similar to those made by Yat Ming. Some initial information about Yat Ming – can anyone supply further details about this Hong Kong company? “Yat Ming (formerly called Yatming), […]

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Taikoo Dockyard – D MacDonald – responsible for preparatory construction work pre-1907

Articles, Construction, Hong Kong Companies, People, Shipyards + Shipping

IDJ has sent a series of articles about early managers at Taikoo Dockyard. This first article predates the appointment of the first manager Philip Forster Nicholson in 1907: Adapted from the source below: Early in 1902 before the company was ready to commence operations it was decided to engage a leading Civil Engineer from England to take charge of the construction work, […]

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Ah King’s Shipyard during the Japanese occupation 1942-1945 plus possible photo 1937

Articles, Hong Kong Companies, Manufacturing, Shipyards + Shipping

Elizabeth Ride has come across clearer copies of the BAAG sketch map and key showing Ah King’s Shipyard than those shown when this article was first posted. The map coordinates are also clearer. Ah King´s  Shipyard, Map ref 22485404.       BAAG reports: Ah King´s Shipyard in Causeway Bay forms part of the No 2 Branch of the Lamma Shipyard.  About 150 […]

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BAAG records of shipping in HK during 1944-45 – the Suzukuni Maru

Articles, Shipyards + Shipping

Elizabeth Ride has sent British Army Aid Group (BAAG) records of shipping movements in Hong Kong in 1944-45 during the Japanese occupation in World War Two. These provide information not only about the ships themselves but what cargo was being brought into and out of Hong Kong during the latter stages of WW2, passengers carried, and of godowns, docks etc […]

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Industrial Districts – Tsing Yi Island

Articles, Industrial Districts + Locations, Manufacturing, Mines, Quarries + Dredging, Utilities

This article is the result of several people’s research into industrial development and other related topics on Tsing Yi Island. Tsing Yi Island (青衣島) has an area of 10.69 km². The island has been extended drastically by reclamation along almost all its natural shore and the annexation of Nga Ting Chau (牙鷹洲) and Chau Tsai.  Three major bays or harbours, Tsing Yi Lagoon, Mun Tsai […]

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José Pedro Braga – J.P. Braga & Co, Hong Kong Engineering and Construction Company

Articles, Construction, Hong Kong Companies, People

The Dictionary of Hong Kong Biography has an article about José Pedro Braga b.3rd August 1871, Hong Kong; d.12th February 1944, Macau written by Gavin Ure. “José Pedro Braga’s father, Vicente Emilio Braga left Hong Kong to work in Japan shortly after José Pedro’s birth but never returned. José Pedro Braga was brought up in a household of his maternal grandfather, Delfino Noronha, the […]

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Kau Wa Keng Old Village, 九華徑, Lutheran church and primary school

Articles, General

HF: Kau Wa Keng (九華徑), is a village and valley between Lai King and Lai Chi Kok though traditionally and administratively it belongs to Kwai Chung. The village has about 300 years of history, most of the villagers were originally of the Tsang clan. I took these photos of a group of buildings in Kau Wa Keng old village on the 23rd February […]

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