Hugh Farmer with thanks to IDJ for the following report: This extract from a report in the Modern Tramway Journal c1988, mentions several proposals, none of which came to fruition.’ Namely: a) building a second line to the Peak in 1908 c) 1948-1958 extending the existing Peak Tram line further down into Central b) constructing a funicular railway at Lion […]
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IDJ has kindly sent the following newspaper article about the Hong Kong (or sometimes Hongkong) Rope Manufacturing Company planning a rope producing factory in Singapore. Thanks to SCT for proofreading the retyped article. That work is now going ahead with the establishment of a rope works in Singapore was disclosed by Mr G.E. Marden, MC, in his statement to shareholders […]
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Even though Hong Kong Island, Kowloon Peninsula and the New Territories had become a British colony, and Macao was a Portuguese possession, people in Hong Kong, Macao and mainland China were free to travel between these places and work in all three. No permit was required for people travelling between these places. As there was political instability in China, many […]
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York Lo: York Trading (玉旨行) Opening of York Trading’s branch in Aberdeen in 1955. Second from the right was fellow pharmaceutical executive and CGCC chairman Ko Cheuk-hung while first from the left was likely the managing director Chan Hin-ying. (WKYP, 1955-5-13) York Trading was one of the leading manufacturers and distributors of Western and Chinese medicine in HK in the […]
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York Lo: Dickson Construction (德信建築) Signing of a construction contract between Lingnan and Dickson in 1975. Left to right seated: architect Arthur C.S. Kwok (郭志舜), Lingnan chairman Paul S. Lam (林秀樑), Dickson chairman T.T. Yik, Lingnan trustee Edward TT Chan (陳德泰, see article). Standing left to right: Lingnan secretary Yuen Siu-kong (阮兆剛), Levett& Bailey’s Lee Yiu-sang (李堯生),Lingnan trustee Wai Kee-kau […]
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IDJ has sent the following 1951 newspaper article about the proposed Tai Lam Reservoir Project which it suggests was about to be undertaken and would “solve for all time the Colony’s water-supply problem.” If you would like further information about this reservoir please see our posted articles in Related Indhhk Articles, below. This image shown on the Home Page of […]
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Douglas Lapraik arrived in Hong Kong in 1842 in apparently somewhat straitened circumstances from Macau. Things changed for the colourful Mr Lapraik. In 1863, together with Thomas Sutherland and Jardine, Matheson & Co,. he co-founded the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company (Kowloon Docks) which at its peak was the largest shipyard in Asia. The following article has been extracted from […]
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York Lo: The King of Shoes: Tse Family of Kam Shing and Silver Eagle Arthur Tse with some of his shoes in the 1990s From the 1960s to the 1990s, the family of TseHei (謝熹) earned the reputation of “King of Shoes” through the publicly listed Kam Shing and Silver Eagle, which went public in 1973 and 1992 respectively and […]
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IDJ has sent the following newspaper article about an ex director of Reiss, Bradley and Company in Hong Kong. HF: I have retyped the article to enhance clarity and the ability to search. I apologize for the quality of the image which accompanied the China Mail article, though I have something of a soft spot for murky photographs. Thanks to […]
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York Lo: Wah Keong Rubber Manufactory (華強膠廠) Fong Tse-yan delivering a speech at the Lui Fong Kwong Association dinner at the State Restaurant in 1961 (WKYP, 1961-4-20) Wah Keong Rubber Manufactory was one of the top five manufacturers of rubber shoes alongside Fung Keong, Canton Bros, Continental and Hong Kong out of the over 100 players in the industry in […]
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