Hong Kong Companies – Page 19 – The Industrial History of Hong Kong Group

A R Marty et Cie, Hong Kong trading house, established 1874 and Marty et d’Abbadie, Haiphong, Indochina

October 27, 2023 Admin Articles, Hong Kong Companies, Non-Hong Kong Companies, Shipyards + Shipping, Transport

Marty & D'Abbadie, Haiphong E Hatingx M&D'A Haiphong

“The French merchant Auguste Raphael Marty (1841–1914) established his own trading house, A. R. Marty et Cie, in Hong Kong in 1874. Information about this Hong Kong company appears thin on the ground – further details would be gratefully received. Stephen Davies suggests that Marty in HK was only ever a shipping company office. Following the acquisition of northern Indochina […]

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A Century of Riding the Waves: the Hsu Family of Eddie Steamship

October 26, 2023 York Lo Articles, Hong Kong Companies, Non-Hong Kong Companies, People, Shipyards + Shipping

On the 25th October 2023 Jim Ting left the following comment – ”My mother was the personal assistant of W.H. Eddie Hsu in the late 1970s until 1982 when we decided to emigrate to the U.S. She had fond memories of her time working there and every so often I still hear her telling these stories.” York Lo: A Century […]

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Taikoo Sugar Refinery, further information

October 20, 2023 Hugh Farmer Articles, Food and Beverages, Hong Kong Companies, Manufacturing

Taikoo Sugar Refinery, Quarry Bay, HK Historical Photographs Of China

HF: Taikoo Sugar Refinery started producing refined sugar in Hong Kong in 1884 and did not cease operation till 1972. During this period of almost a century, it produced some of the world’s highest quality refined sugar widely consumed in many parts of Asia, Australia and North America. Its history illustrates important aspects of Hong Kong’s industrial development.(1) Taikoo Sugar […]

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Cheung Ka Chai Medicinal Wine (張家濟酒廠)

October 17, 2023 York Lo Articles, Food and Beverages, Hong Kong Companies, Manufacturing

Cheung Ka Chai Medicinal Wine Detail B Image 1 York Lo

York Lo: Cheung Ka Chai Medicinal Wine (張家濟酒廠) Left: Cheung Ka Chai ad in Singapore in 1947 (南洋商报, 12 February 1947, Page 3); Right: Cheung Ka Chai’s Three Goats trademark filed in 1935 (HK Government Report) Cheung Ka Chai is one of the firms not covered in the earlier article about the Chinese distilleries in HK and specialized in medicinal […]

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William Charles Gomersall 1895-1960, China Engineers Ltd

October 15, 2023 Hugh Farmer Articles, Hong Kong Companies, People

HF: W C Gomersall was born in London, UK in 1895 and died in Hong Kong in 1960. In 1928 he founded China Engineers Ltd in Shanghai. Post WW2 Gomersall and the company moved to Hong Kong. This obituary is extracted from the journal of the Institution of Electrical Engineers a British professional organisation. This article was first posted on 23rd July […]

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J. Ullmann (烏利文) – Swiss Watchmaker and Jeweler in HK and China

October 14, 2023 York Lo Articles, Hong Kong Companies, Non-Hong Kong Companies, People, Retailers

York Lo: J. Ullmann (烏利文) – Swiss Watchmaker and Jeweler in HK and China Pictures of the interior and exterior of J. Ullmann’sTientsin store in the 1900s. (Directory and Chronicle of China, 1905) Founded in HK in the 19th century by a Swiss native of the same name, J. Ullmann & Co was a leading watchmaker not just in Hong […]

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The Vitasoy Story

October 11, 2023 Hugh Farmer Articles, Food and Beverages, Hong Kong Companies, Manufacturing

Linda Kernan: The history of the soybean and its byproducts stretches back more than 3,000 years in China. The humble soybean was known as the “Cow of China” because it was the main source of protein for the Chinese people. It took a local man, however, to spot the potential of the little bean and transform it into the most […]

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Wilks & Jack Ltd – early 20th century Engineers and ship designers

October 10, 2023 Admin Articles, General, Hong Kong Companies, Manufacturing, People, Shipyards + Shipping

Wilks & Jack Ltd Shop Image Early 20thC HK University Library

“This firm was founded in 1902 by Mr. E. C. Wilks, as a marine engineers’ and surveyors’ bureau. Mr. Wilks was joined in 1903 by Mr. W. C. Jack, formerly Ingenieur en Chef of the Tonkin River Mail Service, and late assistant manager at the Kowloon establishment of the Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock Company. During the five years of […]

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The Stelux Group, founded HK 1963, manufacturer of watch components

October 6, 2023 Admin Articles, Hong Kong Companies, Manufacturing

Travis Ling: My uncle bought a brand new Tissot watch in 1969 before he left Hong Kong for college (and for good) in the States. The watch still has its original stainless steel band, marked “Kreisler Stelux Stainless Steel Made in Hong Kong” on the clasp , as shown below. I researched “Kreisler Stelux”and found that it was a popular brand […]

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The Kowloon Canton Railway (British Section) Part 5 – The Post War Years (1945 to 1978)

October 3, 2023 Tymon Articles, Hong Kong Companies, Transport

Introduction Tymon Mellor: Following the liberation of Hong Kong from the Japanese in 1945 the KCRC was operated by British Military Administration before its return to civilian control. Within a few months the line was operational and regular services re-commenced. As Hong Kong grew, so did the railway patronage, pushing the railway to the limits of the capacity of the […]

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