Elizabeth Ride: I’m afraid this material is very raw, but I hope will be of interest and value to those researching ship building and shipyards during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong in World War Two. I apologise for the the state of some of the documents, which were obviously attacked by white ants while they were stored in GHQ […]
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IDJ has sent the following newspaper article which mainly focuses on the Green Island Cement Company in Hong Kong and outlines its production of cement in 1932. HF: I have retyped the article to improve clarity and searches on the website. Thanks to SCT for proofreading the retyped version of the original article. The Green Island Cement Company first started […]
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York Lo: The Silver-Haired Midas: Kan Koam-Tsing, the Banker and Gold Dealer who backed South Sea Textile and Camelpaint Bankers played a critical role in the post-war industrial development of Hong Kong and one particular financier – Kan Koam-tsing (簡鑑清) stood out. Owner of a Chinese bank bearing his name and a major player in the lucrative gold trade, Kan […]
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The following article, The Pottery Kilns at Wun Yiu, Tai Po, by J.W. Hayes, was first published in the 1975 Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch. HF: I have retyped the article to aid clarity and website searches. Thanks to SCT for proofreading the retyped version. Notes and Queries The Pottery Kilns at Wun Yiu, Tai Po […]
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IDJ has sent the following newspaper article about a proposed fertilizer factory in 1949 near Gin Drinkers’ Bay, also known as Lap Sap Wan in Kwai Chung, Hong Kong. The bay was reclaimed in the 1960s and became Kwai Fong and part of Kwai Hing. HF: I have retyped the article to assist clarity and to aid searches. Thanks to […]
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York Lo: Once Upon A Time in Mongkok: Chow Ngai Hing Knitting Factory One of Chow Ngai Hing’s brands – the Horse trademark. In Mongkok, there are four streets which have names there are associated with garments – Yim Po Fong Street (染布房街, dyeing mill street), Hak Po Street (黒布街, black cloth street), Pak Po Street (白布街,white cloth street) and Sai […]
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James Chan: Hong Kong United Dockyards often abbreviated to United Dockyards or HUD was formed from the merger of the Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock (founded 1863) and Taikoo Dockyard (1902). The Whampoa Dock was located in Hung Hom, West Kowloon and Taikoo Dockyard in Quarry Bay, Hong Kong Island. In 1973 in part to meet the container revolution in […]
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York Lo: Wei Yit Vacuum Flask Manufactory and Camel brand In early April 2017, Apple Daily reported a resurgence of interest in the “Camel” brand of vacuum flasks in the local market thanks to its high quality and the interest in buying “Made in Hong Kong” products. (For those who can read Chinese, see links to below articles): http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/news/art/20170304/19947161 http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/news/art/20170304/19947163 http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/news/art/20170304/19947173 […]
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IDJ has sent the following advert and newspaper article about Phoebus Neon Light Company, Hong Kong. HF I have retyped the article to improve clarity and aid research. Thanks to SCT for proof reading the retyped article. NEON SIGNS MADE IN HONG KONG Skilled Workmen In New Factory. SECRETS OF PROCESS. Business Had Spread Far In Few Years. Phoebus Neon […]
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York Lo: George Baker – an American Pioneer of the HK Electronics Industry Several years ago I wrote an article for this group about Peter HT Woo, the “Father of the HK Electronics Industry”, whose radio assembler Champagne Engineering (founded in 1958 and later renamed Atlas Electronics) is often credited as the first electronics company in Hong Kong. Another early […]
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