People Archives — Page 61 of 61 — The Industrial History of Hong Kong Group

‘Chic Eather’s’ website – Early balloon/plane flights in HK, Kai Tak and much more!

August 13, 2014 Hugh Farmer Articles, People, Transport

HF: Charles ‘Chic’ Eather was born on 2nd August 1920 in Sydney Australia. He has had a full life and was an airline pilot for Ansett Airways and Cathay Pacific retiring from the latter in 1975. Chic has a large website, packed with mostly aviation related information and images. Of great interest to to us are the following: – On […]

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1 Kwok Acheong + P&O connection

February 7, 2013 Malcolm Morris People, Queries + Answers

Newsletter 04 Hugh Farmer: Kwok Acheong (b? Canton d.1880 Hong Kong) became one of the richest men in Hong Kong during the 19th century as a compradore, shipowner, merchant and landowner. There is considerable information about his life and business interests. One of the latter was taking over the ‘shipwright and engineering department’ from the P&O Steamship Company in 1854. I can […]

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