Lawrence Tsui: I remember a soft drink production company in the early 50s in the To Kwa Wan area where one could watch the production line from the street through a huge window. I think it was the Green Spot factory. It was quite an entertainment for a small kid. Linda Kernan’s article, The Vitasoy Story, includes “when the [Vitasoy] Aberdeen […]
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HF: This British Army Aid Group report of 1944, mentions a “rumour” of a mine on or near Castle Peak. Tsing Shan is the name of the well-known monastery located at the eastern foot of the mountain. I have not come across a mine in this area. However the map below shows four abandoned mines (green squares) and four Former […]
» Read moreElizabeth Ride has sent this British Army Aid Group (BAAG) group report. Any information about this foundry would be very helpful. The report suggests it was part of or close to a shipbuilder/repairer through its casting parts of marine engines. Waichow Intelligence Summary #28, dated 25.4.43
» Read moreElizabeth Ride has sent this BAAG report. HF: The “200 men are now employed there”, suggests the two mines are at the same location. However, Ng Tung Shan appears to be in Shenzhen, China. And Ling Ma Hang is very close to the border but in Hong Kong. Can anyone help clarify this report? Related Indhhk articles: Lin Ma Hang […]
» Read moreHF: This is shown in our article, Quarries in Hong Kong – a list I added it to the list but I have no idea where I saw it mentioned. Can anyone supply further information about it? And why was it a “Government” quarry?
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Tymon Mellor’s article, Sha Lo Wan Mine, says “In 1954 the Far Eastern Prospecting And Development Corporation Limited was formed and took over the mining license. They established a facility and started large scale working that were active until the 1960’s. The company was dissolved in 1979.” And the book Hong Kong Landscapes: Shaping the Barren Rock, Bernie Owen and Raynor […]
» Read moreIn 1949 the Jardine Engineering Corporation apparently installed Hong Kong’s first major industrial air conditioning at Tylers Cotton Mill in To Kwa Wan, Kowloon. There seems to be very little information about this Mill. If you can provide any information about the company it would be very helpful. indhhk[at) gmail.com
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Hugh Farmer: George U. Sands apparently lived and worked in Hong Kong from 1866 to 1880 though one account says he died in 1878. Harvard University Library has a collection of his business records which consist of account books, letter books, diaries, financial material related to Sands’ management of:- The Patent Slip and Dock Company The Novelty Iron Works The Hong […]
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HF: “By December 1942 around 18,000 Hong Kong Chinese fishermen were reported to be receiving instructions from the Amakusa Marine Products Industrial Company.” Snow, Philip, The Fall of Hong Kong: Britain, China and the Japanese Occupation, Yale University Press, 2003 I can find nothing out about this company which if the above is correct was prominent in the HK fishing industry […]
» Read moreHugh Farmer: Various sources mention the origin of the name of the once heavily industrialised Hong Kong area Kwun Tong. In particular it is suggested that the area was named after the Koon Fu salt yards (官富場), set up by the government to secure central administration of the salt trade and prevent unauthorised salt preparation and trading. And that there were […]
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