Transport – Page 29 – The Industrial History of Hong Kong Group

World War Two – BAAG agent’s drawings from the Japanese occupation, industrial locations

May 18, 2014 Hugh Farmer Articles, Hong Kong Companies, Manufacturing, Transport, Utilities

HF: Elizabeth Ride has sent information about the British Army Aid Group’s (BAAG) drawings of Japanese installations which were made by agents to supplement written intelligence reports about Hong Kong during the Japanese Occupation in WW2. Some of the drawings and accompanying notes mention locations and companies directly connected with Hong Kong’s industrial history. Unfortunately the pages are not numbered. […]

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World War Two -1945 BAAG report on Dockyards in occupied Hong Kong

March 26, 2014 Hugh Farmer Articles, Industrial Buildings + Demolitions, Industrial Districts + Locations, Manufacturing, Transport

Hugh Farmer: Elizabeth Ride has sent a British Army Aid Group (BAAG) report from 1st March 1945, An Outline of Conditions in Occupied Hong Kong. One of the BAAG’s aims during WW2 was to gather military intelligence in Japanese occupied Hong Kong which included a great deal of what can loosely be called industrial information. Thus this report covers many […]

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Quarrying and transportation of stone in Hong Kong, 1841

February 21, 2014 Hugh Farmer Articles, Mines, Quarries + Dredging, Traditional Industries, Transport

HF: Dr Patrick H Hase has sent a copy of his unpublished paper, Study on Old Trails in Hong Kong: Historical Background, 2011-12, which he has kindly said I can extract parts of and incorporate into articles of interest to the Group. I thought I would start with the section subtitled, Footpaths on Hong Kong Island, which describes the importance of […]

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The Peak Tram – additional information

February 10, 2014 Hugh Farmer Articles, Hong Kong Companies, Transport

IDJ: Here is further information about the Peak Tram to add to that which has already been posted. This article was first posted on 10th February 2014. Related Indhhk articles: Hong Kong Tramways – 1984 report Hong Kong Trams – linking 1881 and 2014 by way of 30th July 1904 Hong Kong Tramways – date of full service The Peak […]

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