Submitted by annelisec on Fri, 05/14/2010 - 17:58 Current condition Unknown Log in or register to post comments Photos that show this Place 1955 1950s Comments Re: 26 Middle Gap Ballamacleog is given as the name of the house - John Douglas Clague of Hutchison lived here. I think I remember reading that executives of Jardine Matheson rented the house in the 1990s. I found the following pictures: http://anlighten.net/26middlegap.html Does anyone know what happened to Mr. Clague after HSBC rescued Hutchison? Did he remain active in Hong Kong or retire? The Telefax: Hong Kong facsimile directory (1987) lists 26 Middle Gap Rd, but I cannot see the name. Can anyone try to read it at google books? Log in or register to post comments Colonel Clague You can read a bit more about him (pre-bailout) on Andrew's excellent History of HK here: http://gwulo.com/node/6195 (although I recommend you read the whole thing, it's very informative and entertaining) Phil Log in or register to post comments re: 26 Middle Gap Road Previous address: Ballamacleog, 564, The Peak. From a map, c.1938. [UPDATE: The map with that address is from the 1950s] Log in or register to post comments
Re: 26 Middle Gap Ballamacleog is given as the name of the house - John Douglas Clague of Hutchison lived here. I think I remember reading that executives of Jardine Matheson rented the house in the 1990s. I found the following pictures: http://anlighten.net/26middlegap.html Does anyone know what happened to Mr. Clague after HSBC rescued Hutchison? Did he remain active in Hong Kong or retire? The Telefax: Hong Kong facsimile directory (1987) lists 26 Middle Gap Rd, but I cannot see the name. Can anyone try to read it at google books? Log in or register to post comments
Colonel Clague You can read a bit more about him (pre-bailout) on Andrew's excellent History of HK here: http://gwulo.com/node/6195 (although I recommend you read the whole thing, it's very informative and entertaining) Phil Log in or register to post comments
re: 26 Middle Gap Road Previous address: Ballamacleog, 564, The Peak. From a map, c.1938. [UPDATE: The map with that address is from the 1950s] Log in or register to post comments
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Re: 26 Middle Gap
Ballamacleog is given as the name of the house - John Douglas Clague of Hutchison lived here. I think I remember reading that executives of Jardine Matheson rented the house in the 1990s. I found the following pictures:
http://anlighten.net/26middlegap.html
Does anyone know what happened to Mr. Clague after HSBC rescued Hutchison? Did he remain active in Hong Kong or retire?
The Telefax: Hong Kong facsimile directory (1987) lists 26 Middle Gap Rd, but I cannot see the name. Can anyone try to read it at google books?
Colonel Clague
You can read a bit more about him (pre-bailout) on Andrew's excellent History of HK here:
http://gwulo.com/node/6195
(although I recommend you read the whole thing, it's very informative and entertaining)
Phil
re: 26 Middle Gap Road
Previous address: Ballamacleog, 564, The Peak.
From a map, c.1938. [UPDATE: The map with that address is from the 1950s]