"Leonard" 4-6 Pollock's Path [????- ]

Submitted by annelisec on Tue, 03/09/2010 - 18:54
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Unknown
Previous place(s) at this location

Photos that show this Place

2010s
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Anonymous (not verified)
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Wed, 03/10/2010 - 06:01

I believe these two houses are still owned by HSBC and its top executives live there.

There was a feature in Next Magazine many years ago - I'm thinking 1997 to 2000 - on the executive homes owned by major Hong Kong companies.  I am pretty sure an aerial picture of Leonard was shown. 

The question is, can anyone find that issue of the magazine?

http://image.wenweipo.com/2008/07/02/me0702b.jpg

In the picture, you can see part of Leonard (upper right), part of The Ridge, No. 7 Pollock's Path, Hilden and even part of Fung Shui (middle right of the picture, below the apartment at 1-3 Pollock's Path)

 

Does anybody know how is the owner of polllock's path No. 7 now?

The occupation permit for these two houses was issued in Feb 1978.  I think HSBC acquired this site before then and redeveloped the it into executive houses.  Hence, I am trying to confirm if the bank also acquired Skyhigh just up the road around the same time.

Prior to the 1990s, I cannot find any mention of these two houses in directories.   

 

4-6 Pollock's Path were 2 houses owned by HSBC in the mid 1980's. The Deputy Chairman of HSBC (Sir William Purves) lived at number 6 until he became Chairman of HSBC, at which point he moved to Sky High (Previously occupied by Sir Michael Sandberg). Number 6 was subsequently occupied by HSBC General Manager International, RW Campbell until his retirement from the Bank in 1988. Don't know what happened after 1988 - although the site seems to have been sold by the Bank and re-developed since then.