Industrial heritage in Hong Kong

Submitted by LizB on Sat, 02/02/2019 - 17:14

I am putting together a list of past industrial sites (and some present ones) in Hong Kong, with links to the relevant Gwulo pages (or if there is no dedicated Gwulo page for them yet, Public Works Department Annual Reports). There is already a very comprehensive list on the Industrial History of Hong Kong website - my list is just trying to group together relevant Gwulo pages and PWD sources.  For now, I have not included sites such as godowns, wharves, piers, electricity substations, etc as they are so numerous that it would be a time-consuming task. Most of the sites listed below have been demolished, but a handful remain, and are identified as 'still in use'. There may be some duplicate sites, which I hope to fix in time. Anyone is very welcome to contribute to this list via the comments.

Industrial Heritage is defined as "the remains of industrial culture which are of historical, technological, social, architectural or scientific value. These remains consist of buildings and machinery, workshops, mills and factories, mines and sites for processing and refining, warehouses and stores, places where energy is generated, transmitted

and used, transport and all its infrastructure, as well as places used for social activities related to industry such as housing, religious worship or education." (The Nizhny Tagil Charter on Industrial Heritage, produced by the International Committee for the Conservation of Industrial Heritage in 2003). 

 

Shipyards/Docks

Wing On Shing Shipyard, Cheung Sha Wan: https://gwulo.com/node/2348

Ah King Boatyard (1st location), Wanchai: https://gwulo.com/node/38942

Ah King Boatyard (2nd location), Causeway Bay: https://gwulo.com/node/19247

Ah King Boatyard (3rd location), Causeway Bay: https://gwulo.com/node/6863

Victoria Foundry/Shipyard, M.L. 31 (and from 1856, M.L. 36), Queens Road East/Johnston Road/Ship Street, Wanchai (various owners, including Emery & Frazer Co.; Ross & Perkins Co.; John Inglis; Fenwick & Morrison; G. Fenwick & Co.): https://gwulo.com/node/52328

Taikoo (Butterfield & Swire) Dockyard, Quarry Bay (see 1901 Public Works Report): https://gwulo.com/taikoo-dockyard  

A. Macdonald & Co. Shipyard, Whitty Street/Queen's Road West area, West Point: https://gwulo.com/node/51010  

Yau Wing Shipyard, Yau Tong: https://gwulo.com/node/21137

Junk Shipyard, Aberdeen: https://gwulo.com/node/40054

Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock Co. (Kowloon Docks/Whampoa Dock), Hok Yuen, Hung Hom: https://gwulo.com/node/6667

W.S. Bailey & Co. Shipyard, K.M.L. 52, K.M.L. 67 and K.I.L. 1150, To Kwa Wan:https://gwulo.com/node/50034

American Marine/Kong & Halvorsen Marine & Engineering Company Shipyard, Hang Hau/Tseung Kwan O: https://gwulo.com/node/56315 

 

Power stations/Gas works/Oil Storage

Hong Kong Electric Power Station, I.L. 1210, Star Street, Wanchai: https://gwulo.com/node/7191 (1st location, 1890-1919? see 1890 PWR); the 'Central Station' was situated in Wing Fung Street (see 1891 PWR)

Hong Kong Electric Power Station, M.L. 321, North Point: https://gwulo.com/node/7207 (2nd location, 1913/1919-1978) 

Hong Kong Electric Power Station, Ap Lei Chau: https://gwulo.com/node/13073 (3rd location)

Hong Kong Electric Power Station, Lamma Island (still in use): https://gwulo.com/node/32070 (4th location)

CLP Power Station, H.H.I.L. 225 & H.H.I.L. 226, Chatham Road, Hung Hom (and power house on K.M.L. 93, Hung Hom, 1919?): https://gwulo.com/node/40939 (1st location)

CLP Hok Yuen Power Station, Kowloon Bay: https://gwulo.com/node/14796 (2nd location)

Hong Kong Tramways Power Station, Bowrington Canal: https://gwulo.com/node/37709

HK China Gas Co. gas works and tar tanks, adjacent to Kowloon City ferry pier, Ma Tau Kok (1st location) (see also 1935 PWR): https://gwulo.com/node/23650

Ma Tau Kok gas works (2nd & current location) [1956- ]  https://gwulo.com/node/23669

HK & China Gas Co. gas works, Shek Tong Tsui (see 1934 PWR - major accident due to explosion) (including gas holder on I.L. 834, Queen's Road West - see 1910 PWR): https://gwulo.com/node/7714 

HK & China Gas Co. gas holder, Kennedy Town [1935-????] (see also see 1935 PWR): https://gwulo.com/node/23608 

Gas works, K.I.L. 395, Jordan Rd, Kowloon (extension added in 1926, see PWR) (see also 1920 & 1956 Kowloon Maps): https://gwulo.com/node/4017

Quarry Bay gas holder [c.1969-1986]: https://gwulo.com/node/39399

Wanchai gas holder [????-????]: https://gwulo.com/node/23658

Acetylene gas factory and godown, I.L. 2082, Kennedy Town (see 1915 PWR)

Aberdeen gas holder [1981- ]: https://gwulo.com/node/39347

Shell LPG, Tsing Yi: https://gwulo.com/node/9480 

Caltex/Chevron oil depot, Tsing Yi: https://gwulo.com/node/59057

Coal/briquette works, K.M.L. 35 corner of Canton Rd & Jordan Rd (see 1896 Kowloon map) (just to the south of the 4 large oil storage tanks & petrol tanks on the same lot - see 1945 Kowloon Map, where they are marked as 'destroyed') https://gwulo.com/node/58384 

12+ large kerosene/oil storage tanks (Standard Oil Co.) and oil godowns, N.K.M.L. 2 and N.K.I.L. 190 & 191, Lai Chi Kok (see 1906/07, 1914, 1918, 1921 and 1923 PWRs; also 1956 Kowloon map): https://gwulo.com/node/20532

Benzene storage tank (Asiatic Petroleum Co.) on M.L. 277 & 281, North Point (see 1921 & 1924 PWRs) - this may be the same site as that occupied by the Dutch Oil Company, see https://gwulo.com/node/30203

Fuel oil tank (500 tonnes) on I.L. 2278, North Point (completed 1924-26, see PWR)

3+ large fuel oil storage tanks, I.L. 2273, North Point (see 1921, 1924/25, 1929 PWRs) & No. 4 tank (1930 PWR)

Kerosene tank (4,000 tonnes), I.L. 1366, North Point (completed 1926, see PWR) [the earliest mention of a kerosene depot in North Point is in the 1897 PWR, but exact location not given]

Wood oil refinery, with boiler house, K.M.L. 47, Canton Road , Yaumatei (completed 1925-26, see PWRs): https://gwulo.com/node/58388

Coal yard/bunker, N.K.M.L. 8, Lai Chi Kok (Kailan Mining Administration) (constructed 1923/24, see PWR; see also 1952 map & 1956 Kowloon map): https://gwulo.com/node/58385

"2 Godowns, Drum Shed, Box-making Shed, 3 Tanks, Road Formation, etc" on N.K.M.L. 6 & 7, Lai Chi Kok (see 1930 PWR)

Coal godown and machinery house, S.M.L. 1, Sai Wan Ho (see 1915 PWR)

Waste heat boilers on M.L. 190 and 191, West Point (constructed 1925, see PWR)

Benzene/Lubricating godown, K.M.L. 32, Kremer Street, Tai Kok Tsui (see 1906, 1916 & 1927 PWRs; also 1920 Kowloon map): https://gwulo.com/node/58386

Texaco oil depot, Tsuen Wan (1936-1988): https://gwulo.com/node/18579

Oil storage, near lighthouse, Green Island (see 1905 PWR)

Gulf/Concord kerosene store, Chung Hau Street, Ho Man Tin: https://gwulo.com/node/58211

Oil-cake factory, N.K.I.L. 26, Sham Shui Po (see 1921 PWR): https://gwulo.com/node/58389

Tar macadam depot, Middle Road, Kowloon (see 1920 Kowloon map) (since 1932, the site of Middle Road Children's Playground): https://gwulo.com/node/58387

 

Mining sites

Ma On Shan Iron Ore Mine: https://gwulo.com/node/12720

Yan Hing Lead Mine, New Territories: https://gwulo.com/node/18703

Lin Ma Hang Lead Mine, Sha Tau Kok, New Territories: https://gwulo.com/node/14252

West Brother Island Graphite Mine: https://gwulo.com/node/14348

Needle Hill Tungsten Mine: https://gwulo.com/node/16011

Tungsten Mine near Sha Lo Wan, Lantau Island: https://gwulo.com/node/53292

Tai Yu Shan Silver Mine, Mui Wo: https://gwulo.com/node/38291

Manganese mine, near Mo Tat Wan, Lamma Island: https://gwulo.com/node/51736

 

Brickworks and cement works

Brick works, Deep Water Bay:https://gwulo.com/node/46766

Brick works, Aberdeen (see 1908 PWR) 

Green Island Cement Works, K.M.L. 40, Hung Hom: https://gwulo.com/green-island-cement-hung-hom (see 1906 & 1922 PWRs) [1897 PWR refers to the construction of a new "cement factory at Kowloon" - exact location not given]

Cement Factory, K.M.L. 40, Tai Wan Road and Ma Tau Wai Road (see 1930 PWR)

 

Ceramics/tile factories

C.E. Warren & Co. tile factory, Sharp Street, Bowrington/Causeway Bay (1st location): https://gwulo.com/node/38261 (still operating in 1910)

C.E. Warren & Co. tile factory, Warren Street, Tai Hang/Causeway Bay (2nd location): https://gwulo.com/node/38261

 

Metalworks/smelters

Smelting factory, N.K.I.L. 48, Sham Shui Po (see 1917 PWR): https://gwulo.com/node/58390

Foundry, K.I.L. 1410, 1411 and 1412, Tai Kok Tsui (see 1922 PWR)

Steel factory, N.K.I.L. 521 Section A., "new road near Castle Peak Road" (see 1929 & 1930 PWRs)

C.E. Warren & Co. hardware factory, 100-108 Wanchai Road (from 1909) (see comments below)

Hop Fung Iron Works Ltd, Tong Yang San Tsuen, Yuen Long (https://gwulo.com/node/56434)

Foundry, Kitchen and Watchmen’s Quarters, K.M.L. 97, To Kwa Wan (see 1930 PWR)

 

 

Glass factories

Glass factory, K.I.L. ?652 or 632, Kowloon (see 1896 Kowloon map): https://gwulo.com/node/58430

Glass factory, Tai Wan, Kowloon Bay (completed 1913; see PWR)

Glass factory, I.L. 1936, North Point (built 1913/14; see PWR)

Glass factory, I.L. 1893, Tung Lo Wan (built 1913/14; see PWR)

Glass factory and foundry, K.I.L. 894, Pine Street (destroyed by fire in 1925, see PWR)

Glass factory, K.M.L. 48, Mong Kok Tsui (see 1922 PWR)

Glass factory, S.I.L. 525, Shau Kei Wan East (see 1929 PWR)

Glass factory (probably Hong Kong & Macao Glass Manufacturing Co. Ltd), I.L. 905, Kennedy Town: https://gwulo.com/node/15673 

 

Sawmills/Paper manufacturing/Printing works

Aberdeen Paper Mills: https://gwulo.com/node/38788 (an area of 382,000 square feet  was sold to the Mill in 1893 for a reservoir: see 1893 PWR)

Sawmill and woodworking shop, N.K.I.L. 329, Hai Tan Street, Shamshuipo (completed 1924, see PWR)

China-Borneo Co. Sawmill, Yau Ma Tei/Mong Kok Tsui (see HK Telegraph, 21/1/1910, p19 and https://gwulo.com/media/43760)

Commercial Press Ltd. printing and book binding factory, Shaukiwan Road (see 1934 PWR)

Book factory, Pak Tai Street (see 1934 PWR)

Tungar Printing Press, North Point (see 1935 PWR)

 

Ropeworks/textiles/clothing/accessories

Cotton mills (Hong Kong Cotton Spinning, Weaving & Dyeing Co.), I.L. 1018, Cotton Path, Caroline Hill/So Kon Po (1898-1914): https://gwulo.com/node/15496 (see 1897 PWR; site converted in ca. 1916 for use as convent school, see 1916 PWR) 

Rope works, I.L. 906, Smithfield Street, Kennedy Town: https://gwulo.com/node/17697

Spinning houses, rope and hemp godowns, K.I.L. 1094, Ma Tau Kok (completed 1925-1926, see PWRs): https://gwulo.com/node/58392

Nan Yang Cotton Mill, Ma Tau Kok (see 1956 Kowloon Map): https://gwulo.com/node/58394

Wyler Textiles Mill, located at Kwei Chow Street, Ma Tau Kok (see 1956 Kowloon Map): https://gwulo.com/node/58393

Nan Fung Cotton Mills, 45 Pak Tin Par St, Tsuen Wan: https://gwulo.com/node/58699

Weaving factory, K.I.L. 571, Saigon Street, Kowloon (see 1910 PWR)

Hat factory, N.K.I.L. 468, Ma Tau Wei (see 1926 PWR)

Knitting factory, K.I.L. 1569, Section A, Shantung Street, Mongkoktsui (see 1925 PWR, Q38)

A large Knitting factory, K.I.L. 1527, Hunghom (see 1925 PWR, Q38)

Knitting factory, K.I.L. 1749 Section F, Fuk Tsun Street (see 1930 PWR)

Knitting factory and quarters, N.K.I.L. 1188, Castle Peak Road (see 1930 PWR)

 

Paint/dye factories

Duro Paint Factory, Quarry Bay (1st location): https://gwulo.com/duro-paint-factory

Duro Paint Factory, North Point (2nd location): https://gwulo.com/duro-paint-factory-2

Paint factory, Arran Street (see 1934 PWR)

Paint factory, Canton Road (see 1934 PWR)

National Lacquer & Paint Products Factory, I.L. 3536, North Point: https://gwulo.com/node/9201

Vermilion factory, K.I.L. 1218, Portland Street. Mong Kok Tsui (see 1914 PWR)

Vermilion factory, K.I.L. 1956, 1957, 1965 & 1966, Pak Tai Street, Ma Tau Kok (constructed 1927/28, see PWR)

Vermilion factory, Lot 1065, S.D. 3, Lei Yue Mun (constructed 1927/28, see PWR)

Vermilion factory, Tsuen Wan I.L. 4, Tsuen Wan (constructed 1927/28, see PWR) 

Vermilion factory, I.L. 2258, North Point (see 1918 PWR)

Vermilion factory, N.K.I.L. 1295, Castle Peak Road (see 1930 PWR)

Dyeworks on Crown Land near S.I.L. 527, Sai Wan Ho (constructed 1927/28, see PWR)

Dyeworks, Lot 7162, S.D. 1, Sec. A, Chuk Un (constructed 1927/28, see PWR)

Dyeworks, Lot 5784, S.D. 1, Kowloon City (constructed 1927/28, see PWR)

Dyeworks, Lots 5779 and 5782, S.D. 1, Kowloon City (constructed 1927/28, see PWR)

 

Laundries/dry cleaners

Steam Laundry Co., Causeway Bay (first generation, from ca 1902) (see HK Telegraph, 21/1/1910, p20)

Steam Laundry Co., Kowloon City Road, Yau Ma Tei (2nd generation) (see HK Telegraph, 21/1/1910, p20)

Steam laundry, corner of Dundas St and Kwong Wa Rd, Yau Ma Tei (see 1906 PWR at 19) https://gwulo.com/node/58383 

Dry cleaning works, I.L. 1891, Kennedy Town (see 1912 PWR)

 

Food/beverage manufacturing

Hong Kong Milling Co. (Rennie's Flour Mills), Junk Bay: https://gwulo.com/rennies-flour-mills (see also 1905 PWR)

Hong Kong Flour Mills Ltd, Shek Tong Tsui: https://gwulo.com/node/59254 

Kowloon Dairy, Boundary Street, Kowloon (1st location): https://gwulo.com/node/58913

Kowloon Dairy, Ngau Chi Wan, Kowloon (2nd location): https://gwulo.com/node/51762

Dairy Farm, Pokfulam: https://gwulo.com/dairy-farm

Dairy Farm Co. depot, I.L. 1280,  Wyndham Street (see 1913 PWR)

Taikoo Sugar Refinery (including refinery, main power house, coal silo, kiln house etc.), Q.B.M.L. 1, Quarry Bay: https://gwulo.com/taikoo-sugar-refinery (800,000 square feet sold to Taikoo for the purpose of constructing a reservoir in 1893: see PWR).

China Sugar Refinery/Smith, Wahee & Co, Cleveland Street, Causeway Bay.: https://gwulo.com/node/6238 

Bowrington Sugar Refinery, Bowrington (Causeway Bay) (see 1890 PWR) (possibly same as China Sugar Refinery, above)

Sugar factory, Canton Road (see 1915 PWR)

Sugar factory, I.L. 905, Kennedy Town (see 1915 PWR)

Sugar factory, K.M.L. 48. R.P., Pitt Street, Mong Kok Tsui (constructed 1927/28, see PWR)

Sugar factory, K.M.L. 56, Mong Kok Tsui (constructed 1916, see PWR)

Sugar factory, N.K.I.L. 995, 996, 997 & 975, Hai Tan Street, Sham Shui Po (see 1929 PWR)

Sugar boiling sheds, K.M.L. 77, Chung Hing Street. Fuk Tsun Heun (constructed 1927/28, see PWR)

Wong Wing Kee Preserved Fruit Factory, Cheung Chau: https://gwulo.com/node/29220

Preserved fruit factory, K.I.L. 2088, Fuk Tsun Street, Tai Kok Tsui (constructed 1927/28, see PWR)

Tien Chu Chemical Industries (HK) Ltd, Ma Tau Kok (see 1956 Kowloon Map) (manufactured food additives and raw chemicals): https://gwulo.com/node/58406

Ginger factory, K.I.L. 49, corner Temple St/Nanking St, Kowloon (see 1896 & 1920 Kowloon Maps): https://gwulo.com/node/58408

Ginger & soy factory, K.I.L. 629, near Station St, Yaumatei, Kowloon (see 1896 and 1903 Kowloon maps): https://gwulo.com/node/58416

Ginger factory, K.I.L. 631, near Station St, Yaumatei, Kowloon (see 1896 and 1903 Kowloon maps): https://gwulo.com/node/58416

Ginger Factory, K.I.L. 1176, Reclamation Street, Mongkoktsui: https://gwulo.com/node/58823#17~22.31472~114.16841~Map_by_GovHK-Markers… 

Soy factory, M.L. 239, Kennedy Town (see 1915 PWR)

Soy factory, Ma Lung Kong (see 1906 PWR)

Soy factory, Shau Kei Wan (see 1898 PWR)

Soy factory, Yau Ma Tei/Fo Pang (see 1920 Kowloon map): https://gwulo.com/node/58538

Ground nut oil factory, N.K.I.L. 1023 & 1024, Hai Tan Street, Sham Shui Po (constructed 1927/28, see PWR)

Oriental Brewery/HK Ice Company, N.K.M.L. 3, Lai Chi Kok (see 1907 PWR):  https://gwulo.com/node/50269

H.K. Brewery/San Miguel Brewery, Sham Tseng: https://gwulo.com/node/19049 

Brewery, N.K.I.L. 60, Cheung Sha Wan (see 1915 PWR): https://gwulo.com/node/58391

Chinese wine factory, A.I.L. 72, Aberdeen (completed 1924, see PWR)

Distillery, East Point: https://gwulo.com/node/58972 

Fermentation Factory on N.K.I.L. 53, Kowloon Bay (see 1930 PWR)

A.S. Watson & Co. Aerated Water Factory, North Point: https://gwulo.com/node/24141

Ice Works (HK Ice Co./Jardine, Matheson & Co./Dairy Farm), Causeway Bay: https://gwulo.com/node/50438 

Canning factory, N.K.I.L. 53, Kowloon Bay (see 1930 PWR)

 

Tobacco factories

British-American Tobacco Factory, Gloucester Road, Causeway Bay: https://gwulo.com/node/24075 (see also 1935 PWR)

Orient Tobacco Factory, I.L. 1203, corner Coronation [Nathan] Rd & Dundas St, Yau Ma Tei: https://gwulo.com/node/36386 (see 1908 & 1914 PWRs)

Tobacco/cigarette factory, I.L. 742 & 743, Wanchai Road (see 1914 PWR, 1917/18 PWR)

Cigarette factory, I.L. 1315, Bowrington (see 1919 PWR) 

Nanyang Bros Tobacco Co., To Kwa Wan/Ma Tau Kok (pre 1915-1999): https://gwulo.com/node/58407 

 

Slaughterhouses and tanneries

Slaughterhouse and cattle depot, Hung Hom, Kowloon [until 1908] (see see 1892-93 PWRs and 1896 Kowloon map): https://gwulo.com/node/58431 

Cattle quarantine depot/slaughterhouse, Ma Tau Kok: https://gwulo.com/node/2348 (constructed 1908, in use until 1999; now converted to artists' village)

Tannery, K.I.L. 640 & K.I.L. 1267, Ma Tau Kok (possibly same as WG Humphreys & Co. Tannery, Ma Tau Kok?) (see 1920 Kowloon map and 1952 map): https://gwulo.com/node/58405

Rendering factory, K.I.L. 1266, Ma Tau Kok (see 1911 PWR)

Large tannery on K.I.L. 1445, Ma Tau Kok (completed 1925, see PWR) 

Smithfield cattle depot & slaughterhouse, Kennedy Town: https://gwulo.com/node/2344

Pig & sheep depot & slaughterhouse, Kennedy Town (located to the southwest of the Kennedy Town Cattle Depot, built ca 1892:  detailed account in 1894 PWR): https://gwulo.com/node/49231

Slaughterhouse, Aberdeen (see 1911 PWR) (next to market)

Ta Hing cattle depot/slaughterhouse, Discovery Bay, Lantau Island: https://gwulo.com/node/53619 and https://gwulo.com/node/58922

Rendering factory, I.L.1883, Kennedy Town (see 1911 PWR)

4 rendering/lard factories, M.L. 239 (Belchers Street) and I.L. 2169, Kennedy Town (see 1912, 1917 & 1918 PWRs)

Rendering/lard factory, I.L. 2415, Kennedy Town (see 1929 & 1930 PWRs)

Bone Boiling Factory on K.I.L. 2318, Pau Chung Street (see 1930 PWR)

 

Soap works

Blackhead's Soap and Soda Factory, S.M.L. 1, Shaukeiwan: https://gwulo.com/node/14695

Soap factory, Lot 7245, Kowloon City (see 1915 PWR)

 

Gunpowder/munitions depots

Gunpowder depot, north-east side of Green Island (see 1904 PWR & detailed account in 1905 PWR) (operating from 1906)

Gunpowder depot, Stonecutters' Island (closed in 1905/06 - see 1890 & 1905/06 PWRs)

Munitions depot, Shau Kei Wan/A Kung Ngam: https://gwulo.com/node/30624

Munitions depot, Aberdeen: https://gwulo.com/node/3563

 

Incinerators

Refuse incinerator and wash house, Q.B.I.L. 8, Quarry Bay (completed 1927, see PWR) 

Incinerator, Pak Mong Village, Lantau Island: https://gwulo.com/node/51008

 

Landfill sites

Refuse dump, Cheung Sha Wan (see 1922/23 PWR) - received 11,000 tonnes of rubbish in 1922

 

Other

(W.) Robinson Piano Co. factory (from 1890s), 94a Wanchai Road, Wanchai  https://gwulo.com/node/35823

Tsang Fook Piano Co. factory with quarters on upper floor (also sometimes trading as Morrisons), old lot number I.L. 2845 (changed in 1936 to new lot number 480), King's Road/Shaukiwan Road: https://gwulo.com/node/13671 and see 1930 PWR

Rubber factory, S.I.L. 104, Main Street, Shau Kei Wan (see 1928/29 PWRs)

Lead pencil factory, Castle Peak Road (see 1934 PWR)

Match factory, Hung Hom (see 1894, 1899 PWRs)

Match factory, Peng Chau: https://gwulo.com/node/59185 

Disinfecting Station, Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon (see 1905 PWR and 1920 Kowloon map) [possible medical purpose]: https://gwulo.com/node/58539

Lok On Pai desalination plant: https://gwulo.com/node/14509

Boiler house, N.K.I.L. 53, Kowloon Bay (see 1930 PWR)

 

 

 

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Liz, there here are a few additions:

Ma Tau Kok Gas Works (2nd & current location) [1956- ]  https://gwulo.com/node/23669

Wanchai Gasometer [????-????] https://gwulo.com/node/23658

Quarry Bay Gas Holder [c.1969-1986] https://gwulo.com/node/39399

Aberdeen Gas Holder [1981- ] https://gwulo.com/node/39347

Gas works, K.I.L. 395, Jordan Rd, Kowloon https://gwulo.com/node/4017

Gas holder, I.L. 834, Queen's Road West (see 1910 PWR) belongs to Gas Works, Shek Tong Tsui [1864-c.1960] https://gwulo.com/node/7714

Gasometer (Hong Kong & China Gas Co.), Smithfield (see 1935 PWR) = Kennedy Town Gasometer [1935-????] https://gwulo.com/node/23608

Regards, Klaus

Thanks Klaus, that's very helpful. I will add those to the list. I wasn't too sure what the difference was between gas holders and gasometers, but it seems they are basically the same thing (any gas engineers out there can correct me if I'm wrong). So I will change all to gas holders. Cheers, Liz

Hi, as far as I know there is no information on the Sha Lo Wan mine here on Gwulo (happy to be corrected). If you have any relevant details to share, a Gwulo page can be created for it and I can then add it to the list above. Thanks. 

Could I add my family company, C.E. Warren & Co. https://gwulo.com/node/38261 to your list? It was best known for sanitary ware and plumbing from 1900 to 1941, and had a large tile factory, first in Sharp Street and then at the end of Warren Street. Warren Street was developed by my grandfather, C.E. Warren around 1915, to house his factory workers and as an access road to the factory. When the tile works moved to Bowrington in 1909, the company was publicised as being one of the most successful home grown industries in Hong Kong. The workshop  also produced many of the gravestones in the Happy Valley cemeteries. I understand from an article by Jason Wordie cited at  https://gwulo.com/atom/15042#comment-46525 that there are marble gravestones all over Asia that carry the “C.E. Warren, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong” name plate. Latterly, when based at 98a Wanchai Road, the company was responsible for many large sanitary engineering projects both locally and on the mainland, to which a few surviving manhole covers, found by Gwulo contributors, attest.

Hello Jill, Thanks for bringing this to my attention. I have added C.E. Warren & Co's tile factories to the list under a new heading, 'Ceramics/Tile Factories'. If you know of any other factories/sites that the company used for manufacturing purposes, and their approx location, I'll be happy to add those too. Cheers, Liz

Thank you Liz. I don't think the company can itself lay claim to ceramics as the C.E. Warren ads emphasize that the porcelain sanitary ware was all imported from England. However, in 1909 and onwards the company had a hardware factory at 100-108 Wanchai Road that manufactured "all kinds of brass and galvanised iron work." This included "builders' supplies of every description - bolts, hinges, casement fasteners, jalousie fittings, butts, storage tanks, staircases." Hot and cold water installations were their speciality and, together with the tiles, probably their best-seller over the decades.

In 1910, the Hong Kong Telegraph ran a series of articles about Industries in Hong Kong. It should be noted that not all industries are included and any observations and comments made are by the writer of the articles.

1.  C. E. Warren & Co.(Building and Sanitary Contractors)

2.  China Borneo Co's Saw Mills

3.  Oriental Brerwery Co

4.  The Steam Laundry (in Yau Ma Tei/Kowloon City)

(The companies listed above can be read here dated 21 January. Scroll to pages 13 and 14)

5.  Green Island Cement Co. Ltd (See here dated 22 January. Scroll to Page 5);

6.   W. S. Bailey Co. Ltd (Shipbuilidng & Engineering)

7.   Oriente Tobacco Manufactory

(W. S. Bailey Co. Ltd and the Oriente Tobacco Manufactory can be read here dated 29 January. Scrol to page 2)

8.   Local industries in Yau Ma Tei and Mong Kok. (See here dated 4 February. Scroll to page 5)

9.   Dairy Farm Co. Ltd. (See here dated 9 February)

10, Local vermilion factories. (See here dated 25 February. Scroll to page 4)

11. Industries in Aberdeen -Tai Shing Paper Manufacturing Co. (See here dated 1 March, Scroll to page 5)

12. Hong Kong and China Gas Co. (See here dated 4 March. Scroll to page 5)

13. Local rice mills. (See here dated 9 March. Scroll to page 4)

14. Hong Kong Electric Co. (See here dated 12 March. Scroll to page 16)

15. Opium Factory (A page reference has not been created)

16. Miscellaneous industries (See here dated 26 March. Scroll to page 4)

 

 

A belated thanks, Moddsey. It's good to have more details of these industries, especially the less well-known and (in some cases) more traditional ones.