Charles Gesner van der Voort (1916-1991) worked for Holland-China Trading Company (HCHC) in Shanghai; it also had offices in Hong Kong and Tientsin (Tianjin). One of its first directors, Mr. Willem Kien, worked in China from 1898. After HCHC was founded in 1903, he worked for the company in Hong Kong and Shanghai. In 1921, he left China and worked for the head office in Rotterdam, at Diergaardelaan 36, until 1948, when the company was obtained by Internatio.
In the 1930s, Mr. Willem Kien made at least one voyage to the East. The Hong Kong photo wrapper still has the images of one of these voyages: a trip to Macau with steamliner Fat Shan Kin Shan - see comments below.
Courtesy Kien family archives
Source: This image came from Flickr, see https://flickr.com/photo.gne?id=31934578177
Comments
Hong Kong - Macau steamliner Fat Shan (1887-1933) in Hong Kong
updated title, text and image on Flickr https://flickr.com/photos/charlesinshanghai/31934578177/in/album-721577…
HK-Macao steamer FAT SHAN query
I stand to be corrected but I think the ship in the photo is the Hong Kong & Macao Steamboat Co. KIN SHAN (1903-41) Compare this image with those of the KIN SHAN on the Old China Ships website section on Steamships based in Hong Kong – ref. HCMSC Fleet List pdf. pages 20-22.
https://www.oldchinaships.com/pearl-river
An atmospheric photo – judging from the positions of the passengers the steamer is departing from the wharf.
Regards
degahk
HK-Macao steamer KIN SHAN
Dear degahk,
Many thanks for your information about this steamer!
Regards,
Pieter
HK-Macao steamer KIN SHAN
Thanks for posting the photo. The Old China Ships website is an invaluable resource for identifying China coast shipping and the history of former shipping lines.
Regards degahk
Wing Lok Pier
Judging from the location of the Tung Shan Hotel, this should be Wing Lok Pier. The 1932 map on hkmaps.hk gives the name of H.K. Canton & Macao Steamship Co. Later (1945) named shortly Macao Wharf.
Wing Lok Pier
Many thanks Klaus!
Wing Lok Pier
It's a pleasure. Could you please remove the place "Public Pier No. 17 - British Canton Line / Yuen On Steamship Co. Ltd [c.1924-c.1974]"
Wing Lok Pier
I can't seem to find a remove option.
how to remove
Please open the photo, then click on the edit button (below the title).
Scroll down to additional information: Tags, etc. and click on the button
scroll down to places, go to "Public Pier No. 17 - British Canton Line / Yuen On Steamship Co. Ltd [c.1924-c.1974]" and delete it. You can do it letter by letter, or you highlight the text and delete it in one.
Scroll down to Save, click on the button, and it's done.
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I've deleted "Public Pier No…
I've deleted "Public Pier No. 17 - British Canton Line / Yuen On Steamship Co. Ltd [c.1924-c.1974]", and also changed mentions of Fat Shan to Kin Shan.
Wing Lok Pier
Klaus, Admin, thank you for your help