New shop buildings, Orient Tobacco Manufactory site

Tue, 11/01/2022 - 01:28

See newspaper articles about the removal of the long wall on Nathan Rd in order to open up the frontage to these new shop buildings: https://industrialhistoryhk.org/orient-tobacco-manufactory-removal-of-w…. The work was overseen by Edgar de Chaffoy, my grandfather. The timing and investment was truly terrible!

Date picture taken
1940

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This photo was taken from one of the balconies on the factory building, looking north up Nathan Road. The new shop buildings are under construction on the strip of land between the line of the factory building wall and the eastern edge Nathan Road.

Nathan Theatre can be seen at top left.