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Hong Kong - Macau steamliner Fat Shan (1887-1933) in Hong Kong

Submitted by Charles in Shanghai on Sat, 2019-01-26 07:06

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.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1930
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Photo 1930s China voyage Hong Kong, Chefoo (?), Aden (?)

Submitted by Charles in Shanghai on Sat, 2019-01-26 07:04

Charles Gesner van der Voort 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. 

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1930
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des
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rotterdam
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company
handels
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Photo wrapper 1930s China voyage Hong Kong, Chefoo (?), Aden (?)

Submitted by Charles in Shanghai on Sat, 2019-01-26 07:01

Charles Gesner van der Voort 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. 

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1930
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Kien
Hong Kong
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agfa
tack
des
voeux
roads
central
aden
Chefoo
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rotterdam
HCHC
holland
China
trading
company
handels
international
diergaardelaan
film
Unknown
help
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Repulse-Bay-Headland Road-The Lookout?

Submitted by IDJ on Thu, 2018-10-04 14:37
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1966

The LOOKOUT?

I took this on a company Junk picnic a long time ago before the building became surround by hi-rises

Repulse Bay-12 Bayview Drive residential villa

Submitted by IDJ on Tue, 2018-10-02 20:34

54 Village Road [1925- ]

Submitted by 80sKid on Sun, 2014-08-31 13:13
Date Place completed: 
1925-01-01

Probably built in the 1920s, No. 54 Village Road (山村道) is one of the oldest buildings in the district. It is a three-storey structure above a garage at street level. When it was built development restrictions limited the height of new buildings in the area to three storeys and only houses of European type were allowed. The early history of the building is rather obscure, but it is believed that the developer of No. 54 and adjacent lots was the United Land Investment Company Limited. The administrator of the Company was Mr. Ho Lui Hap (何侶俠).

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15 Yuk Sau Street [1932- ]

Submitted by 80sKid on Sun, 2014-08-31 12:51
Date Place completed: 
1932-01-01

The four-storey house at No. 15 Yuk Sau Street (毓秀街) was built in circa 1931-1932. The earliest recorded owner of the house was Mr. Sam Gock Hon Son (郭漢順, alias Gock Wai Sam 郭偉三), an overseas Chinese who owned a firm at No. 21 Connaught Road in Central at the time. After the death of Mr. Gock in 1941, the property was inherited by his wife Gock Lum King-yock (郭林瓊玉). It was subsequently sold to Mr.

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Ho Man Tin Hill Road-Last of the mansions

Submitted by IDJ on Tue, 2011-03-15 19:12
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1975

Unfortunately I did not note this building's name at the time, but it was demolished soon after to become the inevitable high-rise complex.

Estrellita, 12 Repulse Bay Road

Submitted by IDJ on Thu, 2011-03-10 04:16
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
2005
Places shown in this photo: 
Estrellita, Hong Kong's first Hacienda [1934- ]

I posted an early 1970s image of this house recently. This one was taken in 2005. From this side of the building it does not appear to have changed much since the 70s. If the house name has changed, please post it and I'll ammend the description

 

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