Everything tagged: General

Hi all

Does anyone know what happened to United laundries it was located at North Point HK in the 70s. The business was sold in 1978.

Regards

Michael

This is a wonderful website, full of really useful information.

I am trying to locate where in present day Hong Kong John Thomson's photographic studio would have been. Queens Road was so long in 1868 and I can't figure how the old numbering system would relate to today's Queen's Road layout. Thomson had 2 studios in Hong Kong, the first  was at the Commercial Bank Buildings, Queen's Road, Hongkong. And the second at 29 Queen's Road (next to Messrs Lane, Crawford and Co). 

Dear all,

I received a query why is DB called DB, I always thought it was a marketing ploy , as they were promoting it as discovering a new land etc . But I just saw a printed bilingual document saying there are two theories.

a) When the British surveyors landed at Tai Pak Bay , the villagers did not understand and they replied 'digging for clams ' which apparently sounds similar in Cantonese 

b) HEICS Discovery  surveyed the area 

Does anyone know any more?

I am seeking film(s)  on the events that took place in HK from 8 December 1941 to 26 December 1941 including the day of surrender on 25 December 1941 to order to produce a documentary of the event.  In my quest for film of any calibre, I recently spent some weeks at the Imperial War Museuim (currently undergoing renovations and reoganisation of material) and Kew Library seeking and researching for film footage.  It was sadly disappointing.

As titled.  It actually started early last month.  According to a piece yesterday in Ming Pao, there are close to a hundred photos in the exhibition.  Details please see URL below.  It is not too far away from Mei Fu MTR, a little bit up the slope.  Daily 1000 to 1800, until 31st August 2018.

http://www.jtia.hk/en/hkotp100years_hpexihition2018/

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Hi, I am trying to trace my ancestry and would be grateful for any asistance from menbers.

My great grandfather on William Nuttall married my great grand mother in Hong Kong in 1888. Marriage certificated declares he was a sergeant in the Naval Yard police.

Can anyone tell me if there are any archives of this force and where I should direct my enquiries. I understand there is a Police Museum in the Peak area but when I go to their website ther is no way of contacting them.

Thanking you for any advice given.

Regards Bob

I am looking for an ancestor who died in HK in 1866. He was buried in 'the catholic cemetery of Hong Kong' and the tomb has been made definitive in 1883 I believe, at the same place. I have only a picture of the cemetery before the tomb has been renewed.

I am trying to use the details around to find the place, pecularly the gate behind the cross.

Would you please help me find where is this place or to tell me wich cemetery it should be in 1866 ?

St Michael was not yet open when he died.

His name was Louis O'Mahony, he was chancellor at the french consulate.

To complement the vast amount of information regarding the Stanley camp internees, it would be useful to document on Gwulo any remaining first and second hand memories from Shamshuipo of HK Volunteers POW experiences, anecdotes, and other details, - before there is no-one left to do so.

It may already be too late to get a lot of info, but I have made a start with the little I know of Robert Main's experiences in camp, and subsequently with postwar reconstruction. 

Hello Everyone,

Im new to the site and I am looking to find out information regarding my mothers family who had a business Sing Hop, Ship and House Painter located at No. 97 Parkes Street, Yaumati, HongKong.  I tried to locate it on the web but to no avail. 

Does anyone have information as to how I might be able to find out what happened to the business.

Thanks,

Betty L

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