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River Steamer “Hang Cheong”

River Steamer “Hang Cheong”

The River Steamer “Hang Cheong” was built by Taikoo Dockyard in 1923 for Macau company, Yau Tak Steamship Co. and used for river journeys up the Pearl River to Canton. During the war the Japanese renamed this ship “Kaisyu Maru”

Date picture taken (may be approximate): 
Monday, January 1, 1923