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Detail cropped from this photo.

Date picture taken (may be approximate): 
Wednesday, January 1, 1930
Gallery: 
1930s Hong Kong
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Submitted by tngan on Fri, 2012-05-18 12:36.

Hi David,

I my recent trips to Cheung Chau I came down from the hill from the approximate location of the upper terrace shown in the photo and I remember there is a small Christian cemetary there.  Don't know when it was established.  Anyway,  whatever it was, the present day location of the lower terrace shown in the photo is the Fortune Villa blocks.  The Christian Cemetary is being hidden in the woods above it.

My 2 cents,

T

Submitted by David on Mon, 2012-05-21 16:43.

Hi Thomas,

It's possible. Maybe not a christian cemetery, but possibly a place where those glazed pots holding ancestors' bones could be placed? Or would it be considered too close to the town for that?

Regards, David

Submitted by tngan on Mon, 2012-05-21 17:16.

Hi David,

After consulting maps I believe the use of the terraces back then is still inconclusive.  The map shows the present day Christian Cemetary is further up on the slope and partially on the other side of the ridge line.  That ridge is just a bit over 50 metres above sea level.

The present day terraces should be housing the Pak She Sun Tsuen.  Maybe a round the island day trip in Summer sometime?

Best Regards,

T

Submitted by fordwong on Thu, 2015-02-26 18:08.

The terraces are part of a preserved fruit factory which dated back to 1908. In those days, the workers use the sun light to dry the fruit and made over 30 varities of products.

The factory moved to China in the 1970's when the labour source dried out.

 

Submitted by David on Thu, 2015-02-26 23:28.

Thanks Ford, good to have the terraces identified at last.

Please do you know the name of the factory? Then I can make a page for it.

Regards, David

Submitted by fordwong on Mon, 2015-10-05 21:47.

The name is Wong Wing Kee Preserved Fruit Factory. She is over 100 years old.

Ford

Submitted by David on Tue, 2015-10-06 17:54.

Thanks Ford, I've added a page for it at:

http://gwulo.com/node/29220

Regards, David

Submitted by David on Wed, 2020-02-05 16:45.

Hi Ford,

Please do you remember the source for 1908 as the year the factory started?

York Lo writes that the Wong Wing Kee Preserved Fruit Factory company's website and their interview with Apple Daily say the company bought the land in 1927 (see https://industrialhistoryhk.org/makers-of-preserved-fruits-wong-wing-kee...).

Thanks for any extra info you can give,

Regards, David