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Hong Kong, American evacuees during World War II
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uwm
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american express

View the original, larger copy of this image at the UWM website: http://collections.lib.uwm.edu/u?/agsphoto,4044

Date picture taken (may be approximate): 
Monday, January 1, 1940
Gallery: 
1940-41 Harrison Forman's photos
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Submitted by David on Sat, 2009-04-18 19:06.

I'd like to create a place for the building where the American Express office was located.

Thanks, MrB

Submitted by Unknown user (not verified) on Sat, 2009-04-18 22:14.

From a SCMP advert, in June 1939 American Express was at 4 Des Voeux Road Central. Its very likely to be the same address in 1941.

IDJ

Submitted by tngan on Sat, 2009-04-18 23:22.

Hi there,

The Standard Chartered Bank is on #4-4A Des Voeux Road, Central nowadays.  It was there in the 1960's, probably earlier.  At least we have some pointers now.

Best Regards,

T

Submitted by David on Sun, 2009-04-19 17:14.

IDJ & T, thanks for the pointers. Based on that info I found this photo (via Flickr, but originally HKPL) confirming the location. It shows the old Chartered Bank building with the same alternating smooth / rough stonework we see in the Forman photo.

Submitted by moddsey on Thu, 2012-11-15 20:10.

Re:photo above and the following photos in:

a) http://gwulo.com/node/3190  

b) http://gwulo.com/node/3192 

c) http://gwulo.com/node/3311 

d) http://gwulo.com/node/3312

 Please amend the place name to Former American Express Company Office as shown in http://gwulo.com/node/13520

It would appear that the local office of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China and the American Express Office may have shared the same building. The former was located at 3 Queen's Road Central while the latter was located at 4 Des Voeux Road Central.

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