Sincere Department Store [1915-1968]
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Submitted by moddsey on Wed, 2012-10-03 23:15
Current condition:
Demolished / No longer exists
Date Place completed:
c.1915-01-01 (Month is approximate)
Date Place demolished:
c.1968-01-01 (Month is approximate)
Photos that show this place
 1930 |
 1930 |
 1941 |
Comments
Building existed from 1915 to 1968
The Public Works Report for 1915 refers under No. 46:
The new and extensive premises for the Sincere Company in Wing Wo Street were completed.
This was a six-floor building, with the top floor opened to customers for views of Victoria Harbour.
In the article
"Personal Styles, Cultural Values and Management: The Sincere and Wing On Companies in Shanghai and Hong Kong, 1900-1941" by
Wellington K. K. Chan , The Business History Review Vol. 70, No. 2 (Summer, 1996), pp. 141-166 (26 pages)
it is referred that this building was used as main store and the corporate headquarters from 1917-1968, when the building was torn down to be replaced by Nan Fung Tower (opened 1973).
1935 Public Works Department Annual Report
27. Buildings of importance completed were:—
Believe this extended building is shown on the photo below, so it's likely 1935 and not 1929.