HK Government tableware
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Submitted by Dragonista on Sun, 2014-02-23 15:05
Hi everyone.
Do any of you remember, own, have photos of etc. any pieces of pre-handover HK Government crockery? The stuff for daily use that was common in canteens and police messes and so on.
I have a small milk jug and a plate, both of which were made in Japan and are in cream pottery with a pale green trim. The letters HK surmounted by a Queen's crown, also in pale green, are on both.
I recall whole tea-sets being sold off at that auction of items with colonial connotations which took place shortly after the handover, but no matter how hard I try, I cannot find a single reference to or image of this crockery on line.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Regards,
Peter Johnson
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10 inch plates,as above described but in white rather than cream and no makers name/origin.
Re: Tableware
Some news here of the pre-handover auctions.
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Hi there,
Many thanks to you, and to the others who replied to my query.
May I ask where exactly you posted the photo to which you refer? I cannot find it anywhere.
re: Tableware
You can see Masang's photo at:
http://gwulo.com/node/19009
HK Government Tableware
I seem to recall that this was an optional extra for recently arrived civil servants who found themselves in a totally empty government quarter. This tableware was also supplied to all government departments for the tea and biscuits without which no meeting could start.
I retired in the 1980s and purchased a tea service from the government supplies department. It is still in the loft somewhere.