Taikoo Sugar Refinery [1883-1973] | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong

Taikoo Sugar Refinery [1883-1973]

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Submitted by David on Mon, 2010-06-07 09:51
Current condition: 
Demolished / No longer exists
Date Place completed: 
1883-01-01
Date Place demolished: 
1973-12-31

The Swire website timeline gives the dates for completion and closure of the factory.

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Submitted by Admin on Wed, 2012-10-10 10:30.

Anthony Philips writes:

My father William (Bill) Phillips worked at Tai Koo as a chemist in the early 1950's and we lived at No. 1 Braemar Terrace. I went to Quarry Bay School during those years.

Submitted by David on Wed, 2012-10-10 10:38.

Thanks Anthony, your photos give us a much better view of the Sugar refinery.

Regards, David

Submitted by David on Tue, 2015-02-24 01:44.

The HK Memory website has a good collection of material about the Taikoo Sugar Refinery:

http://www.hkmemory.hk/collections/swire/Swire_General_Introduction/inde...

Thanks to Guy for the link.