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Nanyang Brothers Tobacco Factory, Wanchai Road [1918-????]

Submitted by Admin on Tue, 2022-05-10 18:09
Date Place completed: 
c.1918-12-31 (Month, Day are approximate)

The building is mentioned in the PWD's annual reports:

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Nanyang Brothers Tobacco Factory, To Kwa Wan/Ma Tau Kok [c.1914-c.1999]

Submitted by LizB on Mon, 2022-05-02 02:30
Date Place completed: 
c.1914-12-12 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)
Date Place demolished: 
c.1999-12-01 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)

A photo of the 'factories of Nanyan [sic] Brothers Tobacco Co. Ltd. at Sung Wong Toi Road, c.1915' appears on p.78 of A Century of Kowloon Roads and Streets (Joint Publishing (HK), 2000). It looks to have been located very close to the waterfront, but the precise location is not yet known. Demolition started in 1999 for a major redevelopment of both this site and the Tien Chu factory (source: South China Morning Post, 'To Kwa Wan's $6bn project begins', 1 December 1999)

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Charles in Shanghai cover

Submitted by Charles in Shanghai on Sat, 2019-01-26 07:15

Charles Gesner van der Voort worked in Shanghai for Holland-China Trading Company (HCHC), which had offices in Hong Kong and Tientsin (Tianjin) also. I am preparing a book about Charles and his friends. While doing research for the book, many people contributed photos, several of which can be found on Flickr. Quite a few photos relate to Hong Kong, from the 1900s to 1930s. Please enjoy and I look forward to your comments and additional information you may have. 

Pieter Lommerse

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1939
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The Orient Tobacco Manufactory [1908-????]

Submitted by David on Mon, 2017-01-23 20:33
Date Place completed: 
c.1908-01-01 (Month, Day are approximate)

The factory was completed in 1908 (see point 35 of the PWD Annual Report for 1908: "A Cigar Factory on K.I.L. 1203, Yaumati, was completed.")

The site is shown on the 1924 map at http://www.hkmaps.hk/map_1924.html, labeled "The Orient Tobacco Factory".

The 1941 Juror's List uses the "Manufactory" name, and lists several staff:

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