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Sang Dairy Company Shop [c.1940-c.1960]

Date Place completed: 
c.1940-01-01 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)
Date Place demolished: 
c.1960-01-01 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)

Note: this place is a bit speculative.

In 1940, Kowloon Dairy was founded. On their website  they report: "Together with Mr. George Ahwee and Mr. Rudy Choy, Mr. Li Lan Sang invested more capital to grow the business and “Limited” was added to our name."  They continue: "Over the ensuing decades, the company steadily expanded, with hundreds of our milk cows grazing on acres of Kowloon land, now developed for housing Kowloon’s growing population."

Previous place(s) at this location: 
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Hotz s'Jacob & Co trade registration, Hong Kong Government Gazette, 1899, The Snake Brand

Charles Gesner van der Voort (1916-1991) had started his career in Rotterdam, at Holland-China Trading Company (HCHC). In 1938, he went to Shanghai for the firm. The Japanese interned him, and most other Dutch nationals, from 1943-45. In camp, he met his wife Nancy and they married after the war. After a leave in The Netherlands, they returned to the Orient, where Charles continued to work for HCHC in Hong Kong.

Holland-China Trading Company was founded in 1903. One of the founders was Mr. Hotz, whose Hotz 's Jacob and Company was already selling products in Hong Kong.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1899
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