Charles worked for Holland-China Trading Company (HCHC) in Shanghai.
The photo shows one of its first directors, Willem Kien, with a group of friends in the Hong Kong countryside.
Willem Kien is listed as William Kien on several juror's lists on gwulo.com. E.g. the 1906 list, where he is shown as manager of Holland China Handels Co., situated in Alexandra Buildings. In 1915, also his house address is displayed in the list: 7 Stewart Terrace, The Peak.
The person who made this photo, Willem Kien, was director at the company which Charles worked for, Holland-China Trading Company (HCHC). HCHC had offices in Rotterdam, London, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Tientsin (Tianjin). He lived at The Peak. On Gwulo.com, I found the address of Braeside: 20 MacDonnell Road, also at The Peak. For Hong Kong residents, it must have been an excellent place for leisure. <Read more ...>
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