Referred to in the 1926 Public Works Report as a 'Wood oil refinery, with boiler house', located on K.M.L. 47, Canton Road, Yaumatei (completed 1925-26, see PWRs) <Read more ...>
A benzene/lubricating godown with approx 7 storage tanks, located on K.M.L. 32, Tai Kok Tsui (see 1906, 1916 & 1927 Public Works Reports; also 1920 Kowloon map)
The 1894 Public Works Report refers to "a large tank installation for the storage of 6,000 tons of kerosene oil in bulk at Tai-kok-tsui and [...] it is already proposed to make a considerable addition to the storage capacity of the depot", but it is not clear whether was the same facility. <Read more ...>
I am putting together a list of past industrial sites (and some present ones) in Hong Kong, with links to the relevant Gwulo pages (or if there is no dedicated Gwulo page for them yet, Public Works Department Annual Reports). There is already a very comprehensive list on the Industrial History of Hong Kong website - my list is just trying to group together relevant Gwulo pages and PWD sources. For now, I have not included sites such as godowns, wharves, piers, electricity substations, etc as they are so numerous that it would be a time-consuming task. <Read more ...>
From Flickr: Upper(older) part of double image. Showing Mobil Oil Tank Farm and Lai Chi Kok Hospital.Date unknown, should be early to mid 1960's. <Read more ...>
