Armstrong's Auction rooms and other the Victoria Hall belonging to the late Mr. Dorabjee faced on Queen's Road and the Praya ( now Des Voeux Road and the whole intervening Iength of Pottinger Street.<Read more ...>
Completed by HK Land in 1990, sold to Chinese Consortium in 1992
Site was made up of of three buildings:
Holland House
Bank of Canton Building
Fu Building
Originally plan was to combine with Standard Chartered building for one large development but owners of Henley building site refused to sell. <Read more ...>
Des Voeux Rd Central in the 1950's. Note the single tram line in front, and the other turning left. This one was taken only some 10 meters east of this one: <Read more ...>
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):
In 1903 HK Land acquired the mortgage, which the company had extended to three local businessmen Poon Yan Chuen, Mak Yuen and Lo Man in 1890, to the centre portion of Dent & Co’s old offices
Completed new building by 1906
Architect was Palmer & Turner, last major building by Clement Palmer before retirement in 1907
Property sold to Chung Yuet Hing in 1921 for HKD742,000 who sold it to HSBC in 1924.
