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Swire's Archives

Submitted by David on Wed, 2010-07-21 12:13

A few resources if you're looking for information about relatives who worked in one of the Swire companies (Taikoo, Butterfield & Swire, etc):

Pre-WW2

Rob Jennings, Manager of Archives and Public Affairs at John Swire & Sons Ltd. may be able to help. Here's an example he told recently on the Swire Mariners Association Visitors Book:

1895 Jurors List

Submitted by David on Mon, 2010-07-19 15:13

[Found what you were looking for? If yes, please could you leave a comment below and tell us about your search? We're interested to learn more about the people and companies in these lists. Thanks, David]

This Jurors List was published in the Hongkong Government Gazette on 26th Feb, 1895. A copy of the original document is available online at HKGRO.

JJ Cowperthwaite and the Hong Kong Economic Miracle

Submitted by Andrew Craig-Bennett on Mon, 2010-07-19 15:10

With the border closed and the entrepot trade dying, the question was asked - what was Hong Kong to do to feed and house all its refugees?

The British Government's solution was to consider handing Hong Kong back to China, just at the moment when Uncle Sam had stopped telling them to do that.

There was another idea, though.

Time to introduce a hero of the Right throughout the world, the architect of the Hong Kong Economic Miracle, Sir John James Cowperthwaite:

1896 - 12pgs - started

Submitted by David on Mon, 2010-07-19 11:56

This is the latest Jurors List we're making searchable - here's how to join in, it'll only take around 20-30 minutes of your time.

The job is to take the previous year's list, then work through it page-by-page and edit in any changes so it matches this year's list.

Best Governor

Submitted by RenoTommy on Sat, 2010-07-17 19:02

In your opinion, which recent (starting from Grantham) HK British Governor contributed most to Hong Kong?  And why?

My vote is for MacLehose because of his establishment of ICAC to combat severe corruption and decay in our society at that time.   

John Olson and Jurys

Submitted by anonymous-01 on Fri, 2010-07-16 20:00

After a quicK look through the records, John Olson first appears as Manager of the Oriental Restaurant in the 1867 Jury List. I have scanned through the lists too fast but his last entry is in 1891 as Manager of the Stag Hotel. Between times he was Proprietor of the National Tavern. There is also mention of his brother Olof in the late 1870s as manager of the National.

So the question is why does he suddenly get dropped off in 1891 and yet lives on until 1918?

A model citizen: Hong Kong, 1894

Submitted by David on Thu, 2010-07-15 15:59

He, for it was surely a man, was British (or just possibly Portuguese), worked as an Assistant at a Sugar company, lived on Hong Kong Island, and was most definitely in the minority.

1895 -12pgs - finished

Submitted by David on Wed, 2010-07-14 16:37

This list is already complete and published. We still need your help with later lists though - please click here for details.

 

1894 Jurors List

Submitted by Admin on Wed, 2010-07-14 15:05

[Found what you were looking for? If yes, please could you leave a comment below and tell us about your search? We're interested to learn more about the people and companies in these lists. Thanks, David]

This Jurors List was published in the Hongkong Government Gazette on 24th Feb, 1894. A copy of the original document is available online at HKGRO.

RenoTommy

Submitted by anonymous-01 on Tue, 2010-07-13 21:28

All answers to your questions are at www.thehongkonglegacy.

Hope it helps.

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