Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd
Organization
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
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Correspondence re Hongkong Land Investment & Agency Co. Ltd and Hongkong Land Co. Ltd, 1945-1978
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/I21/4/1/188
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and related papers regarding the Hongkong Land Investment & Agency Co. Ltd (subsequently the Hongkong Land Co. Ltd). Much of the material concerns the company's property projects and results. The correspondence is comprised of originals and copies of letters to Matheson & Co. Ltd and copies of other letters.
Dates:
1945-1978
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Access to the collection is subject to special conditions and is at the discretion of Matheson and Co. Ltd, part of the Jardine Matheson Group. A statement of the conditions and an application form are available in the Manuscripts Reading Room. Printed copies of the form are available by post (please contact the University Library). An electronic version can also be found at https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/files/jm_application_form_2024_02.pdf.
Records described in the catalogue as being in a bad condition are in a fragile state that precludes them being made available to readers.
Access is generally available to documents dated up to 1969. Access to some earlier records may be restricted under the terms of the Data Protection Act, 1998.
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Correspondence re Hongkong Land Investment Co. Ltd, 19 Oct. 1926-1 Sep. 1941
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/I21/3/2/19
Scope and Contents
Copies and extracts of correspondence between Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, and Jardine Matheson, Shanghai. The correspondents include B.D.F. Beith, London and Shanghai, D.G.M. Bernard, London, W.J. Keswick, Shanghai, and J.J. Paterson, Hong Kong. There are also a few related letters and papers, including copies of letters from Deacons, solicitors and notaries, Hong Kong, to D.G.M. Bernard, 29 May 1926, regarding the death of Sir Catchick Paul Chater and the...
Dates:
19 Oct. 1926-1 Sep. 1941
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Access to the collection is subject to special conditions and is at the discretion of Matheson and Co. Ltd, part of the Jardine Matheson Group. A statement of the conditions and an application form are available in the Manuscripts Reading Room. Printed copies of the form are available by post (please contact the University Library). An electronic version can also be found at https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/files/jm_application_form_2024_02.pdf.
Records described in the catalogue as being in a bad condition are in a fragile state that precludes them being made available to readers.
Access is generally available to documents dated up to 1969. Access to some earlier records may be restricted under the terms of the Data Protection Act, 1998.
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Correspondence re new Hong Kong hotel, 1957-1976
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/I21/4/91
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and related papers regarding Matheson & Co. Ltd's involvement in the planning of a new hotel for Hong Kong. After an initial interest in the Murray Parade Ground, the firm was involved in the development of the Queen's Building site by the Hongkong Land Investment & Agency Co. Ltd. The new hotel, The Mandarin (initially known as Queen's Hotel), was designed by John Howarth of Leigh & Orange, architects and civil engineers, with interiors by Don Ashton. It opened in...
Dates:
1957-1976
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Access to the collection is subject to special conditions and is at the discretion of Matheson and Co. Ltd, part of the Jardine Matheson Group. A statement of the conditions and an application form are available in the Manuscripts Reading Room. Printed copies of the form are available by post (please contact the University Library). An electronic version can also be found at https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/files/jm_application_form_2024_02.pdf.
Records described in the catalogue as being in a bad condition are in a fragile state that precludes them being made available to readers.
Access is generally available to documents dated up to 1969. Access to some earlier records may be restricted under the terms of the Data Protection Act, 1998.
Sub-Series
Papers of the Hongkong Land Investment & Agency Co. Ltd, 1883-1950 (in modern copies of 2001-2003)
Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/I13
Scope and Contents
Minutes and printed documents of the Hongkong Land Investment & Agency Co. Ltd, with modern copies of the former.
Dates:
1883-1950 (in modern copies of 2001-2003)
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Access to the collection is subject to special conditions and is at the discretion of Matheson and Co. Ltd, part of the Jardine Matheson Group. A statement of the conditions and an application form are available in the Manuscripts Reading Room. Printed copies of the form are available by post (please contact the University Library). An electronic version can also be found at https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/files/jm_application_form_2024_02.pdf.
Records described in the catalogue as being in a bad condition are in a fragile state that precludes them being made available to readers.
Access is generally available to documents dated up to 1969. Access to some earlier records may be restricted under the terms of the Data Protection Act, 1998.