Taikoo Sugar Refinery
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Taikoo Sugar Refinery was a major industrial sugar-processing complex in Hong Kong that played a key role in the city’s early industrialization and the growth of the Taikoo (Swire) business empire.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical industrial site
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industrial complex ⓘ sugar refinery ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Swire Group’s diversification in Asia
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Taikoo Dockyard NERFINISHED ⓘ Taikoo industrial complex in Quarry Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| brandAssociated | Taikoo Sugar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| corporateRelationship | key industrial arm of Swire’s Taikoo operations in Hong Kong ⓘ |
| country | Hong Kong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedBy |
John Swire & Sons
NERFINISHED
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Swire Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicFunction | processing imported raw sugar into refined sugar for regional distribution ⓘ |
| era | late 19th century industrialization of Hong Kong ⓘ |
| historicalContext | part of foreign-owned industrial enterprises in colonial Hong Kong ⓘ |
| industry | sugar refining ⓘ |
| legacy |
contributed to establishment of Taikoo brand in Hong Kong
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site later redeveloped into commercial and residential areas ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Hong Kong Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Quarry Bay
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Taikoo Dockyard area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Swire Group
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Taikoo Sugar Refinery Company Limited NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Swire business empire
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Taikoo conglomerate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| processingType | industrial sugar refining ⓘ |
| product |
refined sugar
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sugar by-products ⓘ |
| rawMaterial | imported raw sugar ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Hong Kong
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South China NERFINISHED ⓘ wider Asian markets ⓘ |
| roleInEconomy |
anchor of industrial development on Hong Kong Island’s east side
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major employer in Quarry Bay area ⓘ |
| significance |
important asset in growth of Taikoo (Swire) business empire
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major industrial sugar-processing complex in Hong Kong ⓘ played key role in Hong Kong’s early industrialization ⓘ |
| transportLinks | served by port facilities in Quarry Bay ⓘ |
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