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Lam, Paul
Lam, Paul
Chairman, China Paint Mfg. Co. (1932) Ltd.
Sex: Male Birthyear: 1942 Age at Interview: 67 Education: University Occupation: Industralist Theme: Industry
The China Paint Manufacturing Company built a 3 level factory at Arran Street, Mong Kok. The ground level was the production shopfloor, the second level was office and store room for raw materials and solvents, the third floor was the living place for the Lam’s family. Paul Lam had lived in the third floor after Lam Kwan had moved out.
Title Arran Street factory included workshop, warehouse, office and living space Date 07/10/2009 Subject Industry Duration 46s Language Cantonese Material Type Audio Collection Oral History Archives Repository Hong Kong Memory Project Note to Copyright Copyright owned by Hong Kong Memory Project Accession No. JL-PL-HLT-001 Hong Kong Government started to pay attention on safety standards of the paint industry in post-war period. The government moved most the paint factories to Kwun Tong by providing land to build plants and warehouse that fit the safety standards. The China Paint Manufacturing Company’s Kwun Tong factory had safer facilities. All the flammable solvents were stored in 5 underground tanks. They were bumped out during the production process only.
Title Solvent storage facilities of Kwun Tong Factory Date 07/10/2009 Subject Industry Duration 1m48s Language Cantonese Material Type Audio Collection Oral History Archives Repository Hong Kong Memory Project Note to Copyright Copyright owned by Hong Kong Memory Project Accession No. JL-PL-HLT-002
Paint factories had fire frequently as it had stored a large quantity of chemical materials. Nitrocellulose, a solvent for paint production, had a low ignition point and so it easily caught fire. Nitrocellulose was the major cause of fire in paint factory.
Title Paint factory stored large quantities of flammable chemical materials Date 07/10/2009 Subject Industry Duration 3m48s Language Cantonese Material Type Audio Collection Oral History Archives Repository Hong Kong Memory Project Note to Copyright Copyright owned by Hong Kong Memory Project Accession No. JL-PL-HLT-003 The hardware stores were usually located in the public estates. They had limited space only. In order to increase the motivation of the stores to showcase China Paint’s products, the company had to advertise its products through mass media such as television commercials, to attract the attention of the general public.
Title The China Paint Manufacturing Company’s products were sold to the public through hardware stores Date 07/10/2009 Subject Industry Duration 3m21s Language Cantonese Material Type Audio Collection Oral History Archives Repository Hong Kong Memory Project Note to Copyright copyright owned by Hong Kong Memory Project Accession No. JL-PL-HLT-004 China Paint Manufacturing Company had developed two brands--- “Flower” and “Giraffe”. “Flower” targeted at do-it-yourself users. “Giraffe” targeted at contractors and professional users.
Title Both the “Flower” and “Giraffe” brand have their own target market Date 07/10/2009 Subject Industry Duration 1m29s Language Cantonese Material Type Audio Collection Oral History Archives Repository Hong Kong Memory Project Note to Copyright Copyright owned by Hong Kong Memory Project Accession No. JL-PL-HLT-005 The China Paint Manufacturing Company demonstrated painting to the pubic in the Hong Kong Brands ...The China Paint Manufacturing Company displayed its products in Hong Kong Brands and Products Expo for promotion. The company’s booth did not offer direct sales. However, it arranged a demonstration of paint brush to attract visitors.
Title The China Paint Manufacturing Company demonstrated painting to the pubic in the Hong Kong Brands and Products Expo. Date 07/10/2009 Subject Industry Duration 2m10s Language Cantonese Material Type Audio Collection Oral History Archives Repository Hong Kong Memory Project Note to Copyright Copyright owned by Hong Kong Memory Project Accession No. JL-PL-HLT-006