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The Hong Kong Mint
Front view of the Hong Kong Mint from 1866 to 1868.
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Premises of the Hong Kong Mint converted into a sugar refinery
Premises of the Hong Kong Mint after its closure in 1868 were converted into a sugar refinery and the flagpole at the top of its main building had been dismantled.
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Testing the foreign silver dollars
Chinese shroffs inspecting the silver content and testing the foreign silver dollars for counterfeit ones in the 1860s.
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Governor Sir Henry Pottinger
Sir Henry Pottinger, British Minister Plenipotentiary to China and Hong Kong's first governor.
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Royal Charter
Royal Charter granted to the Chartered Bank of India, Australia & China (nowadays Standard Chartered Bank) in 1853.
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Senior staff and compradors of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia & China
Senior staff and compradors of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia & China in the 1910s.
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Hong Kong staff of the Mercantile Bank of India
Hong Kong staff of the Mercantile Bank of India in the 1930s.
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Foundation stone laying ceremony of the third-generation HSBC headquarters
The foundation stone laying ceremony of the third-generation HSBC (The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation) headquarters in 1934, with the completion of the new building in 1935.
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Front page of Heung Tao Daily during the Japanese occupation
Front page of Heung Tao Daily during the Japanese occupation, 24 July 1942.
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HSBC international staff escorted by the Japanese army to the bank's headquarters
During the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong, the Japanese army escorted the HSBC (The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation) international staff to the bank's headquarters to sign the duress notes.