Cantonese Museum: Tong Hok 8 - Made in Hong Kong (Taiwan Limited Edition)

Price: NT$690 ***This product is available for shipping to Taiwan only. (For Hong Kong/Macau shipping, please visit the "Bright Light Culture" Pinkoi store: https://hk.pinkoi.com/store/enlightenfish)) Author: Cantonese Museum Publisher: Bright Light Culture Size: 130mm x 210mm Pages: 264 ISBN: 9789888716845 [About the Book] This is the 8th book in the "Tong Hok" (Learning Together) series, focusing on "Made in Hong Kong." It details Hong Kong-made brands and products across various categories, including local toys, soda brands, food brands, traditional Chinese pastry brands, Western pastry brands, sauce brands, the brewing industry, pharmaceutical brands, cosmetic brands, local comics, and industrial manufacturing products. Did you know that the toy industry was once a key traditional industry in Hong Kong? Besides the many toys we all played with, such as paper dolls, cut-out figures, tin toys, and the classic "watermelon ball," many well-known toys were exported. Soda, once called "Holland Water," had factories established in Hong Kong as early as the 1970s. But were any of these sodas actually from the Netherlands? Hong Kong's food manufacturing industry has always been significant; government records document local manufacturing activities as far back as the 1870s. Brands like Wong Lo Kat, Hui Lau Shan, Cross brand milk, and Yan Chim Kee—you may have heard of them even if you haven't tried them. How many traditional Chinese and Western pastry brands can you name? Do you know that Hong Kong's brewing industry has a long history? The late 1950s marked the peak of soy sauce brewing in Hong Kong, with most factories located near Kowloon Walled City. In terms of pharmaceuticals, Hong Kong traditional Chinese medicine had various preparations like pills, powders, ointments, and elixirs early on. The development of Western medicine in Hong Kong is first documented around 1879 in a surgeon's report. Hong Kong's cosmetic manufacturing began in the early 20th century, though the industry's scale was modest, with some companies producing mid-priced brands. After the 1950s, the Hong Kong cosmetics market was gradually dominated by imported products. You might be surprised to learn that Hong Kong comics have records dating back to the late Qing Dynasty, boasting a remarkably long history!