The Kadoorie Estate - A Short History I 嘉道理家族的物業

The Kadoorie Estate dates from 1931 when the Kadoorie Family controlled company, Hong Kong Engineering and Construction Co., Ltd. (H. E. & C. Co.), purchased a bare hillside at the junction of Argyle Street and Waterloo Road in Kowloon for HK$326,000 with the French Mission Étrangères. Greenery and gardens were an important part of The Estate scheme from the beginning. In 1934, Shanghai based architects Messrs. Davies, Brook and Gran were brought in to design the houses on The Estate. During the 1950s, an extensive site development programme was undertaken so that by the end of the decade the Estate comprised 57 houses and 35 apartments. The tenants were principally corporate, trading, shipping and aviation interests, reflecting the growth of Hong Kong at that time. More information is available at www.thekadoorieestate.com.
嘉道理家族旗下的香港建新營造有限公司，在1931年與法國巴黎外方傳教會合資，以港幣$326,000年購入位於九龍窩打老道及亞皆老街交界一個山頭作發展用途，這交易亦是嘉道理置業有限公司的起點。這個物業發展項目以園林綠化為重要方針。在1934年，以上海為基地的Messrs. Davies, Brook and Gran則樓受聘專責設計項目的樓房。到了1950年代，該區進行擴建，57幢洋房及35個單位相繼落成，入住的租戶多來自大企業或商貿、船務及航空等行業，反映了當時香港經濟發展的方向。如需更多資料，請瀏覽嘉道理置業有限公司網頁www.thekadoorieestate.com 。