“Clock Tower Reminiscences – Sketches of CLP’s Head Office” Published 「鐘樓憶舊－中電總部雜記」出版

The Hong Kong Heritage Project (HKHP) has launched a book entitled “Clock Tower Reminiscences – Sketches of CLP’s Head Office” at the Hong Kong Book Fair 2022. The book tells the story of the power company’s headquarters at 147 Argyle Street from 1940 to 2012, which is affectionately known by many as “the Clock Tower”. It traces the origins and development of the building, as well as happenings in the local surroundings, in the context of the broader history of Hong Kong. The research for the book is primarily based on HKHP’s archives which include reports, memoranda, meeting minutes, statistics, photographs, drawings and plans pertaining to the business interests of the Kadoorie Family in Hong Kong. The book also draws on HKHP’s extensive oral history collection – testimonies recorded over the course of more than a decade. These stories include recollections by those intimately associated with the building, such as CLP employees and tenants of St. George’s Mansions, as well as CLP shareholders, residents from the neighbourhood and those from the wider community. Together, these personal memories constitute the living heritage of “the Clock Tower”.  香港社會發展回顧項目（項目）於香港書展2022推出新書「鐘樓憶舊－中電總部雜記」。 中電公司總部於1940年至2012年間設於亞皆老街147號。本書旨在述說這幢常被暱稱為「鐘樓」的老建築物的故事，除追溯它的起源和發展，也敘述周遭環境隨著時代變遷而出現的種種變化，以至當中的生活片段。 本書主要取材自項目保存的檔案和文獻，當中包括嘉道理家族在港業務的相關報告、報道、備忘錄、會議記錄、統計數據、照片、繪圖和設計圖則等。本書同時採用了項目過去十多年間收集的大量口述歷史訪談資料。受訪者均為與「鐘樓」關係密切的人士，包括中電員工和聖佐治住宅大廈住客，以至中電股東、附近居民和其他社區人士。儘管這些個人回憶片段只是吉光片羽，集結起來也能為「鐘樓」勾勒出一幅生動的歷史圖像。