Fact · brands · 1920
Founding year of Hang Heung
恆香老餅家成立年份
Figure and reference date
1920
1920 年
Notes and definition
Official account dates the business from 1920 in Yuen Long as a Chinese restaurant, later pivoting to modern Chinese pastries (wife cakes).
Other figures in this group (brands)
Figures in the same group are not necessarily additive — check the basis note above first. Brands & heritage labels.
| Item / 項目 | Figure / 數字 | As of / 時點 | Source / 來源 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Founding year of Yung Kee 鏞記酒家成立年份 | 1942 1942 年 Officially founded in 1942 on Wellington Street, Central, famed for roast goose. | 1942 | Yung Kee: Our History |
| Founding year of Kee Wah 奇華餅家成立年份 | 1938 1938 年 Founded by Mr Wong Yip Yung in 1938 as a small confectionery shop on Shanghai Street, Yau Ma Tei. | 1938 | Kee Wah: Brand Story |
| Founding year of Lee Kum Kee 李錦記成立年份 | 1888 1888 年 Founded in 1888 when Lee Kum Sheung invented oyster sauce; a heritage sauce group. | 1888 | Lee Kum Kee Group: History |
| Founding year of Vitasoy 維他奶成立年份 | 1940 1940 年 Founded in 1940 by Dr Kwee-Seong Lo, a pioneer soya-milk brand in Hong Kong. | 1940 | Vitasoy: Our Roots |
| Founding year of Fortune Pharmacal 幸福醫藥成立年份 | 1954 1954 年 Founded by Mr Lai Yung Koon in 1954, a Hong Kong OTC pharmaceutical brand. | 1954 | Fortune Pharmacal: About Us |
| Founding year of Maxim’s Caterers 美心集團成立年份 | 1956 1956 年 The first Maxim’s Restaurant opened in Central in 1956, growing into a major catering group. | 1956 | Maxim’s Caterers: Milestones |
| Founding year of Café de Coral 大家樂成立年份 | 1968 1968 年 Founder Lo Teng-cheung dated the group’s founding to 1968; a pioneer of local fast food. | 1968 | Café de Coral Group: Annual Report & Profile |
| Founding year of Ma Pak Leung 馬百良成立年份 | 1822 1822 年（清道光二年） Officially claims founding in 1822 during the Qing Daoguang reign; a heritage Chinese-medicine brand. | 1822 | Ma Pak Leung: About Us |
| Founding year of Lin Heung Kui 蓮香樓創建年份 | 1889 (Guangzhou) 1889 年（廣州總店） Officially founded in 1889 in Guangzhou; the Hong Kong outlet’s opening year is unverified by first-hand sources. | 1889 | Lin Heung Kui: Brand History |
| Founding year of GOGOX GOGOX（GOGOVAN）成立年份 | 2013 2013 年 Officially began in Hong Kong in 2013; branded "Asia’s first on-demand freight platform". | 2013 | GOGOX: About Us |
| Founding year of Lalamove Lalamove 成立年份 | 2013 (as EasyVan) 2013 年（原名 EasyVan） Founded in Hong Kong in 2013, originally as EasyVan; an on-demand logistics platform. | 2013 | Lalamove: About Us |
| Founding year of Klook Klook 成立年份 | 2014 2014 年 InvestHK records Klook as set up in Hong Kong in 2014; the company’s own site gives no founding year. | 2014 | InvestHK: Klook in Hong Kong |
28 more figures in this group are listed in Brands & heritage labels.
How to cite this figure
Hong Kong Story, “Founding year of Hang Heung”, https://hongkongstory.org/en/facts/brand-hang-heung-1920, data as at 1920 (retrieved ＿).
中文：香港紀事館，〈恆香老餅家成立年份〉，https://hongkongstory.org/facts/brand-hang-heung-1920，資料時點 1920（查閱日期 ＿）。
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Registered source
Hong Kong Top Brands: Hang Heung
Hong Kong Brand Development Council
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