Hong Kong’s classic wooden vessels are getting the attention they deserve. In its 11 October 2026 issue, Post Magazine published a feature by Alex Sherr on the Hong Kong Historic Vessels Foundation and its work to preserve boats built in the city’s shipyards almost a century ago.
The article follows the stories of vessels such as Way Foong, built in 1930 for the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, and Java, which served in the government fleet as Marine 1. Today they are among the five vessels the Foundation owns and maintains, alongside its search for other boats built in Hong Kong before the 1950s.
“…to nurture the region’s next generation of boaters and ocean-lovers.”
— Philip Giannecchini, CEO of the Hong Kong Historic Vessels Foundation, in Post Magazine
Kgotla is proud to support the Foundation. As we shared after the opening of Hung Hom’s new waterfront, keeping Hong Kong’s relationship with the sea alive means bringing these vessels and their stories into public view, where new generations can discover them.
