CONCEPT/HISTORY
Concept
The objectives of the Club are to promote friendship and mutual assistance
amongst members, to improve the welfare of the members, and to extend
services and friendship to the wider Hong Kong community.
amongst members, to improve the welfare of the members, and to extend
services and friendship to the wider Hong Kong community.
History
1955.8.18 |
Established at Room 446, Metropole Hotel
(Now named as New World Tower), 16 Queen’s Road Central Corporation Membership 16, Individual Membership 90 |
1956.8 |
Moved to Room 42-44, Embassy Court,
Sunning Road, Causeway Bay Corporation Membership 28, Individual Membership 101 |
1961.4 |
Moved to Caroline Mansion,
8 Yung Ping Road, Causeway Bay Corporation Membership 46, Individual Membership 274 |
1961.7 |
Established the Department of Economics
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1963.4 |
Start of the Japanese Children Educational Class
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1963.8 |
Publishing of the first edition of “Magazine Hong Kong”
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1965.8 |
The 10th Anniversary
Moved to 10&11F, Entertainment Building, 30 Queen’s Road Central Corporation Membership 56, Individual Membership 465 Opening of the Japanese Restaurant |
1966.5 |
Established The Hong Kong Japanese School
(Independent of Educational Department in Hong Kong) |
1969.8 |
Established The Hong Kong Japanese Chamber of Commerce & Industry
(Independent of the Ministry of Economic Affairs in Hong Kong) |
1979.6 |
Established the Kowloon Branch
2F, Hang Lung Bank, Tsimshatsui Branch Building, 46-48 Granville Rod, T.S.T., Kowloon Corporation Membership 309, Individual Membership 2,318 |
1983.6 |
Moved to 38&39F, Hennessy Centre, 500 Hennessy Road,
Causeway Bay Corporation Membership 302, Individual Membership 2,107 |
1984.2 |
Kowloon Branch closed
Corporation Membership 300, Individual Membership 2,189 |
1989.9 |
Formed the Company Logo
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1990.9 |
Changed to Company Limited from Society Ordinance
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1995.11 |
The 40th Anniversary
Established the HK-Japan Cultural & Education Exchange Foundation Corporation Membership 591, Individual Membership 4,333 |
2005.10 |
The 50th Anniversary
The Japan Festival was held Corporation Membership 429, Individual Membership 2,574 |
2007.1.12 |
Moved to 18F,19F, 68 Yee Wo Street,
Causeway Bay Corporation Membership 406, Individual Membership 2,465 |
2016.3.1 |
Moved to 5F, 9F Unit 902, Tower 535, Jaffe Road 535,
Causeway Bay |
2019.7.23 |
Award of the Foreign Minister’s Commendations for
FY 2019(Promotion of mutual understanding between Japan and Hong Kong) |