Category:Kowloon Rattan Ware Company

English: Kowloon Rattan Ware Company was founded in 1925 by Chan Chin Ching mainly catered to the local market before beginning its export operations in the late 1940s. Chan’s son, Chan Kan Fai (K. F. Chan), succeeded the business in the early 1950s. The company imported raw rattan and cane from Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines. At the peak of its operations, the company had five retail stores in Hong Kong, which ceased operations around 1987. As a manufacturer and exporter, Kowloon Rattan Ware products were mainly made according to overseas customers' designs. These included “Walters Wicker” and “Lord & Taylor” in North America and “Gunther Lambert” in Germany.