Episode 2 of 3

Hong Kong Incorporation

When
1885
Where
Hong Kong
Part of
Japan Brewery, predecessor of Kirin, founded in Yokohama

Japan Brewery was incorporated in Hong Kong in the name of W. H. Talbot and E. H. Abbott, a deal brokered by Thomas Blake Glover with Japanese investor backing.

In a deal brokered by Thomas Blake Glover, Japan Brewery was incorporated in Hong Kong in the name of W. H. Talbot and E. H. Abbott, with financial backing provided by a group of Japanese investors including Iwasaki Yanosuke, then-president of Mitsubishi. The incorporation is dated to 1885 by inference from the founding year; the passages do not state an exact date for the incorporation itself.

Sources

  1. Kirin Company Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-08

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