The name "hong" (Chinese: 行; pinyin: háng; Jyutping: hong4; lit.
[2] The Thirteen Factories were used during the Canton System period to host foreign traders and the products purchased, under the aegis of the cohong.
[5] In 1843, the same firm established a mainland China headquarters on the Bund in Shanghai, just south of the British Consulate.
[6] Jardines took the name from the earlier Ewo hong run by Howqua near Whampoa, Canton.
[9] Note: Below are lists of companies that had a predominant effect on Hong Kong's economy at a particular era.