The Mills, Hong Kong

The total floor area is 24,500 square meters, making it the highest producing textile factory in Hong Kong at the time.

In July 1959, a labor dispute broke out due to the inability to maintain the "three-shift system", where workers were only required to work for eight hours per shift.

Taiwan and Southeast Asian countries attracted workers with low labor costs, while Mainland China began its reform and opening-up policy.

Consequently, Hong Kong transitioned into a tertiary industry economy, with the manufacturing sector's contribution to the local GDP beginning to decline, dropping below 20% by 1989.

During the revitalization project, some of the textile factory's original features and designs, such as preserving the walls with green oil stains and using old-style iron frame windows made from the same materials and craftsmanship as before, were retained.

[8] For instance, the font of "Nan Fung Cotton Mills" on the exterior wall of the factory had been discontinued, requiring remolding during restoration.

[12] The workspace covers a total area of 15,000 square feet and includes the Nan Fung Studios Lab, operated by the Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel, for prototype production experiments.

The tenants inside the venue have unique characteristics that align with the theme of integrating old and new elements of Nan Fung Cotton Mils.

[19] Murals created by six local artists line the alley, depicting the past, present, and future of Nan Fung Cotton Mills.

Adjacent to the alley entrance of Nan Fung Cotton Mills is a giant portrait painting titled "Nameles Heroes," created by Portuguese artist Alexandre Farto, symbolizing the memories of the previous generation of Hong Kong's struggles and paying tribute to former textile industry workers.

The bright red tools called "Tai Ping Bucket" formerly used for fire rescue, together with discarded wooden door panels from the factory, became decorations for the signage inside Nan Fung Cotton Mills.

[22]On the evening of May 6, 2020, Carrie Lam, the then Chief Executive of Hong Kong, posted a photo on her Facebook page, indicating that she had visited one of the mask production points.

Subsequently, a reporter from HK01 visited the shared space on the 4th floor of Nan Fung Cotton Mills and found that one of the workspaces had been set up as a production workshop for copper-core anti-epidemic masks.

Land and construction lawyer Tse Tin Leung believed that the textile factory could only produce small samples, and large-scale production might violate the deed.

[29] Moreover, there are many bus and minibus routes passing by the Castle Peak Road - Tsuen Wan opposite Nan Fung Cotton Mills.

Visitors can take the relevant transportation and alight near Nan Fung Cotton Mills (such as at Tsuen King Circuit Footbridge Bus Stop) and then walk to the destination.

Pedestrian bridges connecting "CHAT Unit 6" and "Nan Fung Studios".
Restaurant on the 1st floor of "Nan Fung Store".
CHAT Unit 6 Foundation Exhibition Hall on the 2nd floor of Unit 6.
Ground floor lobby of "Nan Fung Studios".
The Annex at The Mills located on Level M of Nan Fung Cotton Mills.