Richard Markwick, office assistant, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong in 1850. He was employed by underwriter and auction house, McEwen & Co., in 1850. Queen's Road was listed as his address in 1850.
Two individuals as well as two firms were listed as underwriters and general auctioneers in the 1850 Hong Kong Almanack and Directory, arranged according to priority of license. They were: John Currie, W. H. Franklyn, Smith & Brimelow and McEwen & Co.
Selected Bibliography: Tarrent, William, The Hong Kong Almanack and Directory for the Year 1846, 1848, 1850, Hong Kong: China Mail, resp. 1846,1848 and 1850.
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