page_title: Douglas Lapraik
hierarchical_section_title: Douglas Lapraik
caption_attribution_description: At Pok Fu Lam, Douglas Lapraik, the watchmaker who became a shipping magnate, built Douglas Castle with its machicolated turrets. A sedan chair and its occupant are being conveyed along the road in this Chinese rendering of the scene.
context_page_description: Douglas Lapraik was a British watchmaker, shipbuilder and shipping magnate of Scottish origins, most famous for his business empire and his role in the founding of many of Hong Kong's early conglomerates such as HSBC.
context_section_description: Douglas Lapraik (b. 7 October 1818, London – d. 24 March 1869, London) was a British  watchmaker, shipbuilder and shipping magnate of Scottish origins, most famous for his business empire and his role in the founding of many of Hong Kong's early conglomerates such as HSBC.
caption: Douglas Castle at Pok Fu Lam.
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