前世 | Past

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牛奶公司中央倉庫設計成上居下舖，為員工提供宿舍。而這裡曾經是大班的住所，俗稱「大班宿舍」。雖然香港冬天不太冷，但在這房間仍建造了一座壁爐，煙囪連接到天台，亦即是外牆刻着1913年份的位置，所以這房間現在便稱為「1913」。

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有人形容牛奶公司倉庫外形像一艘船，尖尖的轉角位似船頭，這樣大班宿舍就是駕駛艙。試想像：大班坐在壁爐前，思考著如何讓牛奶公司乘風破浪，順利航行…

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The central Depot of the Dairy Farm was designed in two parts: the ground floor was used for retail, and the upper floor was used as a staff dormitory. The room called 1913 was the Taipan’s office and residence. Why is it called 1913? Hong Kong wasn’t really cold, but there was a fireplace in the room, and the chimney was connected to the rooftop, where the date “1913” was carved on the wall. That's why it is called 1913.   

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Some people described the Depot as a ship: the corner at the front is as pointy as the bow of a ship. So 1913 is like the bridge of a ship – the manager sat in front of the fireplace, thinking about how to make the Dairy Farm sail smoothly so it could handle all the winds and the waves.

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