Colonel who took a secret to the grave The South China Morning Post HongKong by Jason Wordie, Sunday October 3 1999 The death last Sunday of Colonel Henrique Alberto de Barros Botelho at the age of 93 removes a major player in a long and significant part of Hong Kong’s history – the once prominent local […]
One man’s covert war mission changed Hong Kong history In August 1945 Roger Lobo – later a Hong Kong lawmaker – carried from Macau official confirmation war was over, allowing Britain to re-establish its rule and forestall a Chinese takeover Jason Wordie, SCMP 22/8/2015 Sir Roger Lobo (left) with retiring director of health Dr Thong
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Experiences at Shamshuipo & Sendai Camps by Cicero Rozario Previously published in Voz de Macaenses de Vancouver in November, 2001 and in two issues of the Bulletin of Lusitano Club of California. The permission of the Lusitano Club to reproduce these articles is gratefully acknowledged. Drawings by Cicero Rozario and A V Skvorzov, Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Force
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Gloria Barretto Be it local plants or local life, the Portuguese botanical specialist, who was born and raised in Hong Kong, was a fount of knowledge with many an entertaining story to narrate By Jason Wordie L South China Morning Post, 30 Jun 2017 As someone keenly interested in human history’s ebb and flow, one
Marciano Baptista By Joe Baptista First published in UMA Bulletin Vol 29 No. 3 Jul-Sep 2006 My great-grandfather Marciano A. Baptista is considered Macao’s finest 19th Century painter, yet comparatively little is known about his life. He was born in Macau in 1826 and died in 1896 in Hongkong. In 1840s he began working for George Chinnery, the celebrated Irish painter
Philippe Yvanovich An edited version of a booklet previously distributed privately by Philippe Yvanovich. His family has kindly given permission for it to be included in this website.December 7, 1941After 10 am mass at St Theresa’s I went along to the Club Recreio for a game of hockey and lunch at the Club. Then we
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My Wartime Experiences and subsequent imprisonment under the Japanese December 1941 to August This has been edited into a form suitable for website, with images and links to Personal Pages added — HdA (Ed.) As far as I can recall, this typescript came to me from my uncle, Tony Braga, who was also a member
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Noronha Twins by Alberto Maria da Cruz Guterres Twins are a rare occurrence in any family, specially in the Noronha family — this occurred thrice according to my knowledge. That was the case of the twins Saturnino António de Noronha and Secundino António de Noronha. They were sons of Delfino Joaquim de Noronha (the pioneer
Biographies Here we list books and articles about the lives and works of Macanese and of others closely associated with Macau. José Luís de Selavisa Alves – Obituary in The Hongkong Telegraph. The life of an eminent Portuguese Marciano António Baptista – by Joe Baptista. Article on Macau’s famous painter Gloria Barretto‘s Hong Kong stories
Experiences of Frank Correa and Hetty Van Langenberg during World War II. FOREWORD It seems appropriate to mark our son Anthony’s fortieth Birthday with this document which relates to his father’s experiences during the turbulent years of the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong in the Second World War. We all recall Frank often reminiscing about
