Prison Camp Album Index The images in this section were from an album of Marciano Francisco de Paula “Naneli” Baptista MBE, mostly of his own drawings when he was a prisoner-of-war in Shamshuipo Camp, Kowloon, Hong Kong. His nephew Filomeno Marciano “Meno” Baptista kindly gave permission for them to be included in this website. Marciano “Naneli” Baptista (1896-1957) was […]
Prison Camp Album Tributes Back to Introduction During World War II, when Hong Kong was surrendered to the Japanese on Christmas day, 1941, British prisoners of war were incarcerated in Sham Shui Po Camp. Among them were Portuguese members of the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps. Company Sergeant Major Marciano “Naneli” Baptista, a talented artist,
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THE PORTUGUESE IN HONG KONG AND CHINA By J. P. Braga First published in 1944 and reprinted in 1978 and 1998; published on the internet circa 2009. Editorial Note: This is the 1944 version. J.P. Braga did not complete this booklet before his death. J.M. “Jack” Braga edited and published this work after his father’s
The Happy Valley Race Course Fire of 1918Roy Eric XavierApril 2012This article appears in the website Far East Currents, created by Dr Roy Eric Xavier of University of California Berkeley, who is devoted to research on the Portuguese community in Hong Kong. Dr Xavier has kindly given permission for it to be reproduced here.PreludeThe late winter
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Articles Artigos This section provides a selection of articles. Names of authors are listed alphabetically in the Portuguese manner (e.g., da Silva appears under “S” for Silva) Esta seção apresenta uma seleção de artigos. Henry d’Assumpção Amaral and Mesquita – The assassination of the governor of Macau led to a turbulent period when Macau
Escape from Shamshuipo Camp January 1942 by Joyce Osmund Van Langenberg “Shit!” swore aloud. “What kind of crap place is this?” He gazed in disgust at the devastation around him. In peacetime Shamshuipo Barracks provided amenable accommodation for thousands of men particularly from The 1st Battalion, the Middlesex Regiment. More comfortable than most barracks, it was
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The Long March A Longa Marcha Joyce Van Langenberg A feverish excitement swept through Tung Cheong Terrace from building to building, floor to floor and balcony to balcony like a succession of waves that rolled in from the sea towards the shingled beaches. The atmosphere was euphoric filled with wild anticipation unlike the trauma of
REFUGIADOS por Padre Manuel Teixeira REFUGEES by Padre Manuel Teixeira Esta cidade que antes da guerra contava uns cem mil habitantes, viu de repente a sua população engrossar para meio milhão. A de Hong Kong, que era dum cilhão, com a ocupação japonesa desceu para 300 mil. Quem veio? De Hong Kong vieram 2.500 portugueses,
A Obra Benfazeja da Polícia por Padre Manuel Teixeira Police Charity Work by Padre Manuel Teixeira [Este é um extracto de uma série de artigos em português sobre Macau durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial, escritos aparentemente pelo P. Manuel Teixeira no início dos anos 80.] [This is an extract, roughly translated, from a series of
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SEIS SACOS DE TERRA PORTUGUESA por Padre Manuel Teixeira SIX SACKS OF PORTUGUESE SOIL by Padre Manuel Teixeira [Este é um extracto de uma série de artigos em português sobre Macau durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial, escritos aparentemente pelo P. Manuel Teixeira no início dos anos 80.] [This is an extract, roughly translated, from a
