HKVDC: Portuguese Members Alfred Ernest Ablong, Corporal 2468 No. 6 (Portuguese) LAA Company A.G. 12 & 13 P&O Building XD5 Reinald Sydney Ablong, Sapper 2974 Unallocated HKVDC Mario Francisco Alarcon, Private 4053 No. 6 (Portuguese) LAA Company A.G.1 Taikoo Office Argyle Patrick Ed. d’Almeida, Private 2637 Unallocated HKVDC Christopher Paulo d’Almada e Castro, Captain No. 5 (Portuguese) […]
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Hong Kong Farewell by Dr Eduardo Liberato (Eddie) Gosano Feature Story from Club Lusitano, Hong Kong, 18/06/2021 Extracts from his extraordinary, and colourful autobiography, “Hong Kong Farewell”, by Eddie Gosano, (1997), after he migrated to the USA. A full copy is available in the Club Lusitano Biblioteca. The Gosanos Hazel Gosano and Eddie Remedios I
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Amaral and Mesquita by Henry d’Assumpção Flag of Portugal Macau was settled in the middle of the 16th Century when Portugal was a major naval power. It was on a tiny peninsula connected to the mainland by a long, narrow isthmus where there was a barrier erected by China to control movement into and out
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PORTUGUESE LISTED IN THE ANGLO-CHINESE CALENDAR OF 1845 PORTUGUESES LISTADOS NO ANGLO-CHINESE CALENDAR DE 1845 NAME AS RECORDED NOME CONFORME REGISTADO POSSIBLE ID ID POSSÍVEL PROBABLE CORRECT NAME NOME CORRETO (PROVÁVEL) CITY LOCALIDADE COMMENTS COMENTÁRIOS Baptista João S João S Baptista Shanghai Barradas, Francisco C 35776 Hong Kong Barretto, CA & Family Macau Barretto, João
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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 Luíz “Luigi” Vieira Ribeiro 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
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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
From Portugal to Macau by H.A. d’Assumpção An article first published in a Bulletin of Club Lusitano, Hong Kong Aviation was in its infancy early in the 20th Century but, as its importance became apparent during World War I, it developed rapidly and many nations established military aviation units and commercial companies. Two Portuguese
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