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HKVDC Portuguese Members

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

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

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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Anglo-Chinese Calendar

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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Frank Bio

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

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From Portugal to Macau

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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