The Royal Hong Kong Regiment (The Volunteers) Originally published in the Bulletin of the Lusitano Club of California, Vol. 27 No. 1, Spring 2017by Filomeno Baptista The Regiment was formed in 1854 in response to an appeal by the Colonial Secretary. Ninety nine residents, mostly Portuguese, signed up becoming the first Volunteers. It was disbanded when […]
Shrinking community still has big role to play in HK Sir Roger Lobo’s outstanding public service and private career stand out Jason Wordie Thursday June 10 1993 Sir Roger Lobo has surely carved a niche for himself in this corner of the world, and stands out as one of the many Portuguese who have made a
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SÃO PAULOMacau’s most famous landmark is the façade of the Church of the Mother of God (Madre de Deus), which is today commonly called (St Paul’s church). It is all that is left of what was once the outstanding baroque structure of Eastern Asia. An earlier church was first constructed on the site in 1580,
Jesuit Report on the Madre de Deus church, 1644The newly-built church is described in a 1644 report:Alms were given this year to crown the main façade of this Church, which is all of carved stone in a Roman manner. From top to bottom it has three orders of columns with their pedestals, six arched niches
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Memories of World War IIBy Henry d’AssumpçãoIt was a great feast-day, celebrating the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary. For me, then seven years old in Hong Kong, it was a holiday from school, for my older brother a half-holiday. So breakfast was leisurely that morning when our father announced solemnly: “War can start any
Revisiting the Reed Brothers All posthumous war accounts have a Rashomon-like quality in their telling. The story of the four Reed brothers who died in the Battle of Hong Kong is no exception. Theirs is not only a distinctively proud Hong Kong story but also a tragic family story of brotherly bonding., with pictures added.John
AutobiographyOscar Jorge CollaçoI was baptized at St. Peter’s Church in Shanghai by Rev. Père R. de Chalain with godfather uncle Gilberto and godmother aunty Mary. At age 3 I was taken to Day Care at a Portuguese lady’s home at Park Apts. I was born on a cold clear Monday on March 21, 1938, at St.
One man’s covert war mission changed Hong Kong historyIn 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 takeoverJason Wordie, SCMP 22/8/2015 Sir Roger Lobo (left) with retiring director of health Dr Thong Kah-Eong, in
THE OMURA MANUSCRIPTRELATING TO A PORTUGUESE SHIP ENTERING NAGASAKI WITH SHIPWRECKED JAPANESE FROM MACAO IN 1685By Dr Chozo MutoProfessor Emeritus of the History of Economics, Commercial History and Transportation in the Nagasaki Higher Commercial College, Nagasaki, JapanThis article was originally published in Pela Patria, a Magazine of the Portuguese community in Shanghai, Vol I No5, May
The Noronha” Twin Sisters 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 Noronha (the pioneer of the Hong Kong branch,
