Roll of Honour, Stanley Military Cemetery, Hong Kong Many of those who died in the defence of Hong Kong in December 1941 are buried in Stanley Military Cemetery and recorded in the Roll of Honour. I have extracted the names of those whom I could identify as Macanese from that list. (In this I was […]
Hong Kong Almanacks – List of Portuguese The 1846 and 1850 Hong Kong Almanacks show the names of hundreds of Portuguese and their occupations. These were extracted and listed here, with attempted matches to individuals in the database. Where possible, links have been made so that clicking on a name or an ID number will
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The Happy Valley Race Course Fire of 1918 Roy Eric Xavier April 2012 This 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
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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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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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How the Post reported Hong Kong’s first Olympics team Andrew Sheets SCMP 4 Aug 2016 In 1950, the clubs of the Hong Kong Amateur Swimming Association banded together for a gala to raise HK$10,000 to send the territory’s first Olympians, “seven men, ve women, and one coach/manager” to the Games. The effort fell short
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Who are the true citizens? Extract from Hong Kong by Harold Ingrams London, Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, 1952, pp 249-251 We cannot however look in these communities for 100% citizens of Hong Kong, nor shall we find them among the British expatriates. There are some British families settled in Hong Kong, but Britain is still
‘An Unexampled Calamity’ The Hong Kong Plague of 1894 by Stuart Braga Article originally published in Casa de Macau Australia Bulletin ‘Without exaggeration I may assert that so far as trade and commerce are concerned the plague has assumed the importance of an unexampled calamity. So stated the dispatch of the Governor of Hong Kong,
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The Past Master The good, the bad and the infamous by Jason Wordie [Source unknown, but possibly The South China Morning Post, Hong Kong, 2010] Hong Kong’s Legislative Council is often criticised as being an ineffectual “talk shop”. While few would disagree entirely with that, it is a distinct improvement on times past when Hansard issues
Hong Kong Almanacks – List of Portuguese The 1846 and 1850 Hong Kong Almanacks show the names of hundreds of Portuguese and their occupations. These were extracted and listed here, with attempted matches to individuals in the database. Where possible, links have been made so that clicking on a name or an ID number will
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