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Pela Patria Index
Pela Patria Pela Patria (“For the Fatherland”, a phrase from the Portuguese National Anthem) was a monthly Magazine published in 1940-41 by the Portuguese community in Shanghai. About half of the articles are in Portuguese and half in English. It captured an invaluable record of the life and people in that city, four years after occupation by
Border Gate
The Border Gate, or Portas do Cerco by Dr Stuart BragaOriginally published in the Casa de Macau Australia News Vol 28 Issue 3, July 2014Click on an image to see it in full size. The boundary between Macau and what is commonly called the Mainland is now defined by tall buildings and a well-organised border post, some 3
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THE FLOORWALKER by Bernardino de Senna Fernandes (Riri) d’Assumpção Edited extract from an unpublished book of anecdotes China has some ancient customs which may appear odd to foreigners, but which they should respect. One unusual custom is to place an upside-down broom at the entrance of your house to put off an unwanted guest: its
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CHAPTER XII Portuguese Interest in Land Development in Hongkong – Genesis of Kowloon – Some Interesting Personalities among the Portuguese of Old Hongkong Speaking generally, the Portuguese of Hongkong may be said to be the descendants of two elements of the people of Macao who emigrated to the British colony – the commercial element and
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CHAPTER XI Early relations between Macao and Hongkong – Last Days of Portuguese Shipping in the East. In earlier chapters we have seen how cordial were the relations between the Portuguese and the British at Macao during the opening decades of the last century. This was specially in evidence shortly before the outbreak of the
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CHAPTER X Catholic Churches and Schools in Hongkong Among the forces which influence the lives of men one of the strongest is that of religion. Let me therefore devote a chapter to the religious activities of my compatriots in Hongkong, where complete toleration of creeds and customs has been such a marked feature of British
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CHAPTER IX Growth of the Portuguese Community in Hongkong – The Portuguese as Interpreters The strength of British colonial enterprise was demonstrated in the case of Hongkong in less than a decade after the founding of the settlement. There were disabilities, misunderstandings, recriminations, and criticisms, it is true, but Hongkong was taking shape as an
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CHAPTER VII Early Hongkong from Portuguese and other records – Departure of Captain Elliot For close on three hundred years, from the year 1557, Macao had been the “home from home” not only of Portuguese nationals but also of subjects of other countries who came seeking commercial relations with the Chinese. It was as much
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CHAPTER VI Recourse to Macao during the Anglo-Chinese War – Captain Elliot’s Memorable Proclamation Shortly before 1839 a series of incidents in Canton, with and without official connivance, were shaping events of far-reaching consequence. These events finally resolved themselves into the establishment of a British settlement at Hongkong and, as it proved in later years,