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 […]
Ruins of S. PauloA church on the site was first built in 1580 but was burnt in 1595 and 1601. Reconstruction started in 1602 and completed in 1637. It was 37 metres long, 20 metres wide, 11 metres high – the largest church in East Asia. It had a grand vaulted roof and three magnificently
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,
FESTA DAS SARDINHAS by Giovanni Pereira First published in the UMA News Bulletin under the pen-name “Caramba” Each year, in early August, a week-long celebration is held in the Algarvean coastal city of Portimão, which does its best to earn its nickname as the “Sardine Capital of the World”.The town itself goes
THE SEALED SKELETONSby Bernardino de Senna Fernandes (Riri) d’AssumpçãoEdited extract from an unpublished book of anecdotesSome fifty years ago my grandmother decided to develop a large property in Macau, which her late husband had acquired many years before, part of a former huge estate stretching from the Leal Senado almost to the Clube de Macau.
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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THE SHROUDby Bernardino de Senna Fernandes (Riri) d’AssumpçãoEdited extract from an unpublished book of anecdotesThe following is a well-known tale, probably told for generations among the Portuguese in Macau and Hongkong.In the olden days a doctor’s certificate of death could not be completely relied upon; to ensure that no one was buried alive, the cadaver,
The Sorry Treatment of our War HeroesBy Anthony CorreaFirst published in the Bulletin of the Lusitano Club (Hong Kong). Top row standing: Army Instructor, Victor Maria Nunes, Germano de Pinna, Luís Romano Sequeira, Charles Edward Mackintosh, Alfredo Silva, Army Instructor, Sebastião Rui da Silva, Sílvio Silvino de Sousa, Alfredo Soares, ?, Eduardo Francisco dos Passos,
Terra de Bacalhau Cod Countryby Giovanni Pereira First published in the UMA News Bulletin under the pen-name “Caramba” The consumption of cod fish is deeply rooted in Portuguese gastronomic culture. This predilection goes back to the time of Os Descobrimentos Portugueses (Portuguese Discoveries in 15th Century) when fishermen ventured into the icy waters
TOOT-TOOTBernardino de Senna Fernandes (Riri) d’AssumpçãoEdited extract from an unpublished book of anecdotes (I hesitated to include it in this website, in fear that it might cause offence to people who suffer from stuttering, but decided to go ahead because the article does not ridicule but rather sympathises with them. – HA d’Assumpção)In the old