Adeus Macauby Nuno Loureiro d’Eça This memoir was originally published in the UMA News Bulletin Nov-Dec 1998 The late Nuno Loureiro d’Eça lived in New Zealand after the war. The end of Macau as a Portuguese-administered territory is fast approaching and before that chapter closes I would like to express my sentiments and to relate […]
Obituary: Mr José Luíz de Selavisa Alves [known as “Jico” to his friends] The Hongkong Telegraph 11 July 1927 Counted amongst the earliest foreign settlers in the Colony, the late Mr Alves came over to Hongkong from Macao while yet a very young man and, because of his knowledge of the English language, soon found
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Biographies Here we list books and articles about the lives and works of Macanese and of others closely associated with Macau. See all pages tagged BiographiesVeja todas as páginas com a tag Biografias → José Luís de Selavisa Alves – Obituary in The Hongkong Telegraph. The life of an eminent PortugueseMarciano António Baptista – by
Macau Grand Prix Originally published in the Macau Closer Magazine Nov 2012 (Original article by Suzanne Watkinson was updated in September 2013 by Nana giving more details.) Photos courtesy of Macau Grand Prix Museum This being the Diamond Jubilee of the Macau Grand Prix, I think it is appropriate to reflect on the
Autobiography Oscar Jorge Collaço I 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
Colonel who took a secret to the grave The South China Morning Post HongKong by Jason Wordie, Sunday October 3 1999 The death last Sunday of Colonel Henrique Alberto de Barros Botelho at the age of 93 removes a major player in a long and significant part of Hong Kong’s history – the once prominent
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Ray Cordeiro Article by Daniel Gomes first published in the UMA Bulletin Fall 2012 and republished in Casa Newsletter Volume 35 Issue 1 March 2023 Reinaldo Maria Cordeiro MBE SBS was born on 12 December 1924 and died on 13 January 2023 aged 98. Known professionally as”Uncle Ray”, Ray was a Hong Kong broadcaster, disc jockey and
‘Godfather’ of Hong Kong radio still pushing on with his passion for musicDJ with numerous records under his belt says his radio programme on RTHK is his life and that he has no plans to retire Oliver Chou, SCMP “Uncle Ray” has been around for so long that even calling him the “Godfather of
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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
by Daniel R Gomes Originally published in the UMA News Bulletin Spring 2009 Praia Grande During the 17th Century, Macau was the “Venice” of European trade with China, Japan and South East Asia. Here is a picture of Praia Grande, with the stately homes of the traders of that era.After the Opium