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anyone have pictures of st. christopher orphanage in tai po between 1958-1967?

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Submitted by Unknown user (not verified) on Wed, 2011-06-22 03:06

hi,

would anyone have any old pictures of st. christopher's home in tai po between 1958- 1967 you like to share? I have gone through google search and other site. also skh home page.  this is just to jot the wonderful memories i had at the home.  thanks

 

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Submitted by David on Wed, 2011-06-22 06:02.

All we have for the orphanage is this page. It shows a memorial for donation of land, dated 1969.

Please could you let us know where the home was located in 1958-67, and if the home moved to a new site around 1969? We're interested to know where that memorial stone from 1969 was located.

Regards, David

Submitted by anonymous-01 on Wed, 2011-06-22 19:06.

I have some pictures  - not very good - of the land presentation made by my Uncle and Aunt.

If interestested I can dig some out and scan them in and send.

Sean

Submitted by tngan on Wed, 2011-06-22 19:38.

Hi there,

You might like to check out skhsch.org.hk itself as they have some photos of the old Tai Po site in their website.  It's not much, though.  I think the some local TV station archive might also have footages of past fund raising events somewhere.  But I am uncertain if their PR would deal with the general public directly.

Best Regards,

T

Submitted by ken (not verified) on Thu, 2011-06-23 04:44.

Hi dave, Thanks for your info, i also have email with sean, he did email me back with some info, but unfortunately, i am still searching for any photo of the home. if my memory serve me, the address of the the home was 13.5 miles  tai po road, tai po. i do not know what happened after 1967 since i have left the country when i was still young. I have convey to sean that i have pass the photogragh of the memorial stone to my friend, and that he will attempt to find some info on it.  my friend had not find any answer yet. thanks for your info. regards, ken

 

Submitted by ken (not verified) on Thu, 2011-06-23 04:54.

Hi Sean, thanks for your reply. yes please send any pictures you have.  i believe you have my email.  Sorry, my friend had not been able to i.d. the memorial stone.  He did not recall the event or the stone, he did say he had lived only less than two miles away from the site on your photograph judging from the vantage point.  he said he will contact some of his relatives to see if they have any info. good luck.  ken

Submitted by anonymous-01 on Thu, 2011-06-23 18:25.

Hi Ken,

Have sent you a few pics by email and hope they will help. Let me know if there is anything else I can help you with.

Sean

Submitted by ken (not verified) on Fri, 2011-06-24 11:35.

Hi Dave,  Just want to update you. Sean had sent me some of his photo regards his family pass.  I'm not sure if you have any contact with him, I had just replied to Sean the reasons my friend and i think the memorial stone did not locate on the original site of st. christopher's home, which is currently at around deerhill developments.  We think the stones is located somewhere on high hills- south-east of "San Mun Tsai" facing tolo harbor, which is further north from the original St. Christopher home. Because I believe Sean's sincere wish to locate his family pass, I do not wish to speculate on his behalf.  I base my answer only on my poor memories since it has been over 40 years ago. I am still hopeful some-one may have some old photo of the home i grew up at. thank you.  ken

 

Submitted by annelisec on Sat, 2011-06-25 08:48.

Google Books:

1. "Bishop Hall at "St. Christopher's Home" 1948  click here

 2. 聖基道兒童院創院四十周年紀念: 1935-1975 (St. Christopher's Home (Hong Kong) (I can't find a copy)

 

Public Records Office:

1 File  HKMS97-1-48 ALBUM OF PHOTOGRAPHS OF BISHOP HALL'S VISIT TO ST. CHRISTOPHER'S HOME. UNDATED.  
2 File  HKRS41-2-278 ST. CHRISTOPHER'S HOME (TAIPO RURAL HOME) - CELEBRATION OF SILVER JUBILEE AND OPEN DAY OF THE ..... ON MARCH 6TH, 1960 ,   27.10.1959 - 26.05.1960  
3 File  HKRS70-2-209 CHILD WELFARE - ST. CHRISTOPHER'S HOME

 

 

Carl Smith Collection

  ST. CHRISTOPHER'S HOME; TAIPO; RURAL ORPHANAGE & TRAINING SCHOOL1933
167467

 

 

Submitted by ken (not verified) on Sat, 2011-06-25 12:10.

Hi Annelisec,  thank you very much for the references with the public records.  I am so tempted to get on the next plane to see if i could retrieve them, unfortunately,  i know i will not be able to do so since i am not in hong kong, and not familiar with the inter-working of hong kong government.  ALso, when i clicked on the link of the references, it shows i need approval from specific person or organization. so i probably have to do some home-work first. in the mean while can you direct me to the goverment agency of where i can write or call to get this started?  thank you, ken

Submitted by annelisec on Sat, 2011-06-25 21:10.

First I suggest you look through the newspapers around the date of the silver jubilee:

http://hkclweb.hkpl.gov.hk/hkclr2/internet/eng/html/welcome.html

 

For the Public Records Office:

proinfo@grs.gov.hk

They are really nice there.

 

Submitted by ken (not verified) on Mon, 2011-06-27 11:49.

Hi Dave,  over the weekend, i went to google earth and took a tour on tolo highway,  to my surprise,  i saw a scene that was very close match  to the original pictures Sean had given me.  So, I pretty sure I am wrong about the location of the site. Many of the viewers on this subject seem to be right.  I have giving Sean what i think is the new location through trianglelation. here is the 1st coordinate of the scene ... 22°26'9.83"N 114°11'58.55"E.  take it easy, ken

Submitted by ken on Sat, 2011-07-02 06:13.

just a re upload of the pictures for Sean's memorial stone location. sorry about that.

turtle island

Submitted by anonymous-01 on Sun, 2011-07-03 06:19.

Am I to assume that the stone in the middle of the picture is the plaque I have been looking for? Can't agnifiy the picture enough.

Anybody got any ideas?

Sean

Submitted by philk on Sun, 2011-07-03 17:39.

Sean - I think Ken is just trying to help with the possible location of the plaque. Of course we already know it was put somewhere in the vicinity of where Deerhill Bay now is, this we have already established. It is just the exact location that currently eludes us. We have the Home's declaration that it was plot T77 immediately adjacent to the current Tai Po Rd and then we have my opinion that it was somewhere else nearby - probably further towards the east.

Cheers
Phil

Submitted by anonymous-01 on Sun, 2011-07-03 22:49.

Thanks Phil. Did not really think it could be the plaque but could not manipulate the picture much so thought I'd see what specialists like you thought.

I think you are right and that Ken is looking to match the old photo with today's landscape.

Thanks again,

Sean

Submitted by ken on Sat, 2011-07-09 07:50.

Hi all, thanks to photo and video sent by S.Olson, Sam from Samsay web, and other anonymous user, I was able to compile them into hopefully the first of many youtube video. Please keep those pictures and video coming... thanks.

Submitted by Jabberjabber (not verified) on Sat, 2011-07-09 14:27.

The third picture is of a Baptism and Confirmation class, taken outside the main entrance to the Diocesan Boys' School.

Submitted by ken on Sat, 2011-07-09 16:49.

Hi Jabberjabber, thanks for letting us know the correct location of the picture. Actually, the first five pictures of Bishop Hall are not at St. Christopher,  I have yet to find any picture of him within St. Christopher.  I just want to pay tribute to his dedications and his visions.  Without him,  I know me and others will not be here today.  One of my greatest pleasure would be; if I could find a picture of him with me in the picture.  regards,  ken

Submitted by moddsey on Fri, 2013-07-26 10:02.

China Mail 1st and 8th  March 1940

A new Girls Home at the Taipo Rural Home and Orphanage was opened on 2 March 1940.

Submitted by LynnN on Thu, 2014-04-17 17:15.

Hi,

I was adopted in 1964 and for some reason I never actually asked my British parents for the name of the orphanage they adopted me from.  It was always regarded as just 'the orphanage'.  Luckily though I do have some photos of the orphanage and they would have been taken around 1964 -1965.  My father loved taking photos of his cars and it just so happened that he took some photos whilst he was at the orphanage.  My father was in the British army and I think they often helped out.

Can someone please confirm that this is in fact St Christopher's Orphanage?

Thanks, Lynn

Here are the photos:

St Christopher's Orphanage
St Christopher's Orphanage
St Christopher's Orphanage

Submitted by anonymous-01 on Fri, 2014-04-18 00:42.

Try and orientalsweetlips@hotmail.com You may find that though Phik whose address this is can help you. He did some great work about the home for me.

Good luck,

Sean

Submitted by LynnN on Mon, 2014-04-21 10:51.
Thanks Sean. I have just tried to email but my email was unfortunately 'undelivered'. Maybe he has a new email address now(?) Lynn

Submitted by anonymous-01 on Mon, 2014-04-21 18:43.

Sorry Lynn. The addres I gave you is not working at the moment. Did not realise myself. Have beem om touch through owner's private mail and he says it will be up and running soon.

I suspect after Easter holidays as he is in Taiwan at moment on holiday with his family. Leave it a week or so and get back to me  if it is not working and I will see what i can do.

Sean

Submitted by LynnN on Tue, 2014-04-22 13:29.

Thank you Sean.  I will wait a week or so before I try to send the message again.

Lynn

Submitted by philk on Tue, 2022-01-18 07:35.

Hi Lynn

I think Sean has supplied you with a duff email address (it should've been oriental_sweetlips 'at' hotmail.com) but, no problem, I think everyone else was being polite and holding back so I could claim some glory otherwise they would have answered already :-)

Anyway, if you view the video that has been added to this thread by Ken, you can see quite a few pictures of the buildings at the home which have the same columns and railing patterns seen on your pictures. So, I think your pictures show the home on Tai Po Road.

Hope this helps

Phil

Submitted by anonymous-01 on Wed, 2014-04-23 21:09.

Hi Lynn,

Appologies to you for my mistake.

Hi Phil,

Sorry about that.

Sean

Submitted by philk on Wed, 2014-04-23 21:28.

Hi Sean

No problem. I've got a new link for you hot off the press:

http://hongkongandmacaustuff.blogspot.hk/2014/04/st-christophers-home-an...

Cheers

Phil

Submitted by LynnN on Thu, 2014-04-24 06:47.

Hi Phil (and Sean),

Thank you for your replies and confirming my suspicions.  I had viewed Ken's video and noted the architecture too and was hoping that it was unique to the orphanage, which it seems to be.

Thank you so much.  I am visiting Hong Kong in a couple of weeks and am going to take a trip to Tai Po while I am there.  Your other link provides a very useful guide on where the old home was situated.

Lynn

Submitted by philk on Thu, 2014-04-24 15:09.

Hi Lynn

I'm glad it was helpful. Of course, since it was demolished we can only guess but I am 99.99% confident that it is the same place. 

If you are heading up to Tai Po, then it is very quick to get to Deerhill Bay on the bus (catch the 28k green minibus from the minibus/maxicab terminus at the station) or you can also catch the #72 double decker which goes from Tai Po to Cheung Sha Wan. There are also lots of taxis going up and down the road to and from Tai Po or Shatin, so it is very easy to get to and from.

Best of luck

Phil

Submitted by annelisec on Fri, 2014-05-02 08:26.

Perhaps the actual lease at the Lands Department (available for a small fee and in person only) could help.