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My Beautiful Island

Submitted by Chris Potter on Tue, 2021-05-25 07:42
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Chris POTTER [1941- ]

Subtitle: "From England to New Zealand via Hong Kong and a War".

Featuring first-hand accounts of -

- Flying from England to Hong Kong in 1938 by Imperial Airways flying boat in 6 days,

- Working for Cyril (Ginger) Rogers of the Chinese Currency Stabilisation Fund,

- Expatriate life in Hong Kong 1938 - 1941 including yachting, climbing, parties,

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My Beautiful Island - Chris Potter - memoir

Leigh & Orange Founding

Submitted by Herostratus on Fri, 2018-04-20 14:21

Everything I have read has Leigh & Orange being founded in 1874 as Sharp & Danby. However, as far as i can see, Sharp & Danby was not founded until the 1st April 1879. (The partnership was dissolved in 1881)

Source

W Danby is listed as late as 1878 being employed as a Draftsman & Clerk of Works in the Surveyor General's Department. Does anyone have any evidence that Danby started a firm in 1874 or should the founding date of Leigh & Orange be 1st April 1879.

Bacteriological Institute / Pathological Institute / Hong Kong Museum of Medical Sciences [1906- ]

Submitted by David on Wed, 2014-08-20 16:04
Date Place completed: 
1906-01-01

Completion date from the museum's website:

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