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Invitation to the Banquet at Joint-Declaration Signing (Chinese)

Submitted by gracehf on Fri, 2017-06-30 10:58
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1989

My father was a journalist covering the Sino-British talks, subsequent signing of the Joint Declaration, and finally presided over the coverage of the Handover. He sat at Table 36 in the Great Hall of the People during the banquet. This invitation comes from his box of treasures from his days as a young and intrepid journalist.

Menu Cover at Joint Declaration Banquet 1984

Submitted by gracehf on Fri, 2017-06-30 10:58
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1984

My father was a journalist covering the Sino-British talks, subsequent signing of the Joint Declaration, and finally presided over the coverage of the Handover. He sat at Table 36 in the Great Hall of the People during the banquet. This menu comes from his box of treasures from his days as a young and intrepid journalist. These banquet menus are often placed in the centre of the table in Chinese banquets.

Invitation to the Banquet at Joint-Declaration Signing (English)

Submitted by gracehf on Fri, 2017-06-30 10:58

My father was a journalist covering the Sino-British talks, subsequent signing of the Joint Declaration, and finally presided over the coverage of the Handover. He sat at Table 36 in the Great Hall of the People during the banquet. This invitation comes from his box of treasures from his days as an young and intrepid journalist. This was the inserted translation of the Chinese text of the invitation.

Menu Front Page at Joint Declaration Banquet 1984

Submitted by gracehf on Fri, 2017-06-30 10:58
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1984

My father was a journalist covering the Sino-British talks, subsequent signing of the Joint Declaration, and finally presided over the coverage of the Handover. He sat at Table 36 in the Great Hall of the People during the banquet. This menu comes from his box of treasures from his days as a young and intrepid journalist. These banquet menus are often placed in the centre of the table in Chinese banquets.

Cover Invitation to Joint Declaration Signing

Submitted by gracehf on Fri, 2017-06-30 10:58

My father was a journalist covering the Sino-British talks, subsequent signing of the Joint Declaration, and finally presided over the coverage of the Handover. He sat at Table 36 in the Great Hall of the People during the banquet. This invitation comes from his box of treasures from his days as an young and intrepid journalist. This is the front cover of the invitation. 

Menu of Banquet of Joint Declaration Signing 1984

Submitted by gracehf on Fri, 2017-06-30 10:58
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1984

My father was a journalist covering the Sino-British talks, subsequent signing of the Joint Declaration, and finally presided over the coverage of the Handover. He sat at Table 36 in the Great Hall of the People during the banquet. This menu comes from his box of treasures from his days as a young and intrepid journalist.

My father recalls that the food wasn't very good at all, but there was plenty of Moutai being passed around.

Cocktails at 6.30?

Submitted by IDJ on Sun, 2013-05-26 20:43
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1935

A nice Art Deco design cocktail invitation to Repulse Bay Road.

F.A. Swoffer was a manager/demonstration pilot with Arnhold & Co in Hong Kong and Shanghai. In 1938 he wrote articles for the UK magazine FLYING, one of which was titled "War Pilot in the Far East". The lurid colour image on the cover shows Chinese fighters attacking Japanese bombers with Japanese jumping out of flaming aircraft.

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