Charles Gesner van der Voorts' friend Phil Beekmeijer started to work for Holland-China Trading Company (HCHC) in January 1940, joined the military, became one of the Netherlands first commandos, returned to China to work for HCHC in Tientsin (Tianjin) and had his first leave after ten years, in 1950. Usually, HCHC employees received half a year leave after four years abroad. <Read more ...>
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The photo is dated October 1960. For reference, the first of two Cathay Pacific turboprop Electra aircraft were delivered on 14 April 1959. The China Mail of the same day refers. <Read more ...>
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