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Regular readers will remember Peter Yee's memoir. He posted part 1 several months ago, covering his childhood and teenage years spent in Guangzhou and Hong Kong in the 1940s-60s, and ending with him sailing off to a new life in Canada, aged 20. Peter has just posted part 2, which traces his life through those early days in Canada, right through to the present day.
The lengthy fax would arrive about once a week, sent to all cricketers of the Chinese University, announcing an upcoming match and asking if we could play. Sent by the captain David Gilkes, the Bursar, who didn’t use email.<Read more ...>
I found info written by Rudi Butt about an American dentist, Varnum David Collins, who trained Kwan Yuen Cheong in dentistry and gave him his dental kit upon retirement, circa 1857. I have not been able to verify his findings. I emailed him but have not received a reply. Does anyone know if Rudi Butt is still living?
Where: The title that was printed on the bottom of the postcard reads: "A 89 Western Market Hong Kong"
But here's a modern photo of Hong Kong's Western Market.
2009 Western Market, by Moddsey
It shows Western Market stands on flat land, not a steep slope like the one in the main photo, so the postcard printer made a mistake with their title. Instead the postcard shows <Read more ...>
