October 1944. Red Cross Center "Rosary Hill". Administration staff

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October 1944. Rosary Hill Administration Staff

ICRC Audiovisual archives, Reference : V-P-HIST-E-01195 ; Date : 10/1944

October 1944. Red Cross Center "Rosary Hill". Administration staff : left to right —
Mr Sin Cho Yuen, Mr Robert Bauder, Mr Yip Fook Ling, Miss Stella Edgren, Mr Rudolf Zindel, Miss Ruby Mow Fung, Mr Archie She, Mr Leopold Gaddi, Miss Jacinta Castilho

  • Mr Sin Cho Yuen
 Misses Castilho and Edgren ran the Business department assisted by Messrs Yip and Sin.
R. Bauder was responsible for the building and maintenance, laundry and hot water, light control, outside labour and room inspections.
  • Mr Yip Fook Ling
 Misses Castilho and Edgren ran the Business department assisted by Messrs Yip and Sin.
  • Miss Stella Edgren
 Misses Castilho and Edgren ran the Business department assisted by Messrs Yip and Sin.
  Edgren handled cash and accounts, payments, passes, visitors' lists and billeting.
  Together, the two women also handled Dependents' suggestions, requests, complaints and reception.
the Red Cross official who had dealings with the Stanley Camp and the establishment of the Rosary Hill Camp at St Albert's Priory.
  • Miss Ruby Mow Fung
 [Industrialhistoryhk.org : Frederick Charles Mow Fung and his sister Ruby Mow Fung (director of Gilman & Co and head of its export department) were also deeply involved with the Anglican Church in HK. ]
  She was of a notable Chinese family which had returned from Australia.
Mr She ran general stores, fuel, rations, medical stores, education, the sewing department, indoor sports and entertainments.
Gaddi was the chef in charge at that time of three kitchens (Main, Hospital and Staff), the bakery, milk distribution, outdoor sports, safety services during air raids, fire prevention and Boys' working crews and wood-chopping.
  • Miss Jacinta Castilho
 Misses Castilho and Edgren ran the Business department assisted by Messrs Yip and Sin.
  Castilho also managed the correspondence, records for the town office, meal tickets, requisitions and gate control.
  Together, the two women also handled Dependents' suggestions, requests, complaints and reception.

Sources :
1) Vaudine England "Zindel's Rosary Hill: Hong Kong's Forgotten War"
(alhill : Paper in the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch, Vol. 57 (2017), pp. 36-66, Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch.)
2) industrialhistoryhk.org

Date picture taken
1944
Shows person / people
Rudolf ZINDEL [1900-1954]
Archibald ZIMMERN (aka Archie) [c.1917-1985]
Leopold GADDI [1910-1963]
Shows place(s)
St Albert's Priory / Rosary Hill [1935-1962]

Comments

Mr Rudolf Zindel,

The council also included one Mr. Y. C. She. His job was to run general stores, fuel, rations, medical stores, education, the sewing department, indoor sports, and entertainments. He was actually Archie Zimmern......

when he resigned from Rosary Hill and escaped through southern China to Chungking, he was feted as a leading British citizen with vital information on conditions in Hong Kong......

Source: "Fortune's Bazaar: The Making of Hong Kong" by Vaudine England