European House #18A, Cheung Chau [????- ]

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The index to the 1938 Map shows 18A was occupied by "Dr Cleft", believed to be a typo for Dr H L Clift.

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The UK Medical Registers from 1928-31 have the Clifts living at Ayteenay, (18A) Cheung Chow Island (sic), Hong Kong.  Dr Clift and his wife Winifred, along with other European missionaries, owned a summer bungalow at Nam Tam Wan on Cheung Chau, which they used as a holiday home in the early years.  This they must have purchased between 1909-1913, and they presumably owned it until Winifred's death in 1966.  

When they moved to Hong Kong in 1931, they used it on their days off (Thursdays) to get away from the busy demands of their Emmanuel Clinic and Church in Nathan Road.

1939 Cheung Chau - the bungalows, by Aldi