Austin Coates was engaged in the 1970s to write a history of the Hong Kong Electric Company. He credits Raymond Smith, a former engineer who had served the company for many years, with providing lots of useful information to 'feed the book'.
Below is an extract from his account of the 1937 typhoon:
This is part of the story of Mrs Grace Smith (John Anton-Smith's grandmother), a blind lady who was brought from the UK to Hong Kong to be looked after by her son, Raymond. He employed a lady known only as Chan, who became a devoted companion, to drive her around and otherwise see to her needs. John inherited this battered little diary, measuring only 6cm x 8cm, in which Grace, with the help of an unknown scribe, recounted various events during her time in Stanley Internment Camp.
Does anyone know the location or locations of the Club from the 1930s to the 1950s?
Chan was the beloved companion of Mrs Grace Smith, who was blind. Grace was the mother of Raymond Smith who employed Chan to look after her from 1930 until December 1941. She volunteered to accompany Mrs Smith when she was interned in Stanley Camp so that she could continue to look after her. Chan vanished during the war and was never seen again in spite of many attempts to find her after the war.
