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I have just been watching a documentary about Pearl Harbor. (Channel 4 8.00 10th December)In this it was stated very firmly that Churchill and several other leaders in America knew about the plans to attack Pearl from intercepted Japanese communications. Does this mean that they were also aware of the plans to attack HK? Did the authorities in HK know the attack was going to take place on 8.12.? Could there have been a better defence if there had been more personal?

Any ideas or information?

Alison.

This is the last of site developments to work on in 2016. We already have a way to note Places that are shown in photos, but that is only available to the person who uploaded the photo. This change makes it available to anyone logged in to Gwulo, and extends the feature to work with Person pages too.

The work is still in progress, so it doesn't look very polished yet, but should be safe to start using.

How it works

Hi All,

I am researching the British community in Hong Kong between 1980 and 2012 for a History PhD. The project looks to collect the recollections of any British person who lived in the territory during this period on a range of subjects including: reasons for going to HK, occupation whilst there, living arrangements, memories of social life, recollections of the handover, reasons for leaving (if you did)!

Reported on page 3 of The China Mail, 1899-11-15:

H.M. JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.

 ANNUAL SESSION

I'm going to try to get a death certficate for my great grandmother and I'm wondering if anyone might have one from the late 1930s Hong Kong. I was thinking that maybe it might give information on her family...her parents...etc. It's a real long shot, but she did die in Hong Kong and is buried there so there must be a paper trail. I have the dates and details as her death was in the local newspaper there.

The Hong Kong University's Museum and Art Gallery are running this exhibition until the 8th of January, 2017.

The photos are sharp, and accompanied by excerpts from the photographer's diary. There is also a book available, with additional photos and extra text from the diary.

It's a small exhibition, just a single room. So not worth making a special visit, but good to see if you're in the area.

More details:

http://www.umag.hku.hk/en/exhibition_detail.php?id=2037970

I am looking for information on my Great Uncle Stuart Deacon and his family: wife Florence, daughter Irene, grandchildren Patricia and Peter.  He died in April 1942 after internment at Stanley and is buried in the CWGC cemetery there.  Any information on what he did in HK before the invasion (I believe he was an electrical engineer), where he lived in Kalgoorlie Avenue, Kowloon and what he died of, would be gratefully received.  I am planning to visit HK in early January.

A few days ago I came across a story in Country Life magazine(at the Newsroom in the British Library,London),titled ` Fox-Hunting In Hong Kong` April  2nd 1927, pp 522-23,which,amongst other things,mentions civet cats being hunted by the Fanling Hunt. I thought this might interest someone.

I wonder if anyone can tell me someting about the 1988 Ma On Shan tiger scare?

Richard

Is it possible to remove a form topic I posted that is no longer relevant?

An event open to non-members and members alike on 14, December. Hugh Dulley will be speaking.

Hugh Dulley’s father (Peter Dulley) joined Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong in 1930. He was a keen weekend sailor at the Club and cruised among the islands surrounding Hong Kong in a 4.5 ton yacht called Monsoon. He also raced in and came second in the Hong Kong - Macao race. Peter rowed in the 1924 Paris Olympics and competed on behalf of the Club in the Inter Port Regattas.