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Those interested in the World War Two  history of Hong Kong might like to know that the papers of  my father-in-law, Colin McEwan, were recently donated by his family to the National Library of Scotland,  so they are now accessible to all.

Hello, I am looking for Photos, Lists, Info, etc., including if includes Chinese language on the following

St. Mary's (Canossian Sisters) School, 1934-1941, 1945-1948.

La Salle College, 1934-1941

St. Teresa's Catholic Church Congregants, 1934-1954

Embassy Balls of Latin America, 1945-1954



Kowloon phone book from 1934-1948.

My Mom and Siblings, cousins and parents grew up in Kowloon  and was there from 1934-1954. Have a scattering of tiles, some broken, of what once was a great mosaic. Thank you.

The renowned artist, Brian Tilbrook, is selling some limited edition prints of his artwork depicting mostly historical building in Hong Kong. More details in his Facebook post: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/15utYbhokW/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Hi ，I recently saw a name of a bay called Chuck-py-wan in a document in 1844，but unable to indentified its Chinese name，though it seems the first character is 赤，and undoubtedly the last one is 湾。Please help！THANKS.

Not only a history book, Aunt Mae's China _[1] is also an alight example of what family history digging efforts may harvest, put to words by late Bernice A. Verbyla in 2010.
As debriefed by her :

       It would take some digging into the history that surrounded 
   Mae's life between 1886 and 1959, and not being a fan of history, I 
   knew for me, it would be a daunting task. 

Thank you to Kate Whitehead for interviewing me about Gwulo and the BEM:

https://hongkonger.world/2025/02/19/founder-of-hong-kong-history-websit…

Hello everyone,

I would like some help with my dissertation project as a postgraduate student at HKU. My research focuses on old Japanese department stores in Hong Kong from the 1960s to the 1990s, including The Daimaru, Yaohan, Isetan, Matsuzakaya, and others.

I want to interview anyone with specific memories of these stores, particularly those who worked there or were frequent visitors. If you would like to participate, we can arrange an interview in Hong Kong, either in person or via Zoom.