A rare portrait of Hong Kong’s first governor is the subject of this third and final part of a short series looking at treasured items to be found in the collection of antiquarian Jonathan Wattis in his current exhibition Hong Kong Round and About, showcasing pictures, ephemera and memorabilia of Hong Kong from 1842 to […]...
Early Hong Kong saw the spectacular rise and fall of one of the colony’s most mysterious characters, the maybe-Eurasian, maybe-pirate Daniel Richard Caldwell....
Chiu Chow people from eastern Guangdong are one of Hong Kong's most formidable ethnic groups, transforming a section of Western District into an international trading powerhouse. There are still remnants of the old Chiu Chow neighbourhood left today....
Part I: The making of the fragrant harbour
Context: When the Portuguese established Macao as a permanent trading settlement with the permission of the local Chinese mandarinate in about 1557, the face of South China trade changed. ...
