Standing, back row
João d'Assumpção, Carlota Figueiredo, Manuela da Luz carrying Pamela Correa, Roberto "Pão" Sousa, Quito d'Assumpção carried by Alzira Yvanovich
Standing, 2nd row
Bobbie Remedios, Celsa Monteiro, Marie Guterres, Tony Lopes, Calau Yvanovich, ?, Boy-Boy, Edith Xavier, Marie Lopes, Ramona Xavier, Teresa Yvanovich carrying ?, Therese "Tessie" Lopes
Standing, front row
Sebastian Carvalho, Daniel Rocha, Gilberto da Luz, Tony Rocha, Bernard Brown, Chappy Remedios, ?, Catherine "Cat" Remedios, Bernardine Remedios, Carlinhos d'Assumpção, Wanda Rodrigues, Edo Noronha, ?Theresa da Rosa, ?Teresa Rodrigues, Jacqueline Sousa, Geraldine "Gerry" Silva, Gerald Van Langenberg, Therese Remedios, Shirley Van Langenberg, Rene Remedios, Basilio "Lilo" Xavier
Seated
Carlos Remedios, Junior Remedios, Frankie Correa, Bosco Correa, Danny Tavares, Carlos d'Assumpção, ?, ?Patsy Houghton, Freda Silva, Eddie SilvaSourceCollection HA d'Assumpção
Top row standing: Theresa Yvanovich, Gloria da Roza, Elga or Esmeralda Xavier?, Unknown infant, Sonny Monteiro.
Second row standing: ?, Doreen Houghton, ?, Therese d'Almada Remedios, Marie Guterres, Telmo Remedios, Freddie "Boy Boy" Brown, Bobbie Houghton, Basilio "Lilo" Xavier, Rene Remedios, Frankie Correa, ?, Carlos "Buddy" Xavier, Tony Rocha.
Third row standing: ?, ?, ?, Jacqueline Xavier, ?, ?, ?, ?, Bernardine d'Almada Remedios, Guida Marques, Carlos d'Almada Remedios, Chappy d'Almada Remedios, Carlos "Carlinhos" d'Assumpção, Bernard Brown, Danny Houghton, Jose Guterres, Gilberto da Luz ?, Manuel Guterres, Edo Noronha, Junior Remedios, Ramona Xavier ?, Catherine Remdios ?.
Front row:standing/sitting: Carlos d'Assumpção, ?, ?, Carlota Figueiredo ?, Sylvia Carvalho ?, Olivia Marques, Daniel Rocha, Henrique "Quito" d'Assumpção, Pamela Correa, Bosco Correa, ?, ?, ?, Jojo Alonco, Edith Xavier SourceCollection HA d'Assumpção
Back Row: Maria Regina de Senna Fernandes "Micas" d'Assumpção carrying Lyce Maria Corrêa Paes d'Assumpção, Palmira Maria Yvanovich carrying ?, Alzira Ernestina Luiz d'Assumpção carrying ?, Ana Maria de Azevedo de Castro Basto "Aninhas" Noronha carrying ?, ?, ?, Teresa Maria Lopes Yvanovich carrying ?, Carlos António Yvanovich,
3rd Row: ?, ?, ?, Gabriel Gilberto da Luz, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?,
2nd Row: ?, ?, Denis Wilbur Houghton, ?, José António Guterres, ?, Deniz Edmundo d'Almada "Chappy" Remédios, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?< ?
Seated Front Row: ?, Carlota José de Figueiredo, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?SourceCollection HA d'Assumpção
2nd Row: John "Junior" Pomeroy, Peter Law, Manuel Nunes
3rd Row: Vera Brown, Sylvia Sousa, Olivia Marques, Millie Baptista, Jacqueline Xavier, Guida Marques, Therese Ribeiro, Pedro Braga, Bosco Correa, Antonio "Chico" Braga
Seated: Frances Gaan, Lourdes Guterres, Marie-Cecille Basto, Marie-Camille Barros, Sheila Collaco, Sylvia de Carvalho, Vilma Pinna, Rita da Roza, Christine d'Almada Remedios
Sitting on floor: Frances Gaan, Maria "Jean-Jean" d'Assumpção, Gerry Baptista, Jose "Zeca" Braga, Manuel GuterresSourceCollection HA d'Assumpção
Standing alone at top left: Laura "Lolita" de Almada Carvalho
Back row: Antonio Guterres, Cissy Noronha, Olga Ribeiro
2nd row: Joe Marques, Helena Noronha, Molly d'Almada, Pepita Lawrence, Clotilde Hyndman
3rd row: Virgie Yvanovich, Vicente Yvanovich, Aida Noronha, Augusta "Tuti" Noronha, Marie Basto
4th row: António "Sticky" Guterres, Beatrice Marques, Myra Noronha
5th row: Alzira Yvanovich, Gussie Noronha, Beatrice Marques, Myra Noronha
Front row: Augusta Guterres, Pam Yvanovich
Collection Philippe Yvanovich
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Back row: ?, Alichi Ribeiro, Tony Noronha, Charlie Noronha, Arthur Basto, Hermie Noronha
2nd row seated: Aida Noronha, Helena Noronha nursing ?, Cissy Noronha nursing Myra Noronha, Pepita Lawrence nursing Lolita Yvanovich, , Olga Basto nursing Antonio Guterres, Augusta Guterres, Marie Basto nursing Virgie Yvanovich, Katie Hyndman, Olga Ribeiro, Gladys Knight?
Front row: Cissy Xavier, Olanda Remedios, Pam Yvanovich, Alberto Guterres, Alicia Guterres, Carlos Marques, Gus Noronha, Nancy Banker, Ethel Banker, Alzira Yvanovich, Joaquim Guterres, Sonny Xavier, Tuti Noronha, Elaine Xavier
Collection Philippe Yvanovich
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Back row: Alberto Alves #33923?, Charlie Noronha, Henry Noronha, Unknown, Lolita Sousa #18630?, Aurea Sousa Mollie d'Almada, Christina Guterres, Cissy Noronha, Helena Noronha, Clotilde Hyndman, ? Oliveira, Lizzie Oliveira
Middle row: Cynthia Alves, Sonny Xavier, Tullie Barretto, ? Guterres nursing Aida Noronha, ? Sousa nursing Eduardo Guterres #16869?, Marie Noronha nursing Carlos Marques, Olga Basto nursing Carlos Marques, Ellie Noronha nursing Augusta Guterres, Olive Sousa nursing Pam Yvanovich, Belle d'Almada, Katie Hyndman, Stella Hyndman, Marie Basto
Front row: Arthur Basto, Americo Lopes, Luis Guterres, Joaquim Guterres, Antonio Guterres #16867?, Alberto Guterres, Tony Noronha, Gussie Noronha, Mercedes Xavier, Cissy Xavier, Vera Hyndman, Marie Hyndman, ?
Collection Philippe Yvanovich
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Top row: Leonel Remedios, Flavio da Luz, ? , Bertie Gosano, ?, Jeff Taylor, Leno Gosano, Reinaldo Guterres, Gerry Gosano
Bottom row: Theresa Yvanovich, Argentina Gonçalves, ?, Olga Basto Remedios, Lolly Yvanovich, Pam Yvanovich Gosano, Avelina "Ave" Gosano Taylor, Linda Gosano Guterres, Margaret "Margie" Alves
Collection Theresa Yvanovich da Luz
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Middle Row: Henrique "Eric" Remedios (LSC), Luigi "Bosco" Guterres (LSC), Eduardo "Eddie" d'Almada Remedios (LSC).
Back Row: Bro. Brandon (Head Master St. Joseph College), Dr. Horatio "Ozo" Ozorio (SJC), Elysio "Ely" Alves (SJC), Willy Maher (SJC), Dr. Sir Albert Rodrigues (SJC), Bro. Felix (Head Master La Salle College), Arnaldo "Sonny" de O Sales (LSC), Jose "Jackie" Noronha (SJC), Diniz "Denis" Rodrigues (LSC), José "Zecas" Oliviera (SJC), Henrique "Henry" A. Barros (SJC), Alvaro "Honey' de Sousa (SFX Shanghai), Mancio Sousa (SJC), Leo da Silva (SJC), Miguel "Mickey" d'Almada Remedios (LSC), Bro. Michael (La Salle College), Unknown.
Collection Frank Correa
Middle Row: Henrique "Eric" Remedios (LSC), Luigi "Bosco" Guterres (LSC), Eduardo "Eddie" d'Almada Remedios (LSC).
Back Row: Bro. Brandon (Head Master St. Joseph College), Dr. Horatio "Ozo" Ozorio (SJC), Elysio "Ely" Alves (SJC), Willy Maher (SJC), Dr. Sir Albert Rodrigues (SJC), Bro. Felix (Head Master La Salle College), Arnaldo "Sonny" de O Sales (LSC), Jose "Jackie" Noronha (SJC), Diniz "Denis" Rodrigues (LSC), José "Zecas" Oliviera (SJC), Henrique "Henry" A. Barros (SJC), Alvaro "Honey' de Sousa (SFX Shanghai), Mancio Sousa (SJC), Leo da Silva (SJC), Miguel "Mickey" d'Almada Remedios (LSC), Bro. Michael (La Salle College), Unknown.
Collection Frank Correa
Sitting: Eduardo José "Edo" Remedios, António Paulo "Tony" Guterres, Miguel Ângelo "Mickey" d'Almada Remedios (Captain), Geraldo José "Gerry" Noronha, Deniz Edmundo "Chappy" d'Almada Remedios , Álvaro António Alonço
Standing: Eduardo José "Edo" Noronha, Henrique António "Quito" Barros, Leonardo José d'Almada Remedios, Raúl Miguel "Mike" Barros, Daniel Francisco Castro, Daniel José "Danny" Gosano, Francisco António "Frisco" Remedios, Luís Emanuel "Luigi" Guterres (Umpire)
Absent: António Roberto "Tony: Osmund
Collection Daniel Castro
2nd row: Evelina Maria Alonço, Maria Lourdes Guterres, George Maria "Sonny" Guterres, Francisco António Basto "Frances" Lopes, Marie Helena Noronha
Front row: Lucille Jude Noronha, Hilda Maria "Girlie" Alonço, João Carlos António Assumpção Guterres, Ângela Maria Guterres, Robert Maria GuterresSourceCollection HA d'Assumpção
Standing, back row: João Remedios, Miguel Roliz, Fatima Santos, Lourdes Gaan, Pat Xavier, Len Gaan, Robert Xavier, Jean Xavier, Lionel Guterres, Gerald Cunha, Raul da Luz, Gerry Roliz, Melina Carion, Bob Sequeira, Francis Carion, Joanne Ribeiro Segovia, Flavia Collaço Greubel, Jorge Remedios, Mariette Rozario, Ingmar Eriksen, Suzie Eriksen, Virginia Xavier, Victor Oliveira, Ramon Xavier.
Seated, middle row: Alfredo Roza Pereira, Geri Sequeira, Henrique Oliveira, Maria Alice Guterres, Lucy Guterres, Nona Koroluk, Joann Remedios, Monica Oliveira, Mercia da Luz, Sandra Souza, Teresa Yvanovich da Luz, Miguella Remedios, Mimi Rodrigues, Raquel Remedios, Pauline de Assis, Virginia Stephens, Rita Ribeiro, Maureen Xavier, Evelina Bolotoff, Vilma Remedios.
Front row: Rosalind Cunha, Candida Collaco Roliz, Edmundo Guterres, Brenda Oliveira,Peter Souza, Eduardo de Assis, Robbie da Costa, Robert Remedios, Alex Xavier, Eddie Silva.
Collection Jorge Remedios
Seated, middle row: Alfredo Roza Pereira, Geri Sequeira, Henrique Oliveira, Maria Alice Guterres, Lucy Guterres, Nona Koroluk, Joann Remedios, Monica Oliveira, Mercia da Luz, Sandra Souza, Teresa Yvanovich da Luz, Miguella Remedios, Mimi Rodrigues, Raquel Remedios, Pauline de Assis, Virginia Stephens, Rita Ribeiro, Maureen Xavier, Evelina Bolotoff, Vilma Remedios.
Front row: Rosalind Cunha, Candida Collaco Roliz, Edmundo Guterres, Brenda Oliveira,Peter Souza, Eduardo de Assis, Robbie da Costa, Robert Remedios, Alex Xavier, Eddie Silva.
Collection Jorge Remedios
Collection Alberto Maria Guterres
Collection Alberto Maria Guterres
Collection Alberto Maria Guterres
Middle row kneeling: Thomas Castilho, Paulo Reis
Front row sitting: ?, Mem Maria Alves de Vasconcelos Soares(with machine gun), Arthur James Brown, Caetano Maria Dias Azedo, Francisco Vicente Vieira Ribeiro, Meno Silva [?Filomeno Henrique Gomes da Silva #6856], Jock Gardner (with machine gun), Luís Gonzaga de Pina
Collection J Bosco Correa
Collection Alberto Maria Guterres
Home of Francisco Paulo de Vasconcellos Soares
This is a photo of the home of my maternal grandfather Francisco (Frank) Paulo de Vasconcellos Soares at 2 Liberty Avenue, Homantin, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It was a very large house with a substantial garden. His whole family including my parents, my siblings and I lived there.
At the outbreak of the Pacific War on 8 December 1941 he was the Acting Consul for Portugal in Hong Kong. When the Japanese attacked Hong Kong he transferred the Consulate from the Bank of East Asia building in the Central District of Hong Kong island to his residence in Homantin as the majority of Portuguese residents lived in Kowloon. When the British abandoned Kowloon on 10 December and fell back to the island there was no law and order in Kowloon. Marauding gangs of armed looters took advantage of the situation and broke into businesses, shops and private homes to pillage them. Portuguese and other foreign residents in northern Kowloon sought refuge in the Portuguese 'enclave' in Homantin. My grandfather took in 398 refugees in our home; our neighbours also took in their relatives and close friends.
To this day I am in awe as to how, just a month short of his 73rd birthday and semi-crippled, he was able to cope with this crisis. He had to organise the accommodation of so many people, feed them, arrange for sanitary facilities, find fuel for cooking, etc., as gas, electric and water supplies as well as telephone communication were cut off. He also had to arrange for security to protect the district against the looters by establishing a Street Guard made up of Portuguese men. This situation continued until the arrival of the Japanese. He went out to meet these shock troops who were in camouflage uniforms and ready for a fight and informed them that the district was a neutral zone and requested the Japanese to protect its residents, which they did. His interpreter was my cousin Mario Augusto Correa Guterres who had been born in Yokohama, Japan and was fluent in Japanese.
Those were very difficult and extraordinary times and my grandfather rose to the occasion!
J. Bosco Correa 2016
Collection J Bosco Correa
Back: V Santos, D Castro, L Guterres, D Gosano
Middle: J Collaço, JB Silva, A. de Oliveira Sales, J C Marçal, R Silva #6054?
Front: V Pedrucco, M. Ribeiro, A Silva
Collection Club de Recreio, Hong Kong
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