MY LIFE Part 3: THE EARLY HONG KONG YEARS (1967 - 1977)
At the end of 1966, I left Christchurch and went to Hong Kong for, supposedly, a two-year teaching stint at a new secondary school, Ming Yin College. (The reason for two years was that I was allowed a maximum of two years from the NZ government superannuation scheme; anything longer, and I would have to withdraw from the scheme and transfer the funds to a private scheme.) Well, the two years became four then indefinite. In 1974, I moved to the newly-created Hong Kong Technical Teachers' College as a Principal Lecturer in Education. After three years there, I moved to the School of Education of the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
This page covers the period from my arrival in Hong Kong in December 1966 until moving to the Chinese University. As in the earlier pages of my life, the photographs and documents for these years should be read and viewed in conjunction with the Life History files.
The Early Hong Kong Years: Life History Files
Here are accounts of the early years in Hong Kong. On clicking the first link, the file will open in a new tab. Alternatively, you may like the file to open in the frame at the bottom of the page. If so, click on the second link.
Here are accounts of the early years in Hong Kong. On clicking the first link, the file will open in a new tab. Alternatively, you may like the file to open in the file viewer at the bottom of the page. If so, click on the second link.
The early Hong Kong years File viewer
Memories of my YMCA years (overlaps with the "The early Hong Kong years" file above File viewer
Ming Yin College outings File viewer
Ming Yin College memories (some overlap with other files) File viewer
Pictures From The Early Hong Kong Years
View from the Tsim Sha Tsui pier area towards the old YMCA (and the Peninsula Hotel behind it)
The old YMCA (Salisbury Road, Kowloon): Photos
The same photos of the old YMCA as a slideshow (on different platforms)
The old YMCA years (Vimeo). Password (if needed) = Y:
The old YMCA years (Vimeo). Password (if needed) = Y:
YouTube video
Y-Teens: Photos Same photos (in file viewer)
Teaching at Ming Yin College: Photos Same photos in file viewer
Ming Yin College outings: Photos Same photos in file viewer
Technical Teachers' College years: Photos Same photos in file viewer
Ocean Park, ca. 1975: Photos Same photos in file viewer
Wedding photographs (1975): Photos Same photos in file viewer
Some Pictures of Travels
Near the top of Avalanche Peak in the Southern Alps in New Zealand during a visit there
The pictures here cover only a few years. Other holiday trips were taken in 1967 (Philippines and Japan), 1968 (South Asia, the Middle East and the Soviet Union), 1970 (Britain), 1972 (Western Europe), 1973 (Scandinavia), 1976 (Western Europe again). Many of the pictures are Kodak slides that need to be converted to digital pictures. Others may be lost. Keep posted!
1968 trip
Apart from a visit to Japan in 1967, this was first big excursion into the world. It took place during the school summer break of 1968 and lasted about 7 weeks. The map above shows the route taken. This was a very exciting holiday and I remember most of it very vividly, even without my diary which seems to have been misplaced. Open the file below for an account of the trip. You may be surprised (shocked!) at some of the things I got up to.
View the account in the file viewer
1971 to New Zealand (climbing Avalanche Peak): Photos Same photos in file viewer
1975 New Zealand honeymoon: Photos File viewer
1977 Christchurch: Photos File viewer
1977 Mt Cook (or was this 1975?): Photos File viewer
Maps of routes taken on trips: Photos File viewer
File and photo viewer
For photos, click a photo to enlarge it (and also to see the complete caption).