Patricia Lim shows pictures of Henrietta Shuck, the first U.S. female missionary to China, left, and her friend, Theodosia Dean, another missionary wife.
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Patricia Lim shows pictures of Henrietta Shuck, the first U.S. female missionary to China, left, and her friend, Theodosia Dean, another missionary wife.
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The two friends, Henrietta Shuck and Theodosia Dean, died within two years of each other and are separated by two graves.
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The two friends, Henrietta Shuck and Theodosia Dean, died within two years of each other and are separated by two graves.
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Outside the Hong Kong Cemetery's gates: the Happy Valley Racecourse and the flyover leading to the Aberdeen Tunnel that links 64,000 drivers daily with the other side of Hong Kong island.
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Outside the Hong Kong Cemetery's gates: the Happy Valley Racecourse and the flyover leading to the Aberdeen Tunnel that links 64,000 drivers daily with the other side of Hong Kong island.
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A tree appears to rock the grave of Efim Kasachkoff, who died in 1957, in Section 9.
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A tree appears to rock the grave of Efim Kasachkoff, who died in 1957, in Section 9.
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The monument, erected in 1850, is dedicated to 20 men from Britain's HMS Columbine, which saw battle in Borneo and against Chinese pirate Chui Apou and his fleet. The cut-off pillar signifies dying in the prime of life.
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The monument, erected in 1850, is dedicated to 20 men from Britain's HMS Columbine, which saw battle in Borneo and against Chinese pirate Chui Apou and his fleet. The cut-off pillar signifies dying in the prime of life.
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The fountain is the oldest classical one in Hong Kong, according to Patricia Lim. Fellow author Ken Nicolson says he hopes the fountain will be restored to working order since water is an important Christian symbol.
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The fountain is the oldest classical one in Hong Kong, according to Patricia Lim. Fellow author Ken Nicolson says he hopes the fountain will be restored to working order since water is an important Christian symbol.
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The grave of Lieutenant Benjamin Fox of the HMS Nimrod is the cemetery's oldest. He died during Britain's attack on Canton during the First Opium War, which led to China's cession of Hong Kong to Britain.
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The grave of Lieutenant Benjamin Fox of the HMS Nimrod is the cemetery's oldest. He died during Britain's attack on Canton during the First Opium War, which led to China's cession of Hong Kong to Britain.
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Catchick Paul Chater was knighted in 1902 and was behind the development of both Kowloon and Hong Kong waterfronts. He has a road named after him.
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Catchick Paul Chater was knighted in 1902 and was behind the development of both Kowloon and Hong Kong waterfronts. He has a road named after him.
Sir Robert Ho Tung, buried next to his wife, backed Sun Yat-sen's revolutions, built a commercial empire and founded the Chinese Club.
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Sir Robert Ho Tung, buried next to his wife, backed Sun Yat-sen's revolutions, built a commercial empire and founded the Chinese Club.
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Apartment buildings in Happy Valley overlook the Hong Kong Cemetery.
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Apartment buildings in Happy Valley overlook the Hong Kong Cemetery.
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Dmitry Belanovsky, who lives in Moscow, found the Hong Kong grave of his granduncle, Nicholas Belanovsky, and his wife, Tatiana, in 2004, after a decades-long seach.
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Dmitry Belanovsky, who lives in Moscow, found the Hong Kong grave of his granduncle, Nicholas Belanovsky, and his wife, Tatiana, in 2004, after a decades-long seach.
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All that was known for decades of Nicholas Belanovsky, pictured in 1915, was that he escaped for China after the Russian Revolution. He wound up in Hong Kong after helping build a Russian Orthodox Church in Shanghai.
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All that was known for decades of Nicholas Belanovsky, pictured in 1915, was that he escaped for China after the Russian Revolution. He wound up in Hong Kong after helping build a Russian Orthodox Church in Shanghai.
Courtesy Dmitry Belanovsky
Stella Loterijman of UK finally found info for her grandfather Charles William Reilly's first wife, Mary Constance. Here he is pictured in his army uniform.
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Stella Loterijman of UK finally found info for her grandfather Charles William Reilly's first wife, Mary Constance. Here he is pictured in his army uniform.
Courtesy of Stella Loterijman