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NOTES AND QUERIES

J. A. Prescott

H. A. Rydings

C. T. Smith

Photographers

South China Athletic Association, Photographic Group:

Butt Chak-yu 畢澤宇

Hoh Wing-chan 何永燦

Jimmy Kwok 郭天志

Lai Yat-fung 賴一峰

Lau Cho-chak

Tam Yee-yin 譚以仁

Tong Wai-hang

Royal Asiatic Society:

H.A. and J.W. Rydings

H. Werle

Hong Kong, 1975.

H. A. RYDINGS

BOAT PEOPLE'S CEREMONIES OBSERVED AT ISLAND HOUSE ON 5TH AND 31ST JANUARY, AND 16TH NOVEMBER, 1975*

The following notes were provided by Mr. David Akers-Jones, Secretary for the New Territories and a member of this Society, whose residence is at Island House, Tai Po. The island Yuen Chau Tsai (AMA), connected by causeway to the main road, has long been a centre of the boat population. Ed.

(I) 5th January, 1975

A motorized sampan motored slowly round Island House from the bridge to the shelter used by the small in-shore fishing boats on the other side of the Island House causeway. On board a group of six young women were pretending to pole the boat along, wearing plaited red wheel-hats. Another girl was beating a gong, creating a tremendous noise, another standing in the bow facing aft was beating a drum in a frenzied manner, and on the roof of the

Plate 18 illustrates these notes.

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300 NOTES AND QUERIES J. A. Prescott H. A. Rydings C. T. Smith Photographers South China Athletic Association, Photographic Group: Butt Chak-yu 畢澤宇 Hoh Wing-chan 何永燦 Jimmy Kwok 郭天志 Lai Yat-fung 賴一峰 Lau Cho-chak Tam Yee-yin 譚以仁 Tong Wai-hang Royal Asiatic Society: H.A. and J.W. Rydings H. Werle Hong Kong, 1975. H. A. RYDINGS BOAT PEOPLE'S CEREMONIES OBSERVED AT ISLAND HOUSE ON 5TH AND 31ST JANUARY, AND 16TH NOVEMBER, 1975* The following notes were provided by Mr. David Akers-Jones, Secretary for the New Territories and a member of this Society, whose residence is at Island House, Tai Po. The island Yuen Chau Tsai (AMA), connected by causeway to the main road, has long been a centre of the boat population. Ed. (I) 5th January, 1975 A motorized sampan motored slowly round Island House from the bridge to the shelter used by the small in-shore fishing boats on the other side of the Island House causeway. On board a group of six young women were pretending to pole the boat along, wearing plaited red wheel-hats. Another girl was beating a gong, creating a tremendous noise, another standing in the bow facing aft was beating a drum in a frenzied manner, and on the roof of the Plate 18 illustrates these notes.
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300 NOTES AND QUERIES J. A. Prescott H. A. Rydings C. T. Smith Photographers South China Athletic Association, Photographic Group: Butt Chak-yu 畢澤宇 * Hoh Wing-chan Jimmy Kwok 郭天志 Lai Yat-fung Lau Cho-chak Tam Yee-yin Tong Wai-hang 賴一峰 ÂU Y 譚以仁 Royal Asiatic Society: H.A. and J.W. Rydings H. Werle Hong Kong, 1975. H. A. RYDINGS BOAT PEOPLE'S CEREMONIES OBSERVED AT ISLAND HOUSE ON 5TH AND 31ST JANUARY, AND 16TH NOVEMBER, 1975* The following notes were provided by Mr. David Akers-Jones, Secretary for the New Territories and a member of this Society, whose residence is at Island House, Tai Po. The island Yuen Chau Tsai (AMA), connected by causeway to the main road, has long been a centre of the boat population. Ed. (I) 5th January, 1975 A motorized sampan motored slowly round Island House from the bridge to the shelter used by the small in-shore fishing boats on the other side of the Island House causeway. On board a group of six young women were pretending to pole the boat along, wear- ing plaited red wheel-hats. Another girl was beating a gong, crea- ting a tremendous noise, another standing in the bow facing aft was beating a drum in a frenzied manner, and on the roof of the Plate 18 illustrates these notes. ¡
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NOTES AND QUERIES

J. A. Prescott

H. A. Rydings

C. T. Smith

Photographers

South China Athletic Association, Photographic Group:

Butt Chak-yu

畢澤宇

*

Hoh Wing-chan

Jimmy Kwok

郭天志

Lai Yat-fung

Lau Cho-chak

Tam Yee-yin

Tong Wai-hang

賴一峰

ÂU Y

譚以仁

Royal Asiatic Society:

H.A. and J.W. Rydings

H. Werle

Hong Kong, 1975.

H. A. RYDINGS

BOAT PEOPLE'S CEREMONIES OBSERVED AT

ISLAND HOUSE ON 5TH AND 31ST JANUARY, AND 16TH

NOVEMBER, 1975*

The following notes were provided by Mr. David Akers-Jones, Secretary for the New Territories and a member of this Society, whose residence is at Island House, Tai Po. The island Yuen Chau Tsai (AMA), connected by causeway to the main road, has long been a centre of the boat population. Ed.

(I) 5th January, 1975

A motorized sampan motored slowly round Island House from the bridge to the shelter used by the small in-shore fishing boats on the other side of the Island House causeway. On board a group of six young women were pretending to pole the boat along, wear- ing plaited red wheel-hats. Another girl was beating a gong, crea- ting a tremendous noise, another standing in the bow facing aft was beating a drum in a frenzied manner, and on the roof of the

Plate 18 illustrates these notes.

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