NOTES AND QUERIES
VISIT TO TUNG WAH GROUP OF HOSPITALS' MUSEUM,
2ND OCTOBER, 1976
The Tung Wah Group of Hospitals is one of Hong Kong's leading Chinese voluntary bodies. The Hospital was established in 1870. Its services then comprised medical, social and educational work that has been continued and extended to the present day,
The Tung Wah Museum contains an excellent collection of materials and is well worth a visit. It is located in the Old Hall of the Kwong Wah Hospital, Kowloon, established between 1908-11, which itself is an interesting and historic building.
The visit to the Museum was made by courtesy of the Chairman of the Board of Directors 1976-77, to whom the Society is indebted. For Members' guidance, the exhibits in the Museum may be listed as: --
(a) Presentation and Commemorative Boards (horizontal)
(b) Presentation and Commemorative Boards (vertical)
(c) Furniture
(d) Books and Other Records pertaining to the Hospital
(e) Photographs of past Tung Wah events
(A) Other presentation items.
Item (a), of which there are many examples, are all donated; some by previous directors or by senior officials and associations in China in appreciation of charitable work carried out by Tung Wah e.g. raising money for flood and famine relief.
Item (b), also well-represented, usually includes presentations by directors or leading citizens of Hong Kong at the time of the establishment of, or major repairs to, the various Tung Wah buildings. They include presentations by other community organizations, like the Kaifongs of Hung Hom and Yaumati, also in Kowloon.
Items (a) and (b) are always dated.
Item (c) comprises furniture presented at times of building or major renovation, which again carry names and dates.
Item (d) includes the early reports of the Hospital in English/Chinese over the past 100 years, and there are other valuable
NOTES AND QUERIES
VISIT TO TUNG WAH GROUP OF HOSPITALS' MUSEUM,
2ND OCTOBER, 1976
The Tung Wah Group of Hospitals is one of Hong Kong's leading Chinese voluntary bodies. The Hospital was established in 1870. Its services then comprised medical, social and educational work that has been continued and extended to the present day,
The Tung Wah Museum contains an excellent collection of materials and is well worth a visit. It is located in the Old Hall of the Kwong Wah Hospital, Kowloon, established between 1908-11, which itself is an interesting and historic building.
The visit to the Museum was made by courtesy of the Chairman of the Board of Directors 1976-77, to whom the Society is indebted. For Members' guidance, the exhibits in the Museum may be listed as: --
(a) Presentation and Commemorative Boards (horizontal) (b) Presentation and Commemorative Boards (vertical) (c) Furniture
(d) Books and Other Records pertaining to the Hospital (e) Photographs of past Tung Wah events
(A) Other presentation items.
Item (a), of which there are many examples, are all donated; some by previous directors or by senior officials and associations in China in appreciation of charitable work carried out by Tung Wah e.g. raising money for flood and famine relief.
Item (b), also well-represented, usually includes presentations by directors or leading citizens of Hong Kong at the time of the establishment of, or major repairs to, the various Tung Wah build- ings. They include presentations by other community organizations, like the Kaifongs of Hung Hom and Yaumati, also in Kowloon.
Items (a) and (b) are always dated.
Item (c) comprises furniture presented at times of building or major renovation, which again carry names and dates.
Item (d) includes the early reports of the Hospital in English/ Chinese over the past 100 years, and there are other valuable
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