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01 May 2026 - 30 Jun 2026 |
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12:00AM (Fri) |
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Bethanie and the Pokfulam Farm next door |
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250 (Bethanie Museum ticket included) |
The Paris Foreign Mission built Bethanie in 1875 as a sanatorium. Its chapel is rich in French characteristics, and the museum shows interesting artefacts related to proselytizing in the past. The Pokfulam Farm stands on grounds that used to be the Dairy Farm, part of which has been turned into the Bethanie campus of the Academy of Performing Arts. Living quarters of senior managers of Dairy Farm are now renovated and open to the public.
Editor at Bayard Presse HK before retirement, mainly responsible for children’s magazines.
Became volunteer docent after retirement, have been working for the HK Museum of History, HK Museum of War of Resistance and Coastal Defence, and the Xiqu Centre.
Gave English guided tour of Tsim Sha Tsui in 2019. Among other things, introduced Cesar Baldaccine’s sculpture “The Flying Frenchmen” at the waterfront, and Olivier Debre’s painted curtain for the Grand Theatre of the Cultural Centre.
Recent activities include group tours to local sites of interest to popularize HK history.
