IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0074 LMA/4498
Held at: London Metropolitan Archives
Title: WONG, Hoi Wah
Date(s): [1940-1949]
Level of description: Collection
Extent: 0.01 linear metres.
Name of creator(s): Wong | Hoi Wah
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
Mr Wong Hoi Wah is in his fifties and now retired. He lives in London with his family. Mr Wong's father was one of the seamen who worked on the British merchant cargo ships supplying Hong Kong and Europe before the Second World War. The photograph was taken on board the ship on which the late Mr Wong senior worked.
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
Photograph of Chinese seamen, their captain and other staff on an ocean liner, 1940s.
ACCESS AND USE
Language/scripts of material: Chinese and English.
System of arrangement:
One item.
Conditions governing access:
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.
Finding aids:
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
This collection was acquired in 2008 as part of the 'Footprints of the Dragon' Heritage Lottery Fund project led by the Chinese National Healthy Living Centre.
ALLIED MATERIALS
Related material:
The following Chinese community collections were acquired as part of 'Footprints of the Dragon' Heritage Lottery Fund project led by Chinese National Healthy Living Centre: LMA/4497-4515, 4518, 4520.
DESCRIPTION NOTES
Archivist's note:
Date(s) of descriptions: Records prepared May to September 2011.