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BiographyPatricia Blake was born in Shanghai and moved to Hong Kong at the age of eight with her family. The Blakes were family friends of the Kadoories.
Interview summaryRecounts Blake's family relations in China and their move to Hong Kong due to the Japanese invasion. Recalls her first memories of colonial Hong Kong, including those of Kadoorie Avenue and her first meeting with the Kadoorie Family. Relates the social lives of her family in that period as well as the livelihood during the Japanese occupation. Blake also talks of the gradual changes in Hong Kong's urban structure throughout her stay in the colony.
Interview summaryRecounts Blake's family relations in China and their move to Hong Kong due to the Japanese invasion. Recalls her first memories of colonial Hong Kong, including those of Kadoorie Avenue and her first meeting with the Kadoorie Family. Relates the social lives of her family in that period as well as the livelihood during the Japanese occupation. Blake also talks of the gradual changes in Hong Kong's urban structure throughout her stay in the colony.I037. Hong Kong Heritage Project, accessed 03/06/2023, https://www.hongkongheritage.org/nodes/view/21870
