Reference codeI026Name of interviewee (English)BRAY, MarjorieDate of interview02/10/2007BiographyMarjorie Bray (nee Bottomley) 's father was a civil servant and volunteer during the Second World War in Hong Kong. She spent the war years in the United Kingdom but moved back to Hong Kong in 1948. Bray later married District Officer Denis Bray, who went on to become the Secretary of Home Affairs.Interview summaryTalks of the Kadoorie Family, the Boulder Lodge parties hosted by Lady Muriel, and Bray's meeting with her future husband Denis in 1951. Relates husband's works in the District Office and differences in lives between the New Territories and Hong Kong Island. Further details the works of her husband as Hong Kong Commissioner in London, the Hong Kong colonial government and civil services, as well as the Kadoorie Family's legacy in Hong Kong.Duration55 minutesInterviewerAmelia AllsopTopicCivil ServiceColonyKadoorie FamilyNT DevelopmentLanguageEnglishLevel of accessUnclassifiedCollectionOral History CollectionCollection SummaryBRAY, Marjorie
