Reference codeI137Name of interviewee (English)GOSE, HugoDate of interview02/06/2008BiographyHugo Gose was born in Shanghai to a Portuguese family. He moved to Hong Kong in 1928 and was educated at La Salle College. Gose spent a large portion of the war in Hong Kong before moving to Macau along with many others from the Portuguese community. He went on to work for Shell in the accounts department.Interview summaryTalks of his birth in Shanghai and relocation to Hong Kong as a child. Recounts his education at La Salle College. Describes life during the Japanese occupation and the state of Hong Kong and Macau after the war. Interview ends with Gose's anecdotes on the Handover period and politics in Hong Kong during the 1980s and 1990s.Duration41 minutesInterviewerAmelia AllsopTopicHandoverJapanese OccupationPoliticsPortuguese CommunityLanguageEnglishLevel of accessUnclassifiedOther notesNeed editingCollectionOral History CollectionCollection SummaryGOSE, Hugo
