Reference codeI322Name of interviewee (English)INGLIS, DesmondDate of interview03/09/2009BiographyDenis Inglis has spent most of his life in Hong Kong. He worked for Hutchison and experienced the war years in Australia. Inglis was living in Hong Kong with his wife Rosemary at the time of the interview, though occasionally spending time in Australia as well.Interview summaryTalks of his father's profession and the family's eventual move to Hong Kong in the 1930s. Shares his early memories of Hong Kong as a child, including those of his schooling at Kowloon Junior, the Chinese refugee situation during the war, Castle Peak, his witness of Chinese pirates and tigers in hills. Relates his experience staying at The Peninsula and his eventual move back to Australia for the duration of the Second World War, where he had witnessed the Battle of the Coral Sea.Duration110 minutesInterviewerAmelia AllsopTopicHandoverHutchisonWWIILanguageEnglishLevel of accessUnclassifiedCollectionOral History CollectionCollection SummaryINGLIS, Desmond
I322. Hong Kong Heritage Project, accessed 27/04/2024, https://www.hongkongheritage.org/nodes/view/22045