Reference codeI063Name of interviewee (English)MCKIRDY, DavidDate of interview19/02/2008BiographyDavid McKirdy's father was a marine engineer who was offered a job at the Whampoa Dock Company Limited and came to Hong Kong in 1959. McKirdy grew up inside the dockyard and worked as a car mechanic and returned to the United Kingdom before permanently setting up residence in Hong Kong.Interview summaryRecounts his father's work at the Whampoa Dock Company and his own childhood growing up in the dockyards. Talks of his education and schooling at King George V and discusses racial discrimination and multiculturalism in the school and in colonial Hong Kong. Also talks of his work as a car mechanic and friendship with Sir Michael Kadoorie.Duration84 minutesInterviewerAmelia AllsopTopic1967 RiotsKadoorie FamilyWhampoa DockLanguageEnglishLevel of accessUnclassifiedCollectionOral History CollectionCollection SummaryMCKIRDY, David
