Reference codeI218Name of interviewee (English)NEWBERY,PeterDate of interview26/09/2008BiographyFather Peter Newbery was born in Manchester, United Kingdom. He went to Catholic School and later to a boarding school run by the Salesian Fathers. Father Peter moved to Hong Kong in the 1960s and worked as an academic and prison chaplain. He is also the co-founder of Youth Outreach, a crisis intervention centre established in 1991.Interview summaryTalks of his catholic schooling and later decision to join the Salesian Fathers. Mentions his missionary training, reasons for sending younger people out on missions, and his own family's reaction to him becoming a missionary in Hong Kong. Narrates his journey and experience in the colony and discusses Hong Kong's squatters and cultural values. Further recounts his experience working as a prison chaplain and discusses Hong Kong's correctional services in the 1980s. Talks of his missionary role in helping the poor and disadvantaged, and the establishment of Youth Outreach. Also mentions the philanthropic efforts of the Kadoorie Foundation.Duration76 minutesInterviewerAmelia AllsopTopic1967 RiotsKadoorie FoundationMissionaryPublic HousingShek Kip Mei FireLanguageEnglishLevel of accessUnclassifiedCollectionOral History CollectionCollection SummaryNEWBERY,Peter