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BiographyWilliam Owen served as a medical doctor on the HMS Black Swan in Singapore and came to Hong Kong in 1948.
Olwen Owen joined her husband William in Hong Kong and taught in the Diocesan Boys’ School. The Owens lived in The Peninsula for two years during their stay in Hong Kong. The couple was residing in Wales at the time of the interview.
Interview summaryWilliam and Olwen Owen narrate their respective stories coming to Hong Kong and their subsequent lives living in The Peninsula. They also mention HMS Amethyst in a typhoon, William Owen's career in the Navy, the Yangtze Incident and Mr. Gaddi from The Peninsula Hotel. They then talk of life after the Japanese occupation in Hong Kong, and the significance of the Methodist church on the couple's lives.
Olwen Owen joined her husband William in Hong Kong and taught in the Diocesan Boys’ School. The Owens lived in The Peninsula for two years during their stay in Hong Kong. The couple was residing in Wales at the time of the interview.
Interview summaryWilliam and Olwen Owen narrate their respective stories coming to Hong Kong and their subsequent lives living in The Peninsula. They also mention HMS Amethyst in a typhoon, William Owen's career in the Navy, the Yangtze Incident and Mr. Gaddi from The Peninsula Hotel. They then talk of life after the Japanese occupation in Hong Kong, and the significance of the Methodist church on the couple's lives.I028. Hong Kong Heritage Project, accessed 04/10/2023, https://www.hongkongheritage.org/nodes/view/22235
