Reference codeI125Name of interviewee (English)SALES, AmaliaDate of interview19/05/2008BiographyOf Portuguese descent, Amalia Sales’ parents lived in Canton before moving to Hong Kong. Sales went to school in Maryknoll Convent School and later worked as a secretary and journalist. She stayed in Macau along with her family during the war years. At the time of the interview, Sales was residing in China Coast Community, an English-speaking retirement home in Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong.Interview summarySpeaks of her heritage and early life in Canton when her father was working for Shell. Talks of her siblings and her education in Hong Kong, her experience learning Cantonese and subsequent career as a secretary to the Commissioner of South Africa and journalist for Target Financial. Also talks of the Japanese occupation days, Club Lusitano, Catholic League, Stanley Internment Camp and the Handover in 1997.Duration63 minutesInterviewerAmelia AllsopTopicHandoverJapanese OccupationMacauPhilanthropyPortuguese CommunityLanguageEnglishLevel of accessUnclassifiedCollectionOral History CollectionCollection SummarySALES, Amalia
