Reference codeI354Name of interviewee (English)SMART, BillDate of interview23/01/2010BiographyColonel Bill Smart helped set up resettlement centres in Nepal on behalf of the Kadoorie Family in 1967, and has continued since to be involved in the Kadoories’ charities. Smart later became the Head of the Kadoorie Agricultural Aid Association in Nepal.Interview summaryTalks of his charity works for the Kadoorie Family in Nepal; describes the nature and focus: training ex-servicemen in improved techniques of agriculture. Relates Sir Horace Kadoorie's establishment of the Kadoorie Agricultural Aid Association and Smart's own role in the Nepal branch. Discusses the scope of the aid provided by the programme and some of the big challenges it faces in its work.Duration29 minutesInterviewerEdward KwongTopicGurkhasKAAAKadoorie FamilyPhilanthropyLanguageEnglishLevel of accessUnclassifiedOther notesAudio edit completedCollectionOral History CollectionCollection SummarySMART, Bill
I354. Hong Kong Heritage Project, accessed 23/04/2024, https://www.hongkongheritage.org/nodes/view/22272