Reference codeI293Name of interviewee (English)WATERS, VeraName of interviewee (Chinese)華慧娜Date of interview08/04/2009BiographyVera Waters ﹙華慧娜﹚原名陳麗冰。1960年代下嫁Deric Daniel Waters ，當時華洋通婚在香港非常罕見。她在1965年創辦香港首間美容儀態學校，提高了社會對美的標準，並為女性提供了創業機會。
Vera Waters (nee Chan) married Dr. Deric Daniel Waters in the 1960s, when mixed-race marriages in Hong Kong were extremely rare. Vera Waters was also a successful entrepreneur and the first female manager of Hong Kong Chartered Bank.Interview summary敍述成長的經歷及父親的影響。又談及以前華人與外國人對婚姻的不同看法和期望、選擇外籍丈夫的原因、1960年代中外通婚雙方所受的壓力、歧視。又講述數十年來香港婦女社會地位的改變，及女性在事業和社會上的成就。亦談到旗袍在中國人社會象徵的意義。Duration58 minutesInterviewerFanny IuDonationYes - documentsTopic婦女地位華洋婚姻LanguageCantoneseLevel of accessUnclassifiedCollectionOral History CollectionCollection SummaryWATERS, Vera, 華慧娜
I293. Hong Kong Heritage Project, accessed 28/04/2025, https://www.hongkongheritage.org/nodes/view/22334
