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Ella Zoyara (b.1840-d.1879) was the star trick-rider of the Great World Circus, the first circus to ever come to town in Hong Kong. Six shows were given by the circus from March 27, 1868 before it left for its next destination - Manila. Unbeknown to the circus-goers in Hong Kong, the St. Louis born Zoyara was in fact a man named Omar Kingsley and that he was even married - to a woman named Sallie Stickney. Zoyara's "true" gender was discovered in Manila and as a result both she (he) and the circus master Adolf Gonsalez were thrown into jail.
This is one of the over 600 fun facts about Hong Kong, as far as the first of its kind events go, that are included in the Welcome page under Who's Who and What's What.
From Rudi Butt
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Hong Kong
I am taking the rest of the summer off and will reply to your email/comments when I am back. Thank you for your patience and I hope you too will have an enjoyable summer. (6/24/2016)
Showing posts with label 1970s. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1970s. Show all posts
Friday, August 14, 2009
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rudi butt
Police Airport Security Unit (機場特警)
1977, established; responsible for safety and security at the airport. ASU was formed as the answer to increased terror attacks and airplane hijacks took place throughout the world at that time. ASU is the only police unit whose officers bear automatic weapons at all times.
Thursday, August 13, 2009
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rudi butt
Adoption of Temps Universel Coordonne (UTC)
January 1, 1972, Hong Kong adopted UTC as official time standard. Coordinated Universal Time (UTC, French: Temps Universel Coordonne) is a time standard based on International Atomic Time (TAI) with leap seconds added at irregular intervals to compensate for the Earth's slowing rotatio.
Televised Beauty Pageant
May 1973, Rediffusion (Hong Kong) Ltd. (麗的電視) --- the Miss Beach Pageant (沙灘小姐選舉). Lam Kin Ming (林建明) was Miss Beach. Lam moved on to become a popular TV talent and a movie actress.
Rubber Dam for Flood Control
Rubber dam for irrigation and flood control: 1978, Tai Po Tau (大埔頭), 37m x 38.1m, supplied by Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.
Royal Nomenclature
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: 1978, granted by Queen Elizabeth II; title dropped in 1997
