[Hong Kong Kowloon Battalion] Raymond Wong Chok-mui
Description:
Born:
1916
Death:
1955
Pre-war:
Wong Chok Mui Raymond was born in Hong Kong. His father, Wong Man Yeung, was a clerk in the Hong Kong government. Wong received education at private schools and Dunmui School in Wan Chai. He entered King's College in 1932 and graduated in 1935. As early as 1934, he had published serialized novels in Tin Kwong Po under a pen name. Although Wong was admitted to the University of Hong Kong, he began working for the Hong Kong Government due to financial constraints. Despite being arrested for participating in anti-Japanese activities, he managed to work as a clerk at the Royal Naval Dockyard. In the years before the war, he was active in organizations such as the Chinese Holy Religions Association and the Hong Kong Chinese Clerks Association, promoting resistance against Japan. He joined the Communist Party in October 1941.
Wartime:
After Hong Kong fell, Wong 's father and siblings all participated in anti-Japanese activities. Wong became the leader of the Hong Kong-Kowloon Battalion's international work group. He was responsible for communicating with Allied personnel, including members of the British Army Aid Group, rescued U.S. Army Air Force pilot Lieutenant Kerr, and U.S. Office of Strategic Services personnel. Post-war:
Due to his contributions to Allied intelligence work, he received an MBE in 1947. In June of the same year, he helped establish the Xinhua News Agency's London branch. In 1949, Wong returned to Hong Kong and became the director of Xinhua News Agency's Hong Kong branch. He died in the Kashmir Princess incident in 1955.
Further reading:
History of the Hong Kong-Kowloon Independent Battalion; Lau Chi-pang and Liu Shurong, Hong Kong-Kowloon Battalion Gazette, pp. 240-241; Hui Ching, "King's College Graduate Wong Chok Mui and Hong Kong's Resistance Against Japan," in Cheng Wang Tai and Chow Man Kwong, Hollywood Road: Seeking Past Splendor, (Hong Kong: Chung Hwa Book Company, 2018), pp. 40-46.
Born:
1916
Death:
1955
Pre-war:
Wong Chok Mui Raymond was born in Hong Kong. His father, Wong Man Yeung, was a clerk in the Hong Kong government. Wong received education at private schools and Dunmui School in Wan Chai. He entered King's College in 1932 and graduated in 1935. As early as 1934, he had published serialized novels in Tin Kwong Po under a pen name. Although Wong was admitted to the University of Hong Kong, he began working for the Hong Kong Government due to financial constraints. Despite being arrested for participating in anti-Japanese activities, he managed to work as a clerk at the Royal Naval Dockyard. In the years before the war, he was active in organizations such as the Chinese Holy Religions Association and the Hong Kong Chinese Clerks Association, promoting resistance against Japan. He joined the Communist Party in October 1941.
Wartime:
After Hong Kong fell, Wong 's father and siblings all participated in anti-Japanese activities. Wong became the leader of the Hong Kong-Kowloon Battalion's international work group. He was responsible for communicating with Allied personnel, including members of the British Army Aid Group, rescued U.S. Army Air Force pilot Lieutenant Kerr, and U.S. Office of Strategic Services personnel. Post-war:
Due to his contributions to Allied intelligence work, he received an MBE in 1947. In June of the same year, he helped establish the Xinhua News Agency's London branch. In 1949, Wong returned to Hong Kong and became the director of Xinhua News Agency's Hong Kong branch. He died in the Kashmir Princess incident in 1955.
Further reading:
History of the Hong Kong-Kowloon Independent Battalion; Lau Chi-pang and Liu Shurong, Hong Kong-Kowloon Battalion Gazette, pp. 240-241; Hui Ching, "King's College Graduate Wong Chok Mui and Hong Kong's Resistance Against Japan," in Cheng Wang Tai and Chow Man Kwong, Hollywood Road: Seeking Past Splendor, (Hong Kong: Chung Hwa Book Company, 2018), pp. 40-46.
