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- Dec [December] 5 [1957] Hong Kong
This morning we were met by
Dr + Mrs David Davies [or Davis?], head of
Geology Dept [Department] U. [University] of Hong Kong.
They took us on a most
interesting drive through the
new territories to the Chinese
Border + back round the
far side of the peninsula.
Saw much of the terrace culture
of rice + garden crops. They
get 2 crops of rice + after a
vegetable crop off the same
ground. Both human and
chemical fertilizers used.
Pearl oyster culture is beginning
on the Japanese pattern.
Dec [December] 6 [1957] Hong Kong
Up bright + early + off across
the bay to be met by Dr David
Barker, Head of the Dept [Department] of Biology at
U [University] of H.K. [Hong Kong] This is a thriving
institution of about 1500 students
mostly Chinese. All live in +
the University has some very
fine residences beautifully
situated. The Biol. [Biology] Bldg [Building] was
completed just months before the
Japanese invasion + was stripped
by looters, as a result the
fittings + equipment are all new.
There are 6 zoologists including
Owamey [?] in fisheries ie 2 in
fisheries + 3 in general zool [zoology] + biol [biology].
The botanists operate within
the dept [department] but are on their way
to autonomy. Barker is working
on the prioceptive [proprioceptive] end organs.
One of the others is working on the
biology of the local oysters + the
introduced oysters largely with
respect to growth rate.
I lectured to about 40 students
on the general subject of
arctic adaptation in mammals.
We lunched together + then
Joyce + I went back to Kowloon
to rejoin the others for dinner
at Aberdeen floating restaurant.
Parrot fish, red snapper + common snapper
were the fish available along with
prawns, oysters + conch.
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