A few years ago, Roy Delbyck kindly allowed RASHK members into his Aladdin’s Cave for an entertaining and informative peek into his collection of printed materials on China and Hong Kong from the 19th and 20th centuries. Roy has kindly agreed to open his doors again to RAS HK members. The second of what we hope will be several scheduled visits over the coming months will be held on September 17. Space is extremely limited, no more than 5 people, and is only open to RAS HK members who did not participate in previous visits.

The Speaker

Roy Delbyck is a Council Member of the RASHK and a member of the Board of Trustees as well as the Secretary of the Museum of Chinese in America, which is located in New York City. Roy is a major collector of printed materials on China and the Chinese experience in the United States, largely from the first half of the 20th century. His collection consists of books, maps, photos, programs, magazines, posters, post cards, luggage labels, letters, diaries, yearbooks, directories, and all sorts of other amazing ephemera of which he lost count some time ago! Roy has previously spoken to RASHK about his collection and collecting, as well as hosted collection visits by RASHK members. When not collecting, Roy practices US customs and trade law at his own firm in Hong Kong, which he opened in 1993. Roy obtained his law degree from the University of California, Davis and his undergraduate degree from Connecticut College where he studied Chinese.

PROGRAMME

Meeting Point: The group will meet at 10:45am at entrance of Star House on Canton
Road, TST

Admission: $100. For RASHK members only given the group size. Group size: 5 visitors maximum. Prepayment is required to confirm booking.

Booking: Please email membership@royalasiaticsociety.org.hk in advance to register your attendance