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Local Visit - A Tour of Roy Delbyck's Collection

  • Star House Canton Road Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon Hong Kong SAR China (map)

Roy has kindly agreed to open his doors again for RAS HK members to view his collection of printed materials on China, largely from the first half of the 20th century. Space is extremely limited to 5 people, and is open only to RASHK 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 in New York City. Roy’s collection consists of books, maps, photos, programs, magazines, posters, post cards, luggage labels, letters, diaries, yearbooks, directories, and all sorts of other ephemera. When not collecting, Roy practices customs and trade law at his own firm in Hong Kong.  Roy obtained his law degree from the University of California, Davis and his undergraduate degree from Connecticut College where he studied Chinese.

Programme

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

Admission:  $100 for members. This is a members-only event. 5 participants max. Cash payment will be collected at the beginning of the tour.  Please prepare the exact amount.

Registration: Please email membership@royalasiaticsociety.org.hk and provide your membership number, if applicable, at the time of registration. 

Registration will be closed at 12 noon one day prior to the event date.