Monday, May 1, 2017

The Beatles In Hong Kong, 1966

I found an interesting website that could be a starting point on the quest to find more information on our Paul.  The website is the Hong Kong Public Library's Multimedia Information System.

When I entered:  "1966-07-04" in the search box at:  https://mmis.hkpl.gov.hk/web/guest/old-hk-collection , it returned four newspaper articles about The Beatles' 70-minute stopover at Hong Kong's Kai Tak Airport on July 3, 1966 when they were on route to the Philippines.

Here are the images from the four newspapers:
1.)  Wah Kiu Yat Po, page 5


2.)  Ta Kung Pao, page 5














 
                                                                                                      



3.)  The Kung Sheung Evening News, page 1
                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                           
4.)  The Kung Sheung Daily News, page 4


As you can see, it is impossible to tell if this is our Paul in those photos, but since Hong Kong was in British hands at the time, it is possible that the official "lifting" of Paul from the group could have happened there, because . . .  this isn't Paul in:
                                    
The Philippines;

New Delhi;

OR London, when The Beatles finally returned on July 8, 1966.