Wo Kee Chan

Set up as a seamen’s boarding house located on the third floor of 20 D’Aguilar Street, Wo Kee Chan served as a base for revolutionary activities, and it was here that the Guangzhou uprising of 1903 was planned and organised; led by Tse Tsan-tai and supported financially by Li Ki-tong, a wealthy Hong Kong merchant, it eventually failed. Tse withdrew from the revolutionary campaign and founded the South China Morning Post with the aim of promoting reform and revolution.

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Wo Kee Chan is no longer here, and only Number 20 of D’Aguilar Street remains as part of the Dr Sun Yat-sen Historical Trail. A century is gone. Let us follow the footstep of a giant in history and catch the glimpses of days gone by in the miniature world of light and shade.

Ip ka wai, Alexis

Currently a secondary school visual arts teacher, Alexis Ip graduated from the Grantham College of Education and completed the Advanced Course of Teachers Education. He also studied ceramics and sculpture under the guidance of Mr. Eric Chan Kwok Kwong, Mr. Chan Chung Kong and Mr. Chu Tat Shing.