In Hong Kong

and
Macao, 1888
Chapter 11
Introduction

  Second time to leave   Hong Kong, a British

the country colony
  At the age of 27   “a small, but very
  The first time was at clean city”
the age of 21
 The trip to Hong Kong
  Left Manila after a six months stay in Calamba

  To Hong Kong on board the Zafiro

  Didn’t get off during the stopover at Amoy

  He was not feeling well

  It was raining hard
  He heard that the city was dirty
In Hong Kong
  He stayed at Victoria
Hotel
  He was welcomed by
Filipino residents:

  Jose Maria Basa

  Balbino Mauricio
  Manuel Yriarte (son of
Francisco, alcalde mayor of
Laguna)
 In Hong Kong

  Jose Sainz de Varanda

  Former secretary of Gov. Gen.
Terrero
  Shadowed Rizal’s movements in
Hong Kong
  Believed that he was a Spanish’s
spy on Rizal
Visit to Macao

  Accompanied by Basa

  Theyboarded the steamer

Kiu-Kiang for Macao

  Hewas surprised to see

Sainz de Varanda
  Macao
  a Portuguese colony

  “asmall, low, and gloomy.

There are many junks,
sampans, but few
steamers. It looks sad and
almost dead.”
  Rizal and Basa stayed at Don
Juan Francisco Lecaros
  Rizal stayed at Macao for 2
days
  Visited theatres, casino, cathedral
and churches, pagodas, botanical
garden and bazaars
  At night, he witnessed a catholic PAGODA
procession

CAMOES GARDEN AND GROTTO

 In Macao

  After2 days, Rizal and

Basa returned to Hong
Kong on board the
steamer Kiu-Kiang
 Experiences in Hong Kong
  Stayed for two weeks
  He studied Chinese life, language, drama, and
customs
  Experiences wrote down in his diary:
1. Noisy celebration of the Chinese New Year
  The richer the Chinese, the more
Firecrackers he exploded.
2. Boisterous Chinese theatre, with
noisy audience and noisier music.
3. The Marathon
Lauriat party
 It is consider as the
longest meal in the
world.

4. Dominican order as
the richest religious
order
 5. Hong Kong cemeteries belonging to the Protestant,
Catholics and Muslims.

• The Protestants was the most beautiful because of its

well-groomed plants and clean pathways

Protestant Cemetery Muslim Cemetery

Catholic Cemetery
 Departure from Hong Kong
 Rizal left Hong Kong on February 22,
1888
 On board American steamer, Oceanic
 His destination was Japan