Blog - OMRS HK

Naval General Service Medals

posted 7 Feb 2012 15:52 by John Leighton [ updated 7 Feb 2012 15:53 ]

Branch President, Angus Stevenson-Hamilton, led a talk on General Service Medals of the Royal Navy on Tuesday 17 January. A fascinating and well researched lecture was given. Angus also brought along several such medals from his own collection, some very rare. Photographs to follow.

Christmas Dinner

posted 7 Feb 2012 15:50 by John Leighton [ updated 7 Feb 2012 15:50 ]

The annual OMRS Christmas Dinner was once again well attended, and took place on Friday 9th December in the Commissioners dining room in the Senior Officers Mess of the Hong Kong Police Headquarters.

A convivial time was had by all. Pictures to follow!

HAC lecture

posted 30 Nov 2011 02:34 by John Leighton

The lecture given by John Leighton on the Honourable Artillery Company was well attended and received.

A full and detailed lecture, together with military music and much rapid fire content was delivered.

Members afterwards praised the lecture, feeling that they had been immersed in the uniqueness of the HAC.

Copies of the HAC journal were available afterwards for members to peruse. John Leighton hopes to research more concerning links between the HAC and the Honourable East India Company, given that one of the HAC's previous COs, Paul Le Mesurier, was also a director of the HEIC at a time of the expansion of company forces and control in India and elsewhere.

Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Dinner

posted 18 Sep 2011 01:26 by John Leighton [ updated 9 Oct 2011 05:46 ]

A dinner to mark the 25th anniversary of the founding of the HK branch of the OMRS was held in the evening of Friday 16th September 2011. An

excellent time was had by all at the Senior Officers Mess at Police Headquarters in Admiralty. Many thanks are due to the Secretary for much hard work in much of the organisation of the dinner and to the President for his generous contribution of wine and port. There was a full display of medals and OMRS materials available which was appreciated by the many guests to the event. In honour of the many contributions to the OMRS by committee member Martin Heyes, a special poem was crafted and read to him by Tom Cord. Together with a piper, and fine speeches, and the excellence of the company, a fine evening was had by all.

Further photographs are available here.

Hong Kong Colonial Cemetery & Royal Hong Kong Regiment club house

posted 7 Jun 2011 16:08 by John Leighton

The branch organised a visit to the Colonial Cemetery on Sunday 29th May, followed by drinks in the RHKR Association club house across the road in the Happy Valley racecourse stands.

There was a good turn out for a fascinating tour of the cemetery kindly given by Paul Harrison, previously of the Urban Services Department. The cemetery contains many links with the history of Hong Kong, as well as providing the opportunity for frequent anecdotes and tales of old to be told. It was only through the survival instinct of those gathered, having endured 2 hours plus of mosquito attack, that we departed across the road to the RHKR club house, for air conditioned refreshments and conversation amongst their regimental memorabilia.

Click on the slide show to the left to see the photographs in greater detail.

Good Times Past

posted 2 May 2011 01:37 by John Leighton

A blog post remembering occasions in the past that were held by the OMRS.

(i) menu from 20th anniversary dinner, signed by all those present

(ii) ....more to come.....in time !

Christmas Dinner

posted 6 Jan 2011 07:17 by John Leighton

The annual OMRS HK Christmas Dinner for 2010 was held on Friday 10 December in the Senior Officers Mess at the Hong Kong Police Headquarters.

A profit in the region of $900 for branch funds was made, with the lucky draw raising $1600 to subsidise the evening to a degree. The original estimate of breaking even with the dinner receipts at $300 per head was derailed by the unexpectedly large amount of wine consumed – 21 bottles = over one bottle per attendee – but then everyone seemed to have fun. Many thanks to those who contributed prizes for the lucky draw and to our President who, in addition to donating the First Prize, donated the port for the evening.

Photographs of the occasion can be seen here.

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