This is when Taikpp Royal Insurance was established as a 'merger' of Swire's insurance agency staff and the Royal Insurance branch in Hong Kong
Ken, Tony, YK, David (Markham)and Eric were the senior management
Ken, Tony, YK, David (Markham)and Eric were the senior management
Eric Barrett was one of the two people I met who had fled Shanghai before the Japanese arrived. He drove cars in the Macau Grand Prix when younger. Always ramrod straight back, Severe but friendly
Tony Bennett (Swires) was the first MD of Taikoo Royal when it was set up with Ken Campbell, David Markham and John Prenton (all from Royal Insurance), and Eric Barrett, George Miller and me from Swire's
Ken Campbell took over from Tony Bennett and he and his wife became my and Valerie's friend for the rest of their lives. They settled in Kingston Surrey when they retired. Here he presents a long servive pin to one of my elderly staff
This is here as it is a picture in 1976 of Yao Kang (YK) the very rich Chinese comprador who was the basis of 'SL' in my first novel. Duncan Bluck was to become Chairman
George was there the whole time I worked with Taikpp Royal. Never great buddies but a friendly fellow
When Ken retired Mike Fisher took over as the third MD of Taikoo Royal
The Taikoo Royal Effective Visual Online Retrieval system. Catchy eh? This photo in the Trevor part of web site
S.L. was the accountant when Taikoo Royal started reporting to me. I lovely guy with a funny eye but very hardworking. I used his initials as the name for the comprador in my first novel