[Fish] Session 4 (Feb. 09, 2012)

Conflicts and Rivalries


Marriage registration

* "Church and State" conflict - the sacred right
* civil marriage 1852, Marriage Ordinance 1875, License 1891, The Marriage in Articulo Mortis ordinance 1893.

Catholic schools

* "secular and religious" conflict - the educational right
* St. Savior 1860,1864 - J. Raimondi, Central School 1862 - F. Stewart
* Grant-in-Aid 1873, Text-book 1874, St. Joseph 1875, Hennessy 1879

dispute with St. Paul Sisters

* "Jurisdiction" conflict - the spiritual right
* Marine Lot 23 & 24, 1844, French Sisters 1848, 1850, 1851, 1853
* Fire 1859, interdicts 59-60, Canossians 1860, Court 1861

rivalry with Dominicans

* Privilege versus Monopoly
* Dominican Procura 1854, horse carriage 1868, back-door lane 1870
* Public Chapel 1875, Miltense Legacy 1879

rivalry with local clergy

* The question of control
* Europe-trained Chinese clergy (Pan 1842-43, Chung 1848-51, Lien 1851-54, Leang 1853-60)
* Locally-trained Chinese clergy (Yang 1858-68, Marcus Leang 1861-1904, Andreas Leang 1862-1914,
Chu 1866-1882, Jacobus Leang 1866-83, Tam 1875, Fu 1875-1909)
* Parody 1865, discovered in 1867

Recommended reading:
Chapters Three, Seven, Eight "The Foundation of the Catholic Mission in Hong Kong, 1841-1894"
Chapter 8, "The Story of a Hundred Years".