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Timeline
1947
John Romer arrives in Hong Kong to join the government as Head of Pest Control
1949
Father Anthony Bogadek arrives in Hong Kong to teach at St. Louis School
1965
Gloria Barretto establishes the Hong Kong Wild Orchids Group
1968
Bogadek becomes the first Biology teacher in the St. Louis School
1971
Barretto retires from Tai Po District Office and takes up invitation to work at Kadoorie Agricultural Aid Association
1980
Publication of Hong Kong Orchids by Gloria Barretto and J.L. Youngsaye
1986
Publication of Hong Kong Amphibians and Reptiles by Anthony Bogadek, Stephen J. Karsen, and Michael Wai-neng Lau
2011
Posthumous publication of Barretto's The Wild Orchids of Hong Kong, co-authored with Philip Cribb and Stephen Gale, documenting 126 orchid species.
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Moving into an age of environmental consciousness, the study of Hong Kong’s natural world has become more important after the mid-20th century. The role of amateur naturalists did not diminish. Instead, they continued to broaden local scientific knowledge, forming collaborations with professional scientists, and educating future generations of naturalists.








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