Chapter 11 Rizal in Macau and Hong Kong

CHAPTER 11:
Jose Rizal’s Trip to

Hong Kong and Macau (1888)
• Hounded by powerful enemies, Rizal was forced to
leave his country for second time in February
1888.
• He was a full—grown man, 27 years of age, a

practicing physician and recognized man of
letters.
The Trip to Hong Kong
• On February 3, 1888, after a short stay of six
months in beloved Calamba, Rizal left for Hong
Kong (a British colony) on the board Zafiro.
• He was sick and sad during the crossing of the
choppy China Sea.
• He did not get off his ship when it made stopover at
Amoy on February 7, 1888.
For three reasons:
1. He was not feeling well ;
2. It was raining hard ; and
3. He heard that the city was dirty.
• He arrived in Hong Kong on February 8, 1888.

• In Hong Kong, Rizal stayed at Victoria Hotel.
• He was welcomed by the Filipino residents, including :

1. Jose Maria Basa
2. Balbino Mauricio
3. Manuel Yriarte (son of Francisco Yriarte, alcalde
mayor of Laguna).`
• A Spaniard, Jose Sainz de Veranda, shadowed Rizal’s
movement in Hong Kong. It is believed that he was
commissioned by the Spanish authorities to spy on
Rizal.
• According to Rizal in letter to Blumentritt, is a small,

but very clean city.
• Many Portuguese, Hindus, English, Chinese and Jews

live in it.
• There are some Filipinos exiled in Mariana Islands

since 1872, they were former financiers and now poor,
gentle and timid.
Visit to Macao
• Macao is a Portuguese colony near Hong Kong.
• On February 18, Rizal, accompanied by Basa,

boarded the ferry steamer Kui-Kiang for Macao.
• Rizal was surprised to see among the
passengers a familiar figure- Sainz de Varanda.
• Rizal wrote to his diary, “The city of Macao is small,
low and gloomy. There are many junks, sampans, but
few steamers. It looks sad and is almost dead.”
• In Macao, Rizal and Basa stayed at home of Don Juan

Francisco Lecaros, a Filipino gentlemen married to a
Portuguese lady.
• During his two days sojourn, Rizal visited the theater,

casino, cathedral and churches, pagodas, botanical
garden and bazaar.
• He also saw famous Grotto of Camoens, Portugal’s
national poet.
• In the evening of February 19, he witnessed a

catholic procession, in which the devotees were
dressed in blue and purple dresses and were
carrying unlighted candles.
• On February 20, Rizal and Basa returned to Hong

Kong again on board the ferry steamer Kui Kiang.
Experiences in Hong Kong
During his two-week visit in Hong Kong, Rizal studied Chinese life,
language, drama and customs. He also wrote down in his own diary
the ff. experiences:
1. Noisy celebration of the Chinese New Year which lasted from
February 11th (Saturday) to 13th (Monday). Continuous explosions
of firecrackers. The richer the Chinese, the more firecrackers he
exploded.
2. Boisterous Chinese theatre, with noisy audience and noisier

music. In the Chinese dramatic art, Rizal observed the following:
• A man astride stick means a man riding on horseback ;
• An actor raising his leg means he is entering a house ;
• A red dress indicates a wedding
• A girl about to be married coyly covers her face with a fan even in
the presence of her fiance ; and
• A man raising a whip signifies he is about to ride a horse.
3. The marathon lauriat party, wherein the guests were served

numerous dishes such as dried fruits, geese, eggs, shark fins,
bird nests, white ducks, chicken with vinegar, fish heads, etc. The
longest meal in the world.
4. The Dominican Order was the richest religious order in Hong

Kong. It engaged actively in business. It owned more than 700
houses for rent and many shares in foreign banks.
5. Of the Hong Kong cemeteries belonging to the Protestants,

Catholics, and Muslims, that of the protestants was the most
beautiful because of its well-groomed.
Departure From Hong Kong
• February 22, 1888 - Rizal left Hong Kong on board the

Oceanic, an American steamer.
• His destination was in Japan.
• He did not like the meals on board, but he liked the

ship because it was clean and efficiently managed.
• Other passengers with whom Rizal conversed with

were two Portuguese, two Chinese, several British,
and an American woman Protestant missionary.
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CHAPTER 11:

Jose Rizal’s Trip to

• He was a full—grown man, 27 years of age, a

• He arrived in Hong Kong on February 8, 1888.

• He was welcomed by the Filipino residents, including :

• According to Rizal in letter to Blumentritt, is a small,

• Many Portuguese, Hindus, English, Chinese and Jews

• There are some Filipinos exiled in Mariana Islands

• On February 18, Rizal, accompanied by Basa,

• In Macao, Rizal and Basa stayed at home of Don Juan

• During his two days sojourn, Rizal visited the theater,

• In the evening of February 19, he witnessed a

• On February 20, Rizal and Basa returned to Hong

2. Boisterous Chinese theatre, with noisy audience and noisier

3. The marathon lauriat party, wherein the guests were served

4. The Dominican Order was the richest religious order in Hong

5. Of the Hong Kong cemeteries belonging to the Protestants,

• February 22, 1888 - Rizal left Hong Kong on board the

• His destination was in Japan.

• He did not like the meals on board, but he liked the

• Other passengers with whom Rizal conversed with

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