Summary
Colour photograph of the Hon. Angus Ogilvy meeting Kong Fanz Heno, director of Foreign Exhibitions in China, at the People's Republic of China exhibit at the Melbourne International Centenary Exhibition held at the Royal Exhibition Buildings, Melbourne, between 23 September and 5 October 1980. Also present is the vice president of the China Council for Promotion of International Trade, Hsiao Fang-Chou.
This is one of 959 photographs (or images) of the Exhibition Building collated by the Exhibition Trustees as a 10 volume pictorial history of the Exhibition Building spanning the years 1880 to 1985. The pictorial history was instigated by the centenary of the Exhibition Building in 1980 and forms part of a larger Royal Exhibition Building collection of documents, photographs, objects and research files.
Description of Content
Colour photograph of the Hon. Angus Ogilvy shaking hands with Kong Fanz Heno, director of Foreign Exhibitions in China, at the People's Republic of China exhibit at the Melbourne International Centenary Exhibition held at the Royal Exhibition Buildings, Melbourne, between 23 September and 5 October 1980. In the centre background is Hsiao Fang-Chou, vice president of the China Council for Promotion of International Trade.
Physical Description
A colour photographic print on a page of a photograph album. There is a printed caption below the photograph.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
Public Life & Institutions, Images & Image Making, Royal Exhibition Building
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from Trustees of the Royal Exhibition Building (REB), Jan 2000
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Place & Date Depicted
Royal Exhibition Building (REB), Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1980
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Person Depicted
Honourable Angus J. Ogilvy, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1 Oct 1980
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Person Depicted
Hsiao Fang-Chou - China Council for Promotion of International Trade, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1 Oct 1980
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Person Depicted
Kong Fanz Heno - Department of Foreign Exhibitions in China, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, australia, 1 Oct 1980
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Format
Photograph, Colour
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Inscriptions
CENTENARY DAY OCTOBER 1st 1980/ THE MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL CENTENARY EXHIBITION/ The Peoples Republic of China Exhibit. The Hon. Angus Ogilvy meets King/ Fanz Heno, Director of Foreign Exhibitions in China: Centre - Hsiao/ Fang-Chou, Vice President China Council for Promotion of International/ Trade.
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Classification
Royal exhibition building, Commemorative ceremonies, Exhibition building centenary 1980
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
251 mm (Width), 200 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Centenaries, Chinese Communities, Exhibitions: Melbourne International Centenary, 1980, Exhibitions: Melbourne International Centenary, 1980, Royal Exhibition Building, Royal Exhibition Building Trustees, Royal Exhibition Building: Centenary of Opening, Royal Visits