Get a piece of Hong Kong history at auction of Rafael Hui’s personal collection
Auction of items that used to belong to former chief secretary believed to be last of series and is aimed at offsetting his HK$75m debt
Official mementoes from Hong Kong’s colonial era and the period of the city’s return to China in 1997 are now up for grabs in an auction to offset former top official Rafael Hui Si-yan’s reported debts of HK$75 million.
These items, which once belonged to Hui, include Chinese paintings, sculptures, collectible banknotes, stamps and souvenirs. The latest auction comes after two separate public tenders for part of Hui's private collection were sold for an unknown amount last year.
JLA Asia, one of the trustees handling the property of the bankrupt and jailed former chief secretary, did not give an estimate of how much the current lot of 79 pieces could fetch.
Starting on Friday, international and local collectors are able to bid for a rare piece of official memorabilia commemorating the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on July 1, 1997.
Another piece celebrating the formation of the Sino-British Joint Liaison Group, which discussed the arrangements for the handover of the city to China, is also available.
Other prominent collectables on the list include works of contemporary Chinese painters and memorable banknotes, such as a set issued by Standard Chartered Hong Kong in 2002.
