Dr. Reginald, J.A.E.P. Wong
Date Published
: hospitals, fund raising
: Sydney
: Sydney
: 1923
DR. REGINALD, J.A.E.P. WONG.
Who held the position of Resident Medical Officer at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital from 1917 till 1918, and was the only Chinese Doctor ever connected, in this respect, with the Institution. During the period that he held office, Dr. Wong, in addition to showing exceptional ability, became very popular, both with patients and staff, and it was no uncommon occurrence for his services to be specially requested by patients from near and far. On the occasion of his departure for China he was showered with expressions of sorrow and gratitude from all quarters. Dr. Wong is at present in Hong Kong where he holds a lucrative position in his profession.
Dr Wong
Chinese Festival Night program, 1923
Reginald Jaep (sic) Wong awarded a Master of Surgery at the University of Sydney, 1918.
Sunday Times, 14 April 1918, p.2.
It was obviously of great significance to the Chinese community to have this link with RPAH even though Dr Wong had departed for Hong Kong many years before. Jeap Wong was born in China and arrived in Australia with his parents in 1902. [NAA: SP42/1, C1919/2746] He and his wife and three of his daughters visited Australia at least once in his older years in 1967. While at least one of his children followed him in the medical profession, ending up in Canada. This was Dr. Edwin Man-Wei Wong. Born in Hong Kong on March 17, 1927, he was the third of seven children of Dr. Reginald Jaep Wong and Elizabeth Shun-Yat Tang.
