Kuomintang (KMT / Nationalist Party) certificate, Harry Ma

KMT certificate, Harry Ma

Image Courtesy of: Gordon Ma

Harry Ma's KMT certificate document dated 1937.

Harry Ma was a longstanding supporter of the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT). He had been a leader of the Sydney chapter of the party in Australia and had attended the party’s Convention in Melbourne. The certificate was an official document issued by the Sydney chapter of the KMT in Sydney. It was written in traditional Chinese characters. The document certified that Harry Ma was a member of the party's Sydney chapter and had fulfilled his responsibilities as a party member.

The document requested that the KMT in China offer him protection during his trip in China.(Harry returned to China in 1937, probably due to the passing away of his father Ma Sun Gee in Zhongshan). The document listed Harry's Chinese name, age, hometown and party chapter. A photo of Harry was attached to it. The document was signed by the president of KMT's Sydney chapter and was dated with the Republic of China (ROC)'s calendar year 26.