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Date 1959-08-1, descending sort earliest first

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1959 19 Aug John Chang, his wife and child visited Hainan Island, just off China. He thought someone with a family would attract less attention than a single man but he was asked to leave by authorities after only 14 days. [KoB 3,171] John Chang; Knight of Bahá'u'lláh; Hainan Island, China shortest duration of stay for any Knight of Baha'u'llah
1959 18 Aug Cheong Siu Choi (John Z. T. Chang), the Chinese headmaster of the Leng Nam Middle School and a highly respected leader in Macau, arrived with his family on Hainan Island and was named a Knight of Bahá'u'lláh. [BW13:452]
  • PH75 says this was August 1958.
  • Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; Islands; Hainan Island, China

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