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Já em 17 de Agosto de 2016, escrevi sobre o tufão «Rose» (1) que passou por Macau nesse mesmo dia de 1971, e embora não causasse muitos estragos em Macau (alguns estragos e inundações, tendo-se registado a rajada máxima de 130 Km/h“), ficou marcado pelo afundamento após se ter virado, em Hong Kong, na Ilha de Lantau, no dia 17 de Agosto, do barco «Fat Shan – 彿山» (2) que fazia a carreira Macau-Hong Kong. Das 92 pessoas a bordo somente sobreviveram quatro. (3)
O jornal australiano de 18 de Agosto, 1971 noticiava o seguinte:

Typhoon toll may top 100“.

«The Canberra Times». Australian Associated Press. August 18, 1971. p. 5.
http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/110674269
O mesmo jornal do dia 21 de Agosto intitulava a sua coluna do correspondente de Hong Kong:

Typhoon takes nine more lives“.

«The Canberra Times». Australian Associated Press. August 21, 1971. p. 4.
http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/110674834

(1) https://nenotavaiconta.wordpress.com/2016/08/17/noticia-de-17-de-agosto-de-1971-tufao-rose-e-navio-fat-shan-%E5%BD%BF%E5%B1%B1/ 
Typhoon Rose, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Uring, was the most violent and intense tropical cyclone to strike Hong Kong since Typhoon Wanda in 1962.
Formed:  August 9, 1971; Dissipated August 17, 1971; Fatalities: 134 total
Areas affected            : Philippines, Hong Kong, eastern China
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon_Rose_(1971) 
“HONG KONG DISASTER: Every shipping man must be horrified to see such a picture -aftermath of Typhoon Rose which hit Hong Kong with ferocious violence in the early hours of 17th August. 62 lives lost: over 50 people missing: 313 injured: 1483 homeless: a multimillion fire in a main electrical installation causing a blackout throughout the whole of Kowloon and the New Territories: 37 ships aground: 52 boats sunk: the Macao ferry Fatshan capsized with loss of almost all hands: blocked roads, floods, fire and landslides: these are the facts which pinpoint the comparatively small-sized typhoon as the worst since 1957.”
http://www.varenisfijner.nl/PDF/RIL-Post/RIL%20Post%2018-09.pdf
(2) Documentado em video “彿山輪沉沒 Fat Shan Ferry sinking, 1971” em
The “Fat Shan”, a Hong Kong – Macau Ferry was sunk. Most of the deaths occurred on board the capsized “Fat Shan”. Of the 92 people on board, there were only four survivors.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKy3Rk7_e3A
(3) Ver um video do navio na década de 50 «五十年代香港、澳門、彿山輪 Hong Kong, Macau, Fat Shan Ferry 50’s»
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MDh3czgZGs
Existe um memorial lembrando os mortos, na colina acima da praia onde se deu este trágico acidente.
https://gwulo.com/atom/14070 

«S. S. FAT SHAN» num anúncio em 1962

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Ver referências anteriores sobre estes navios:
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Um dos poucos discos que conservo de Macau, é o do  conjunto de Hong Kong “THE MYSTICS“, um dos  primeiros discos do grupo.

ESPECIFICAÇÕES DO DISCO: DIAMOND 260 (1)
LADO A – D.260×45  M-45-5 Redwal – Time, BMI Time 4:32
SWEET SOUL MUSIC (Otis Redding – Arthur Conley)
Produced by Norman Cheng
LADO B –  D. 260×45 M-45-6 South Mountain Music Corp. BMI Time 2:38
GOING´OUT OF MY HEAD  (Randazzo – Weinstein)
Produced by Norman Cheng

Conjunto formado em 1965 (2), composto por descendentes de macaenses radicados em Hong Kong; foi uma das “bandas” mais populares na década de 60 (1964-1969) em Hong Kong e por influência, em Macau. Nesses anos, como em todo o mundo, apareceram conjuntos musicais imitando os Beatles (3), Rolling Stones, Hollies, Yarbirds, etc e em Hong Kong surgiu o chamado “música pop inglesa – Hong Kong English Pop“, 英文歌 (4); numa primeira fase com “imitações” cantadas em inglês e numa segunda fase, com autorias das próprias músicas (em inglês ou em cantonense” (5)
A “banda” era formada por: Michael Remedios (voz), Tony Tavares (bateria), Francis da Costa (guitarra) Vasco de Costa (guitarra baixo) e Clifford Yim (piano).
O que sobressaía do grupo era o vocalista, Michael Remedios, possuidor de uma excelente voz para a música soul.
Actuavam em chás dançantes (“Tea Dance”) (6), nos shows da TV e em concertos (alguns realizados em Macau) (7)
(1) A Diamond Music foi uma dos impulsionadores, em Hong Kong, na produção das novas bandas locais. Os discos eram muito apoiadas pela difusão da Radio Hong Kong (quem não se lembra de “Uncle Ray Cordero” com a sua classificação semanal dos discos: “Pop Charts”)  e na TV.
(2) Creio que  o grupo terminou em 1971
(3) Os “Beatles” passaram por Hong Kong em 1964.
(4) 英文歌: ying wén gê; en cantonense jyutping: jing1 man4 go1
(5)  Na década 60 poderemos dizer que, em Hong Kong, havia dum lado as bandas musicais  tipo “The Mystics”, “Joe Junior and The Side-Effects”, “Teddy Robin and the Playboys” “The Lotus” que cantavam em inglês, imitando as canções inglesas. Por outro lado havia versões chineses de canções de sucesso internacional cantadas pelas populares Chan Po Chu e  Rita Chao
(6) “Tea Dance” – “It was a weekend afternoon dance party with a live band playing. The venue would be night club or Chinese restaurant. The whole package would include a drink as well as snacks. After paying an entry fee, the fans would be able to see their favorite band playing live and they could dance and scream the whole afternoon. Some even would find their chosen one and start an affair. Tea dances were held everywhere in Hong Kong and Kowloon in those few frantic years. All the night clubs and restaurants needed to book bands to appear in their venues. In return, more bands formed and had a chance to earn income to carry on with their musical  adventures.”
               http://60spunk.m78.com/hongkong.html
(7)  http://blog.roodo.com/macaenese5354/archives/3602327.html
                    O autor deste site recorda, a propósito da história do sucesso do grupo musical “The Thunders” , a vinda do “The Mystics” a Macau, a convite da “Escola Comercial”        
“…on November 5 th., 1966, the Thunders, Silveira Machado and other members of the school board (Escola Comercial) went to greet the guest artists and journalists at the pier of the “SS Macau” in the Outer Harbour. The guest were lodged in a “villa” on Avenida Sidónio Pais …(…)…On two shows staged at the Cheng Peng Theatre that were performances by Michael Remedios and the Mystics (which included other luso-descendents from Hong Kong), the Skippers…”
 
Músicas do “The Mystics” no Youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlPbNYP8tZI – Send her back
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmS4Jx723u0&feature=related – Going Out of My head
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdqow2rtkqo&feature=related – Sweet Soul Music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SG6vk5uhKwc&feature=related – The Song of the Wind
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wiF6hl5wfo&feature=related – One Day
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2aVgPBu6xQ&feature=related – Soul Time