https://www.scmp.com/rss/325916/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com [Sponsored Article] Father Alfred Joseph Deignan never imagined his life would turn out as it did. As a young Jesuit, he was hoping to go to Zambia for missionary work, but was sent instead to Hong Kong. Arriving in 1953, he settled down in Cheung Chau and started learning Cantonese. He fitted into the local community well and became a witness of the local villagers’ struggle against poverty. For support he had the community of the Irish Jesuits whose number was expanding annually, reaching its... https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/celebrating-long-service-education/article/2121969?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/celebrating-long-service-education/article/2121969?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 29 Nov 2017 08:20:29 +0000