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2021-04-10 12:35:34 GMT2021-04-10 20:35:34(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
AUCKLAND, New Zealand, April 10 (Xinhua) A dedication ceremony was held on Saturday in Far North, New Zealand, for SS Ventnor Memorial to commemorate the unique bond between Chinese and Maori since the steamer sank.
The SS Ventnor was a British ship, chartered in 1902 by the Cheong Sing Tong, a charity organization led by Dunedin businessman Choie Sew Hoy, to carry the remains of 499 Chinese gold miners back to their homeland to be buried by their families according to Chinese custom.
The ship sank near Hokianga Heads in Far North, New Zealand on Oct. 27, 1902, leading to the death of 13 crews as well as the loss of the remains of the near 500 bodies.