Donald Kirk

Murray and Chomo

Don Kirk met Murray Sayle in Saigon at the height of the Vietnam War. He saw him next in Hong Kong, then in Japan, where they both worked for years. Don looks back on Murray, much missed friend and colleague, in this remembrance in The Correspondent, the magazine of the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Hong Kong.

The Late Murray Sayle, The Correspondent, FCCHK, December 2010 (2.1MB)

Murray and Jenny Sayle, Matt, Alex, Lindi, on Murray's last New Year

On steps of the church in Tokyo, May 1979, Murray stands on the right, beside Jenny after christening of their first child, Alex. That's Australian ambassador John Menadue on the left and his wife, Cynthia, holding Alex.

At celebratory luncheon, Australian ambassador John Menadue holds baby at Jenny's right. Murray watches from the end of the table on the right. French lady Monique Brouchoud, near right, is seated beside the vicar.

Jenny, left, hovers over the table next to Australian ambassador, opposite Murray on the far right, the vicar in center right, and Don, near right.