“Jesus’ Pub Tales: Derek Currie’s 𝑊ℎ𝑒𝑛 ‘𝐽𝑒𝑠𝑢𝑠’ 𝐶𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝐻𝑜𝑛𝑔 𝐾𝑜𝑛𝑔” by Mario Rustan

“Jesus’ Pub Tales: Derek Currie’s 𝑊ℎ𝑒𝑛 ‘𝐽𝑒𝑠𝑢𝑠’ 𝐶𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝐻𝑜𝑛𝑔 𝐾𝑜𝑛𝑔” by Mario Rustan

RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONSRETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Derek Currie, When ‘Jesus’ Came to Hong Kong: The Remarkable Story of the First European Football Star in Asia, Blacksmith Books, 2023. 404 pgs. This is my second review of a first-person narrative chronicling the pursuit of a career in Hong Kong during the twentieth century. The first, Rob Noble’s account of his creation of the Octopus card, centres on a book that prioritises t…