Dr. The Honourable Roberto Alexandre de Senna Fernandes de Castro Basto (Hong Kong)

Dr. Roberto Alexandre de Senna Fernandes de Castro Basto (1898–1980), a Macanese ophthalmologist and medical doctor educated at the University of Hong Kong, was a key figure in Hong Kong’s medical and civic life during the 1930s and 1940s. Graduating in 1921 as the second local Portuguese medical graduate, he contributed to the Hong Kong University Medical Journal and served on the Hong Kong Sanitary Board from 1930, continuing on the Urban Council after 1936. Representing the Kowloon Residents’ Association, he opposed refugee site plans in Kowloon in 1938, favoring relocation to the New Territories. He lost the 1940 Urban Council election to Dr. Alberto Maria Rodrigues. During World War II, Castro Basto moved to Sydney, Australia, where he resumed his medical career and started a family.

O Dr. Roberto Alexandre de Senna Fernandes de Castro Basto (1898–1980), oftalmologista e médico macaense formado na Universidade de Hong Kong, foi uma figura importante na vida médica e cívica de Hong Kong nas décadas de 1930 e 1940. Formado em 1921 como o segundo graduado local em medicina de origem portuguesa, contribuiu para o Hong Kong University Medical Journal e serviu no Conselho Sanitário de Hong Kong a partir de 1930, continuando no Conselho Urbano após 1936. Representando a Kowloon Residents’ Association, opôs-se a planos de campos de refugiados em Kowloon em 1938, defendendo a transferência para os Novos Territórios. Perdeu as eleições para o Conselho Urbano em 1940 para o Dr. Alberto Maria Rodrigues. Durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial, mudou-se para Sydney, Austrália, onde continuou sua carreira médica e formou família.

罗伯托·亚历山大·德·塞纳·费尔南德斯·德·卡斯特罗·巴斯托博士（1898–1980），是一位麦景医生和眼科医生，毕业于香港大学，曾是第二位本地葡籍医学毕业生。20世纪30至40年代，他在香港医学界及公共事务中颇具影响力。1921年毕业后，他为《香港大学医学杂志》撰文，并自1930年起任香港卫生局委员，1936年改组为市政局后继续当选。作为九龙居民协会代表，他于1938年反对在九龙设立难民营，主张搬迁至新界。1940年市政局选举中，他败给阿尔贝托·玛利亚·罗德里格斯博士。二战期间，他迁居澳大利亚悉尼，重新执业并成家立业。