João Bosco Quevado da Silva (8 March 1937 – 27 May 2013) was a Macau-born Hong Kong

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player. He competed in the men's tournament at the

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. da Silva attended school at Pedro Nolasco Commercial School and emigrated to Hong Kong in 1956, where he worked for

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before turning his hobby for hockey into a full-time job.

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* 1937 births 2013 deaths Macanese people Macau emigrants to Hong Kong Hong Kong male field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for Hong Kong Field hockey players at the 1964 Summer Olympics Hong Kong people of Macanese descent Hong Kong emigrants to Brazil {{HongKong-fieldhockey-bio-stub