Ng Chin Hung

Biography

Ng Chin Hung was born in Nga Tsin Wai in 1960 and is one of the 27th generation of the Ng Clan from the village’s Ng Hon Ko Tso descent line. Ng Chin Hung’s ancestors were large-scale owners of indigenous land and lived in a big house outside the village walls. They also owned several parcels of land around Yuen Leng and Tai Hom. Ng Chin Hung’s great-grandfather had bought a number of houses in the walled village in the 1900s. His great-grandfather, grandfather and uncle were sailors dating back three generations. His grandfather and uncle subsequently settled in the US after World War II. Ng Chin Hung’s father wound up studying in Queen’s College before working in the Hong Kong police for around 30 years. Chin Hung's maternal grandfather and grandmother were indigenous residents of Yuen Long and Tai O respectively whose relatives had settled in Kowloon City before the War. Ng Chin Hung studied for his primary and junior secondary education at La Salle College before transferring to another school to complete Forms 3 to 5. After taking the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination, Ng Chin Hung worked for the Urban Services Department (“USD”), subsequently working as a gold trading broker and antiques shop salesman. In 1994, he went to Guangzhou where he was involved in the financial and clothing businesses. Eleven years later he returned to handle the acquisition of his family’s ancestral houses in Nga Tsin Wai. During this time, Ng Chin Hung became very enthusiastic about organising village and clan affairs, serving as the Secretary-General of Ng Shing Tat Tso, Manager of Ng Hon Ko Tso and also Secretary of Nga Tsin Wai Village Committee.