This yarn paper lease was handed down for several generations
Dated 1906, this lease records how Ng Chin Hung’s great-grandfather and great-granduncle paid HK$12 to their clansmen to lend on mortgage for farmlands in Sha Po Village.
1906
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NCH-CM-PIC-001
Title
This yarn paper lease was handed down for several generations
Description
Dated 1906, this lease records how Ng Chin Hung’s great-grandfather and great-granduncle paid HK$12 to their clansmen to lend on mortgage for farmlands in Sha Po Village.
Date
1906
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Collection
Oral History Archives
Source
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Repository
Ng Chin Hung
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NCH-CM-PIC-001
Ng Chin Hung’s grandmother
This photo was taken in a studio in the 1960s.
1960s
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NCH-CM-PIC-003
Title
Ng Chin Hung’s grandmother
Description
This photo was taken in a studio in the 1960s.
Date
1960s
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Collection
Oral History Archives
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Ng Chin Hung
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NCH-CM-PIC-003
Ng Chin Hung’s father’s police academy graduation photo
Ng Chin Hung’s father (back row, first from left) at the 26th Hakka Third Class Graduation Ceremony on 12 March 1949.
1949-03-12
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NCH-CM-PIC-004
Title
Ng Chin Hung’s father’s police academy graduation photo
Description
Ng Chin Hung’s father (back row, first from left) at the 26th Hakka Third Class Graduation Ceremony on 12 March 1949.
Date
1949-03-12
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Image
Collection
Oral History Archives
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Ng Chin Hung
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NCH-CM-PIC-004
Notes recording villagers’ land assets
Ng Chin Hung’s family had an illustrious background with ancestors who had passed down many estates. Sadly, not much was left by the time he grew up.
early 20th C
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NCH-CM-PIC-007
Title
Notes recording villagers’ land assets
Description
Ng Chin Hung’s family had an illustrious background with ancestors who had passed down many estates. Sadly, not much was left by the time he grew up.
Date
early 20th C
Material Type
Image
Collection
Oral History Archives
Source
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Ng Chin Hung
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NCH-CM-PIC-007
Documents detailing the maintenance of ancestral houses
When Ng Chin Hung’s family’s elder members repaired their house’s roof in 1926, they had to apply to the Building Authority before work could commence. This picture shows the approval document for the maintenance work.
1926
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NCH-CM-PIC-010
Title
Documents detailing the maintenance of ancestral houses
Description
When Ng Chin Hung’s family’s elder members repaired their house’s roof in 1926, they had to apply to the Building Authority before work could commence. This picture shows the approval document for the maintenance work.
Date
1926
Material Type
Image
Collection
Oral History Archives
Source
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Ng Chin Hung
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NCH-CM-PIC-010
Ng Chin Hung and his great-grandmother
In 1966, when Ng Chin Hung was just 6, his great-grandmother, who originally came from Tai Wai, died in Nga Tsin Wai at the age of 106.
2012
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NCH-CM-PIC-011
Title
Ng Chin Hung and his great-grandmother
Description
In 1966, when Ng Chin Hung was just 6, his great-grandmother, who originally came from Tai Wai, died in Nga Tsin Wai at the age of 106.
Date
2012
Material Type
Image
Collection
Oral History Archives
Source
Photo taken by Hong Kong Memory Project Team
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Hong Kong Memory Project
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NCH-CM-PIC-011
Ng Chin Hung’s father's family photo
Standing at the back of this photo which was taken in a studio in the 1940s can be seen Ng Chin Hung’s father. The two women pictured are Ng Chin Hung’s grandmother and great-grandmother.
1940s
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NCH-CM-PIC-012
Title
Ng Chin Hung’s father's family photo
Description
Standing at the back of this photo which was taken in a studio in the 1940s can be seen Ng Chin Hung’s father. The two women pictured are Ng Chin Hung’s grandmother and great-grandmother.
Date
1940s
Material Type
Image
Collection
Oral History Archives
Source
Courtesy of Ng Chin Hung
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Ng Chin Hung
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NCH-CM-PIC-012
Another photo of Ng Chin Hung’s family
Taken some time in the 1960s, this picture shows Ng Chin Hung (middle) with his parents, grandmother and other family members.
1960s
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NCH-CM-PIC-013
Title
Another photo of Ng Chin Hung’s family
Description
Taken some time in the 1960s, this picture shows Ng Chin Hung (middle) with his parents, grandmother and other family members.
Date
1960s
Material Type
Image
Collection
Oral History Archives
Source
Courtesy of Ng Chin Hung
Repository
Ng Chin Hung
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NCH-CM-PIC-013
Ng Chin Hung’s great-grandfather’s Seaman’s Identity Book
Ng Chin Hung’s uncle, grandfather and great-grandfather were sailors dating back three generations.
1919-06-25
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NCH-CM-PIC-014
Title
Ng Chin Hung’s great-grandfather’s Seaman’s Identity Book
Description
Ng Chin Hung’s uncle, grandfather and great-grandfather were sailors dating back three generations.
Date
1919-06-25
Material Type
Image
Collection
Oral History Archives
Source
Courtesy of Ng Chin Hung
Repository
Ng Chin Hung
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Accession No.
NCH-CM-PIC-014
Ng Chin Hung’s ancestors’ walking sticks and y-shaped staffs
The walking stick in the middle of this picture was used by Ng Chin Hung’s great-grandmother, while the one on the right was used by his grandmother. The y-shaped staff on the left was Ng Chin Hung’s maternal great-grandmother’s gift to Ng Chin Hung’s family.
2012
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NCH-CM-PIC-015
Title
Ng Chin Hung’s ancestors’ walking sticks and y-shaped staffs
Description
The walking stick in the middle of this picture was used by Ng Chin Hung’s great-grandmother, while the one on the right was used by his grandmother. The y-shaped staff on the left was Ng Chin Hung’s maternal great-grandmother’s gift to Ng Chin Hung’s family.
Date
2012
Material Type
Image
Collection
Oral History Archives
Source
Photo taken by Hong Kong Memory Project Team
Repository
Hong Kong Memory Project
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NCH-CM-PIC-015
Home decorations
Ng Chin Hung’s family was one the richest and most important in Nga Tsin Wai and owned many precious items of furniture such as his mother’s dressing box.
2012
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NCH-CM-PIC-017
Title
Home decorations
Description
Ng Chin Hung’s family was one the richest and most important in Nga Tsin Wai and owned many precious items of furniture such as his mother’s dressing box.
Date
2012
Material Type
Image
Collection
Oral History Archives
Source
Photo taken by Hong Kong Memory Project Team
Repository
Hong Kong Memory Project
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NCH-CM-PIC-017
Cockloft camphor boxes
More affluent villagers used to lock their luggage inside personal camphor boxes and store them in their house’s cocklofts.
2012
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NCH-CM-PIC-018
Title
Cockloft camphor boxes
Description
More affluent villagers used to lock their luggage inside personal camphor boxes and store them in their house’s cocklofts.