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Hung Gu
Hung Gu
Long-time resident, Nga Tsin Wai
Sex: Female Birthyear: c.1931 Age at Interview: about 81 Education: No schooling Occupation: Factory Worker Theme: Community, Japanese Occupation Hung Gu-
Title Nga Tsin Wai and its surroundings as they look now Description The village’s moat was also filled up during the Japanese occupation and many illegal structures were later built on the original siteDate 2012 Material Type Image Collection Oral History Archives Source Photo taken by Hong Kong Memory Project Team Repository Hong Kong Memory Project Note to Copyright Copyright owned by Hong Kong Memory Project Accession No. NTW-WCH-PIC-002 -
Title Traces of blockhouses still remain to this day Description A photograph of the corner opposite Nga Tsin Wai’s public toiletDate 2012 Material Type Image Collection Oral History Archives Source Photo taken by Hong Kong Memory Project Team Repository Hong Kong Memory Project Note to Copyright Copyright owned by Hong Kong Memory Project Accession No. NTW-WCH-PIC-003 -
Title Distinctive pyramid-roof-style village houses Description Nga Tsin Wai’s houses were classified as being mud, brick or stone dwellings. At the end of the main lane stood the village’s Tin Hau TempleDate 2012 Collection Oral History Archives Source Photo taken by Hong Kong Memory Project Team Repository Hong Kong Memory Project Note to Copyright Copyright owned by Hong Kong Memory Project Accession No. NTW-WCH-PIC-004 -
Title A typical 13-hang village house Description A “13-hang” roof was one paved with 13 rows of tilesDate 2012 Material Type Image Collection Oral History Archives Source Photo taken by Hong Kong Memory Project Team Repository Hong Kong Memory Project Note to Copyright Copyright owned by Hong Kong Memory Project Accession No. NTW-WCH-PIC-008 -
Title Stopping stones under the eaves Description House’s stopping stones were used to mark its areaDate 2012 Material Type Image Collection Oral History Archives Source Photo taken by Hong Kong Memory Project Team Repository Hong Kong Memory Project Note to Copyright Copyright owned by Hong Kong Memory Project Accession No. NTW-WCH-PIC-010 -
Title Tile roof of the 13-hang village house Description Some tile roofs had fir supports, causing termite problemsDate 2012 Material Type Image Collection Oral History Archives Source Photo taken by Hong Kong Memory Project Team Repository Hong Kong Memory Project Note to Copyright Copyright owned by Hong Kong Memory Project Accession No. NTW-WCH-PIC-011 -
Title The interior of Hung Gu’s home Description This ceiling’s translucent tiles (top right) were used for light transmissionDate 2012 Material Type Image Collection Oral History Archives Source Photo taken by Hong Kong Memory Project Team Repository Hong Kong Memory Project Note to Copyright Copyright owned by Hong Kong Memory Project Accession No. NTW-WCH-PIC-013 -
Title The entrance of Hung Gu’s home Description Immediately inside the gatehouse was located Hung Gu’s home (i.e. the stone house behind the Village Office)Date 2012 Material Type Image Collection Oral History Archives Source Photo taken by Hong Kong Memory Project Team Repository Hong Kong Memory Project Note to Copyright Copyright owned by Hong Kong Memory Project Accession No. NTW-WCH-PIC-014
