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8th day of the 4th month of the Lunar Calendar
The Cheung Chau Bun Festival – also known as Tai Ping Ching Chiu, or Da Jiu – is organized for three days every year. In the past, the days were designated through divination, and thus varies year-to-year. The divination results
- Cheung Chau Bun Festival
The dyeing workshop was a very hot place because of hot boiling water and wind-proof design. Since there were only male workers, everyone worked in underpants. The larger dyers used the wind-proof high-temperature vat. The small dyers had no high-temp
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- Oral History Archives
- 2010-03-04
Lai Yiu Kai was born to a family of the Panyu origin. His father was born in Hong Kong and graduated from the Queen’s College. His mother was a Nanhai native born in mainland China and had little schooling. His parents were blessed with 10 children. Lai Y
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- Oral History Archives
- 2010-02-08
When Lai Yiu Kai was a child, he used to play shuttle cock and marbles near the coffin shop in the back alley. He also had games using soft drink caps, tobacco cases and throwing coins for pogs (a kind of gambling). His father gave him 5 or 10 cents for s
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- Oral History Archives
- 2010-03-25
Lai Yiu Kai moved to So Uk Estate in 1960. His father was the applicant for the public housing unit. When the government investigators came to assess their application qualifications, his father highlighted that his son had served in the disciplinary forc
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- Oral History Archives
- 2010-03-25
Lai Yiu Kai’s first home in the Sham Shui Po district was a rented room in Pei Ho Street. The 3 rooms of the flat were rented to 6 households. The Lai family lived in the middle room. Outside their room was a bed space. The home in Pei Ho Street had water and electricity s
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- Oral History Archives
- 2010-03-25
There were different kinds of garment factories which specialized in top, bottom, suit, heavy or light clothes. Kam Kee Fabrics mainly specialized in coats and supplied fabrics to garment factories. The fabric industry was prosperous in 1973 when Lai Yiu
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- Oral History Archives
- 2010-03-04
Lai Yiu Kai attended primary one when he was seven or eight, a normal age of schooling. His classmates were of similar age. Like other active and naughty boys, he usually got a ‘C’ grade for conduct. On one occasion a male student spoke to his classmate i
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- Oral History Archives
- 2010-02-08
Lai Yiu Kai started school at seven or eight. Before he attended school, he studied at home. In those days, the school term started on the day of winter solstice. It was commonly known as ‘Winter Solstice term’, senior members of the family would give a r
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- Oral History Archives
- 2010-02-08
When Lai Yiu Kai got married in 1966, he moved into his parents-in-law’s residence in Happy Valley. It was a new-style building with elevators. Lai Yiu Kai said things were more expensive in Happy Valley and the transport network was poor; only the tram and b
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- Oral History Archives
- 2010-03-25