- Widow’s assistance
Widows applying for assistance from KAAA.
- Giving cattle
Horace Kadoorie giving away cattle to widows.
- Widow pig units
KAAA widow pig units at Tai Hong Wai, Kam Tin.
- Piglets feeding
A widow feeding piglets donated by KAAA.
- Cattle with a calf
Widows were particularly fond of cattle with a calf, which was a sign of blissful old age.
- Receiving chickens
Older widows were given KAAA chickens. Raising chickens and selling eggs gave widows more than three times the amount they could earn through casual labour and grass cutting.
- Waiting to be given chickens
Widows at Ta Ku Ling waiting to be given KAAA chickens. The 1961 census showed there were 16,420 widows in the New Territories.