Family letter
Elderly chatting in So Uk Estate. In the feudal era there was a saying that women should not be too well-educated. Ho Sau came across an old couple in So Uk Estate who were reading a letter under the light. He imagined that the old gentlemen might be reading a family letter for the lady. Chinese overseas rarely received a letter from home. Wise men said 'a letter from home worth thousands pieces of gold', one can imagine how valuable are these letters.
| Date | 1960s-80s |
| Place | Kowloon/Sham Shui Po District/Sham Shui Po/(Street)/So Uk Estate |
| people | Elderly |
| object | family letter |
| others | Family letter |
| Poem | 愛兒負笈往歐西 學業有成冠試闈 升職加薪誠喜事 明年兼且抱孫歸 |
| Material Type | Image |
| Collection | Ho Sau: Poetic Photography of Daily Life |
| Source | Courtesy of Ho Sau; Also published in Ho Sau. 2006. Age to Reflection: Photos and Poems by Ho Sau. Hong Kong: Wonderful Design and Productions , pp. 86-87. |
| Repository | Ho Sau |
| Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Ho Sau |
| Accession No. | ho0_019 |
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Family letter
Elderly chatting in So Uk Estate. In the feudal era there was a saying that women should not be too well-educated. Ho Sau came across an old couple in So Uk Estate who were reading a letter under the light. He imagined that the old gentlemen might be reading a family letter for the lady. Chinese overseas rarely received a letter from home. Wise men said 'a letter from home worth thousands pieces of gold', one can imagine how valuable are these letters.
| Date | 1960s-80s |
| Place | Kowloon/Sham Shui Po District/Sham Shui Po/(Street)/So Uk Estate |
| People | Elderly |
| Object | family letter |
| Others | Family letter |
| Poem | 愛兒負笈往歐西 學業有成冠試闈 升職加薪誠喜事 明年兼且抱孫歸 |
| Material Type | Image |
| Collection | Ho Sau: Poetic Photography of Daily Life |
| Source | Courtesy of Ho Sau; Also published in Ho Sau. 2006. Age to Reflection: Photos and Poems by Ho Sau. Hong Kong: Wonderful Design and Productions , pp. 86-87. |
| Repository | Ho Sau |
| Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Ho Sau |
| Accession No. | ho0_019 |
Other photos
Family letter
Elderly chatting in So Uk Estate. In the feudal era there was a saying that women should not be too well-educated. Ho Sau came across an old couple in So Uk Estate who were reading a letter under the light. He imagined that the old gentlemen might be reading a family letter for the lady. Chinese overseas rarely received a letter from home. Wise men said 'a letter from home worth thousands pieces of gold', one can imagine how valuable are these letters.
| Date | 1960s-80s |
| Place | Kowloon/Sham Shui Po District/Sham Shui Po/(Street)/So Uk Estate |
| People | Elderly |
| Object | family letter |
| Others | Family letter |
| Poem | 愛兒負笈往歐西 學業有成冠試闈 升職加薪誠喜事 明年兼且抱孫歸 |
| Material Type | Image |
| Collection | Ho Sau: Poetic Photography of Daily Life |
| Source | Courtesy of Ho Sau; Also published in Ho Sau. 2006. Age to Reflection: Photos and Poems by Ho Sau. Hong Kong: Wonderful Design and Productions , pp. 86-87. |
| Repository | Ho Sau |
| Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Ho Sau |
| Accession No. | ho0_019 |
location
Other photos
Family letter
Elderly chatting in So Uk Estate. In the feudal era there was a saying that women should not be too well-educated. Ho Sau came across an old couple in So Uk Estate who were reading a letter under the light. He imagined that the old gentlemen might be reading a family letter for the lady. Chinese overseas rarely received a letter from home. Wise men said 'a letter from home worth thousands pieces of gold', one can imagine how valuable are these letters.
| Date | 1960s-80s |
| Place | Kowloon/Sham Shui Po District/Sham Shui Po/(Street)/So Uk Estate |
| People | Elderly |
| Object | family letter |
| Others | Family letter |
| Poem | 愛兒負笈往歐西 學業有成冠試闈 升職加薪誠喜事 明年兼且抱孫歸 |
| Material Type | Image |
| Collection | Ho Sau: Poetic Photography of Daily Life |
| Source | Courtesy of Ho Sau; Also published in Ho Sau. 2006. Age to Reflection: Photos and Poems by Ho Sau. Hong Kong: Wonderful Design and Productions , pp. 86-87. |
| Repository | Ho Sau |
| Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Ho Sau |
| Accession No. | ho0_019 |
Other photos
Family letter
Elderly chatting in So Uk Estate. In the feudal era there was a saying that women should not be too well-educated. Ho Sau came across an old couple in So Uk Estate who were reading a letter under the light. He imagined that the old gentlemen might be reading a family letter for the lady. Chinese overseas rarely received a letter from home. Wise men said 'a letter from home worth thousands pieces of gold', one can imagine how valuable are these letters.
| Date | 1960s-80s |
| Sponsors | Family letter |
| Venue | Kowloon|Sham Shui Po District|So Uk Estate |
| People | Elderly |
| Object | family letter |
| Poem | 愛兒負笈往歐西 學業有成冠試闈 升職加薪誠喜事 明年兼且抱孫歸 |
| Material Type | Image |
| Collection | Ho Sau: Poetic Photography of Daily Life |
| Source | Courtesy of Ho Sau; Also published in Ho Sau. 2006. Age to Reflection: Photos and Poems by Ho Sau. Hong Kong: Wonderful Design and Productions , pp. 86-87. |
| Repository | Ho Sau |
| Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Ho Sau |
| Accession No. | ho0_019 |
Other photos
Family letter
Elderly chatting in So Uk Estate. In the feudal era there was a saying that women should not be too well-educated. Ho Sau came across an old couple in So Uk Estate who were reading a letter under the light. He imagined that the old gentlemen might be reading a family letter for the lady. Chinese overseas rarely received a letter from home. Wise men said 'a letter from home worth thousands pieces of gold', one can imagine how valuable are these letters.
| Date | 1960s-80s |
| Place | Kowloon/Sham Shui Po District/Sham Shui Po/(Street)/So Uk Estate |
| People | Elderly |
| Object | family letter |
| Others | Family letter |
| Poem | 愛兒負笈往歐西 學業有成冠試闈 升職加薪誠喜事 明年兼且抱孫歸 |
| Material Type | Image |
| Collection | Ho Sau: Poetic Photography of Daily Life |
| Source | Courtesy of Ho Sau; Also published in Ho Sau. 2006. Age to Reflection: Photos and Poems by Ho Sau. Hong Kong: Wonderful Design and Productions , pp. 86-87. |
| Repository | Ho Sau |
| Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Ho Sau |
| Accession No. | ho0_019 |
Other photos
Family letter
Elderly chatting in So Uk Estate. In the feudal era there was a saying that women should not be too well-educated. Ho Sau came across an old couple in So Uk Estate who were reading a letter under the light. He imagined that the old gentlemen might be reading a family letter for the lady. Chinese overseas rarely received a letter from home. Wise men said 'a letter from home worth thousands pieces of gold', one can imagine how valuable are these letters.
| Date | 1960s-80s |
| Place | Kowloon/Sham Shui Po District/Sham Shui Po/(Street)/So Uk Estate |
| People | Elderly |
| Object | family letter |
| Others | Family letter |
| Poem | 愛兒負笈往歐西 學業有成冠試闈 升職加薪誠喜事 明年兼且抱孫歸 |
| Material Type | Image |
| Collection | Ho Sau: Poetic Photography of Daily Life |
| Source | Courtesy of Ho Sau; Also published in Ho Sau. 2006. Age to Reflection: Photos and Poems by Ho Sau. Hong Kong: Wonderful Design and Productions , pp. 86-87. |
| Repository | Ho Sau |
| Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Ho Sau |
| Accession No. | ho0_019 |
location
Other photos
Family letter
Elderly chatting in So Uk Estate. In the feudal era there was a saying that women should not be too well-educated. Ho Sau came across an old couple in So Uk Estate who were reading a letter under the light. He imagined that the old gentlemen might be reading a family letter for the lady. Chinese overseas rarely received a letter from home. Wise men said 'a letter from home worth thousands pieces of gold', one can imagine how valuable are these letters.
| Date of Death | 1960s-80s |
| Place | Kowloon/Sham Shui Po District/Sham Shui Po/(Street)/So Uk Estate |
| People | Elderly |
| Object | family letter |
| Others | Family letter |
| Poem | 愛兒負笈往歐西 學業有成冠試闈 升職加薪誠喜事 明年兼且抱孫歸 |
| Material Type | Image |
| Collection | Ho Sau: Poetic Photography of Daily Life |
| Source | Courtesy of Ho Sau; Also published in Ho Sau. 2006. Age to Reflection: Photos and Poems by Ho Sau. Hong Kong: Wonderful Design and Productions , pp. 86-87. |
| Repository | Ho Sau |
| Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Ho Sau |
| Accession No. | ho0_019 |
Other photos
Family letter
Elderly chatting in So Uk Estate. In the feudal era there was a saying that women should not be too well-educated. Ho Sau came across an old couple in So Uk Estate who were reading a letter under the light. He imagined that the old gentlemen might be reading a family letter for the lady. Chinese overseas rarely received a letter from home. Wise men said 'a letter from home worth thousands pieces of gold', one can imagine how valuable are these letters.
| Date | 1960s-80s |
| Material Type | Image |
| Collection | Ho Sau: Poetic Photography of Daily Life |
| Source | Courtesy of Ho Sau; Also published in Ho Sau. 2006. Age to Reflection: Photos and Poems by Ho Sau. Hong Kong: Wonderful Design and Productions , pp. 86-87. |
| Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Ho Sau |
| Accession No. | ho0_019 |
Other photos
Family letter
Elderly chatting in So Uk Estate. In the feudal era there was a saying that women should not be too well-educated. Ho Sau came across an old couple in So Uk Estate who were reading a letter under the light. He imagined that the old gentlemen might be reading a family letter for the lady. Chinese overseas rarely received a letter from home. Wise men said 'a letter from home worth thousands pieces of gold', one can imagine how valuable are these letters.
| Date | 1960s-80s |
| Material Type | Image |
| Place | Kowloon/Sham Shui Po District/Sham Shui Po/(Street)/So Uk Estate |
| People | Elderly |
| Object | family letter |
| Others | Family letter |
| Collection | Ho Sau: Poetic Photography of Daily Life |
| Source | Courtesy of Ho Sau; Also published in Ho Sau. 2006. Age to Reflection: Photos and Poems by Ho Sau. Hong Kong: Wonderful Design and Productions , pp. 86-87. |
| Repository | Ho Sau |
| Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Ho Sau |
| Accession No. | ho0_019 |
location
Other photos
Family letter
Elderly chatting in So Uk Estate. In the feudal era there was a saying that women should not be too well-educated. Ho Sau came across an old couple in So Uk Estate who were reading a letter under the light. He imagined that the old gentlemen might be reading a family letter for the lady. Chinese overseas rarely received a letter from home. Wise men said 'a letter from home worth thousands pieces of gold', one can imagine how valuable are these letters.
| Date | 1960s-80s |
| Place | Kowloon/Sham Shui Po District/Sham Shui Po/(Street)/So Uk Estate |
| People | Elderly |
| Object | family letter |
| Others | Family letter |
| Poem | 愛兒負笈往歐西 學業有成冠試闈 升職加薪誠喜事 明年兼且抱孫歸 |
| Material Type | Image |
| Collection | Ho Sau: Poetic Photography of Daily Life |
| Source | Courtesy of Ho Sau; Also published in Ho Sau. 2006. Age to Reflection: Photos and Poems by Ho Sau. Hong Kong: Wonderful Design and Productions , pp. 86-87. |
| Repository | Ho Sau |
| Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Ho Sau |
| Accession No. | ho0_019 |
location
Other photos
Family letter
Elderly chatting in So Uk Estate. In the feudal era there was a saying that women should not be too well-educated. Ho Sau came across an old couple in So Uk Estate who were reading a letter under the light. He imagined that the old gentlemen might be reading a family letter for the lady. Chinese overseas rarely received a letter from home. Wise men said 'a letter from home worth thousands pieces of gold', one can imagine how valuable are these letters.
| Date | 1960s-80s |
| Place | Kowloon/Sham Shui Po District/Sham Shui Po/(Street)/So Uk Estate |
| People | Elderly |
| Object | family letter |
| Others | Family letter |
| Material Type | Image |
| Collection | Ho Sau: Poetic Photography of Daily Life |
| Source | Courtesy of Ho Sau; Also published in Ho Sau. 2006. Age to Reflection: Photos and Poems by Ho Sau. Hong Kong: Wonderful Design and Productions , pp. 86-87. |
| Repository | Ho Sau |
| Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Ho Sau |
| Accession No. | ho0_019 |
location
Other photos
Family letter
Elderly chatting in So Uk Estate. In the feudal era there was a saying that women should not be too well-educated. Ho Sau came across an old couple in So Uk Estate who were reading a letter under the light. He imagined that the old gentlemen might be reading a family letter for the lady. Chinese overseas rarely received a letter from home. Wise men said 'a letter from home worth thousands pieces of gold', one can imagine how valuable are these letters.
| Date | 1960s-80s |
| Place | Kowloon/Sham Shui Po District/Sham Shui Po/(Street)/So Uk Estate |
| People | Elderly |
| Object | family letter |
| Others | Family letter |
| Material Type | Image |
| Collection | Ho Sau: Poetic Photography of Daily Life |
| Source | Courtesy of Ho Sau; Also published in Ho Sau. 2006. Age to Reflection: Photos and Poems by Ho Sau. Hong Kong: Wonderful Design and Productions , pp. 86-87. |
| Repository | Ho Sau |
| Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Ho Sau |
| Accession No. | ho0_019 |
location
Other photos
Family letter
Elderly chatting in So Uk Estate. In the feudal era there was a saying that women should not be too well-educated. Ho Sau came across an old couple in So Uk Estate who were reading a letter under the light. He imagined that the old gentlemen might be reading a family letter for the lady. Chinese overseas rarely received a letter from home. Wise men said 'a letter from home worth thousands pieces of gold', one can imagine how valuable are these letters.
| Date | 1960s-80s |
| Place | Kowloon/Sham Shui Po District/Sham Shui Po/(Street)/So Uk Estate |
| People | Elderly |
| Object | family letter |
| Others | Family letter |
| Material Type | Image |
| Collection | Ho Sau: Poetic Photography of Daily Life |
| Source | Courtesy of Ho Sau; Also published in Ho Sau. 2006. Age to Reflection: Photos and Poems by Ho Sau. Hong Kong: Wonderful Design and Productions , pp. 86-87. |
| Repository | Ho Sau |
| Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Ho Sau |
| Accession No. | ho0_019 |
location
Other photos
Family letter
Elderly chatting in So Uk Estate. In the feudal era there was a saying that women should not be too well-educated. Ho Sau came across an old couple in So Uk Estate who were reading a letter under the light. He imagined that the old gentlemen might be reading a family letter for the lady. Chinese overseas rarely received a letter from home. Wise men said 'a letter from home worth thousands pieces of gold', one can imagine how valuable are these letters.
| Date | 1960s-80s |
| Place | Kowloon/Sham Shui Po District/Sham Shui Po/(Street)/So Uk Estate |
| People | Elderly |
| Object | family letter |
| Others | Family letter |
| Material Type | Image |
| Collection | Ho Sau: Poetic Photography of Daily Life |
| Source | Courtesy of Ho Sau; Also published in Ho Sau. 2006. Age to Reflection: Photos and Poems by Ho Sau. Hong Kong: Wonderful Design and Productions , pp. 86-87. |
| Repository | Ho Sau |
| Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Ho Sau |
| Accession No. | ho0_019 |
location
Other photos
Family letter
Elderly chatting in So Uk Estate. In the feudal era there was a saying that women should not be too well-educated. Ho Sau came across an old couple in So Uk Estate who were reading a letter under the light. He imagined that the old gentlemen might be reading a family letter for the lady. Chinese overseas rarely received a letter from home. Wise men said 'a letter from home worth thousands pieces of gold', one can imagine how valuable are these letters.
| Date | 1960s-80s |
| Place | Kowloon/Sham Shui Po District/Sham Shui Po/(Street)/So Uk Estate |
| People | Elderly |
| Object | family letter |
| Others | Family letter |
| Material Type | Image |
| Collection | Ho Sau: Poetic Photography of Daily Life |
| Source | Courtesy of Ho Sau; Also published in Ho Sau. 2006. Age to Reflection: Photos and Poems by Ho Sau. Hong Kong: Wonderful Design and Productions , pp. 86-87. |
| Repository | Ho Sau |
| Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Ho Sau |
| Accession No. | ho0_019 |
location
Other photos
Family letter
Elderly chatting in So Uk Estate. In the feudal era there was a saying that women should not be too well-educated. Ho Sau came across an old couple in So Uk Estate who were reading a letter under the light. He imagined that the old gentlemen might be reading a family letter for the lady. Chinese overseas rarely received a letter from home. Wise men said 'a letter from home worth thousands pieces of gold', one can imagine how valuable are these letters.
| Date | 1960s-80s |
| Place | Kowloon/Sham Shui Po District/Sham Shui Po/(Street)/So Uk Estate |
| People | Elderly |
| Object | family letter |
| Others | Family letter |
| Material Type | Image |
| Collection | Ho Sau: Poetic Photography of Daily Life |
| Source | Courtesy of Ho Sau; Also published in Ho Sau. 2006. Age to Reflection: Photos and Poems by Ho Sau. Hong Kong: Wonderful Design and Productions , pp. 86-87. |
| Repository | Ho Sau |
| Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Ho Sau |
| Accession No. | ho0_019 |
location
Other photos
Family letter
Elderly chatting in So Uk Estate. In the feudal era there was a saying that women should not be too well-educated. Ho Sau came across an old couple in So Uk Estate who were reading a letter under the light. He imagined that the old gentlemen might be reading a family letter for the lady. Chinese overseas rarely received a letter from home. Wise men said 'a letter from home worth thousands pieces of gold', one can imagine how valuable are these letters.
| Date | 1960s-80s |
| Place | Kowloon/Sham Shui Po District/Sham Shui Po/(Street)/So Uk Estate |
| People | Elderly |
| Object | family letter |
| Others | Family letter |
| Material Type | Image |
| Collection | Ho Sau: Poetic Photography of Daily Life |
| Source | Courtesy of Ho Sau; Also published in Ho Sau. 2006. Age to Reflection: Photos and Poems by Ho Sau. Hong Kong: Wonderful Design and Productions , pp. 86-87. |
| Repository | Ho Sau |
| Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Ho Sau |
| Accession No. | ho0_019 |
location
Other photos
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