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Widow's Assistance Scheme

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  • 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.
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