Ng Chin Hung

This yarn paper lease was handed down for several generations Dated 1906, this lease records how Ng Chin Hung’s great-grandfather and great-granduncle paid HK$12 to their clansmen to lend on mortgage for farmlands in Sha Po Village. 1906 圖片 口述歷史檔案庫 Courtesy of Ng Chin Hung Ng Chin Hung Permission for use is given by Ng Chin Hung NCH-CM-PIC-001

Ng Chin Hung’s grandmother This photo was taken in a studio in the 1960s. 1960s 圖片 口述歷史檔案庫 Courtesy of Ng Chin Hung Ng Chin Hung Permission for use is given by Ng Chin Hung NCH-CM-PIC-003

Ng Chin Hung’s father’s police academy graduation photo Ng Chin Hung’s father (back row, first from left) at the 26th Hakka Third Class Graduation Ceremony on 12 March 1949. 1949-03-12 圖片 口述歷史檔案庫 Courtesy of Ng Chin Hung Ng Chin Hung Permission for use is given by Ng Chin Hung NCH-CM-PIC-004

Notes recording villagers’ land assets Ng Chin Hung’s family had an illustrious background with ancestors who had passed down many estates. Sadly, not much was left by the time he grew up. early 20th C 圖片 口述歷史檔案庫 Courtesy of Ng Chin Hung Ng Chin Hung Permission for use is given by Ng Chin Hung NCH-CM-PIC-007

Documents detailing the maintenance of ancestral houses When Ng Chin Hung’s family’s elder members repaired their house’s roof in 1926, they had to apply to the Building Authority before work could commence. This picture shows the approval document for the maintenance work. 1926 圖片 口述歷史檔案庫 Courtesy of Ng Chin Hung Ng Chin Hung Permission for use is given by Ng Chin Hung NCH-CM-PIC-010

Ng Chin Hung and his great-grandmother In 1966, when Ng Chin Hung was just 6, his great-grandmother, who originally came from Tai Wai, died in Nga Tsin Wai at the age of 106. 2012 圖片 口述歷史檔案庫 Photo taken by Hong Kong Memory Project Team Hong Kong Memory Project Copyright owned by Hong Kong Memory Project NCH-CM-PIC-011

Ng Chin Hung’s father's family photo Standing at the back of this photo which was taken in a studio in the 1940s can be seen Ng Chin Hung’s father. The two women pictured are Ng Chin Hung’s grandmother and great-grandmother. 1940s 圖片 口述歷史檔案庫 Courtesy of Ng Chin Hung Ng Chin Hung Permission for use is given by Ng Chin Hung NCH-CM-PIC-012

Another photo of Ng Chin Hung’s family Taken some time in the 1960s, this picture shows Ng Chin Hung (middle) with his parents, grandmother and other family members. 1960s 圖片 口述歷史檔案庫 Courtesy of Ng Chin Hung Ng Chin Hung Permission for use is given by Ng Chin Hung NCH-CM-PIC-013

Ng Chin Hung’s great-grandfather’s Seaman’s Identity Book Ng Chin Hung’s uncle, grandfather and great-grandfather were sailors dating back three generations. 1919-06-25 圖片 口述歷史檔案庫 Courtesy of Ng Chin Hung Ng Chin Hung Permission for use is given by Ng Chin Hung NCH-CM-PIC-014

Ng Chin Hung’s ancestors’ walking sticks and y-shaped staffs The walking stick in the middle of this picture was used by Ng Chin Hung’s great-grandmother, while the one on the right was used by his grandmother. The y-shaped staff on the left was Ng Chin Hung’s maternal great-grandmother’s gift to Ng Chin Hung’s family. 2012 圖片 口述歷史檔案庫 Photo taken by Hong Kong Memory Project Team Hong Kong Memory Project Copyright owned by Hong Kong Memory Project NCH-CM-PIC-015

Home decorations Ng Chin Hung’s family was one the richest and most important in Nga Tsin Wai and owned many precious items of furniture such as his mother’s dressing box. 2012 圖片 口述歷史檔案庫 Photo taken by Hong Kong Memory Project Team Hong Kong Memory Project Copyright owned by Hong Kong Memory Project NCH-CM-PIC-017

Cockloft camphor boxes More affluent villagers used to lock their luggage inside personal camphor boxes and store them in their house’s cocklofts. 2012 圖片 口述歷史檔案庫 Photo taken by Hong Kong Memory Project Team Hong Kong Memory Project Copyright owned by Hong Kong Memory Project NCH-CM-PIC-018