Grandma Leung
Grandma Leung
A female worker married to a non-indigenous villager
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A wedding photo at Nga Tsin Wai
A wedding photo at Nga Tsin Wai
Grandma Leung and her husband in front of their house at 1st Lane shortly after their 1959 marriage-Provided by Grandma Leung
A wedding photo at Nga Tsin Wai
Grandma Leung and her husband in front of their house at 1st Lane shortly after their 1959 marriage-Provided by Grandma Leung
Grandma Leung married a Nga Tsin Wai villager following a friend’s introduction
Grandma Leung’s husband, Mr. Wan, was a Nga Tsin Wai villager and the matchmaker who brought them together was a colleague whose elder brother was a friend of Mr. Wan. One year, this female worker accompanied Mr. Wan and Grandma Leung to the flower market where she introduced them to each other. Although the future married couple each left on their own and had no further contact, all three of them met again at the next year’s flower market. It was around about now that Grandma Leung and Mr. Wan began their courtship. The Government of that time issued laws decreeing that factory staff could only be asked to work an eight-hour day with one day off each week. Whenever there were holidays, Mr. Wan and her would rather go swimming or hiking than watch movies. On their excursions together, the two had been to Lai Chi Kok Amusement Park, Stanley, the Peak and Wu Kai Sha. While there, they just sat around chatting happily together, strolling to and from each destination. Back then, people were far more used to walking than they are today. Mr. Wan and Grandma Leung married after they had been dating for four years. Actually, their first two years together did not really consist of “dating” as such. The two simply treated one and other as good friends and had fun enjoying each other’s company when spending time together during holidays.