Kong Chi Yin
Kong Chi Yin
Haifeng immigrant values his childhood friends
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A trio of buddies
A trio of buddies
Kong Chi Yin grew up together with Ng Chi Wing and Ng Siu Kei. Having forged a lifelong friendship, the three readily agreed to help organise village affairs after their retirement-Provided by Kong Chi Yin
A trio of buddies
Kong Chi Yin grew up together with Ng Chi Wing and Ng Siu Kei. Having forged a lifelong friendship, the three readily agreed to help organise village affairs after their retirement-Provided by Kong Chi Yin
The reasons for helping out village affairs with childhood friends were apparent without saying
In the early years Tin Hau’s Birthday and the Jiao Festival were organized by the seniors. The young were responsible for the physical work. The Jiao Festival and Tin Hau’s Birthday were celebrated by everybody in the village, including the indigenous inhabitants and villagers with outsiders’ surnames. CY Kong stressed that no distinction needed to be drawn between the two types of villagers, and the success of the events lay in whether there was a head. He felt being driven by a natural force to work for divinity and manifest his heart. That was an inexplicable affection. When he went back to the village and saw his primary schoolmates and those who had taught him football, their bonding was maintained through chats, teas and travels. It was meaningful to work with childhood buddies, but outsiders would find it hard to understand this, and they always thought that the organizers wanted to take advantage of the villagers.