The development of surrounding 'communities' brought a huge impact to the lives of Nga Tsin Wai villagers. Nga Tsin Wai had long been a quiet and harmonious village. Since the construction of buildings around Nga Tsin Wai began in the 1950s with the springing up of Tung Tau Estate, Wong Tai Sin, San Po Kong and other communities, there were now no longer any more green spaces around each village. As a child, Ng Chi Wing often thought: “Why are we being surrounded?” As their walled village home often flooded when it rained, villagers were fortunate to have Kai Tak River in which to discharge their sewage. Some people felt that such development negatively affected the feng shui in the walled village and caused residents to suffer strange diseases that shortened their life expectancy. Ng Chi Wing believes that the resettlement area was a magnet for bad sorts as the triads would come to recruit new members. At the very beginning there was no connection between Nga Tsin Wai and the surrounding communities. When Hong Kong’s economic development started to take off, industries in San Po Kong began to flourish and many villagers found jobs in factories, improving their employment opportunities and income.