Ng Sui Kuen
Ng Sui Kuen
An overseas clansman returns to his cultural home
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The stone benches under the gatehouse
The stone benches under the gatehouse
There are several stone benches in the gatehouse of Nga Tsin Wai, where villagers used to chat, play card games or have an afternoon nap-Photo taken by HKMP Team (2012)
The stone benches under the gatehouse
There are several stone benches in the gatehouse of Nga Tsin Wai, where villagers used to chat, play card games or have an afternoon nap-Photo taken by HKMP Team (2012)
In all, some three generations of the family lived under one roof in Nga Tsin Wai
There were many stone benches in the gatehouse of Nga Tsin Wai. It was the hangout of the elderly women, who gathered there for gossips or a nap after lunch. Ng Sui Kuen’s grandmother loved him so much that she did not allow him to roam about. She would sleep on a stone bench with Ng Sui Kuen in her arms. Ng Chin Hung’s grandmother always complained to him that he and his grandmother deprived the others of the chance to use the stone bench by always sleeping on it. Ng Sui Kuen and his friends did not like studies. Ng Sui Kuen went to play immediate after returning home from school. He did not study except the night before a test or examination. Ng Sui Kuen’s mother never pushed him to study, neither did his grandmother. His grandmother would only warned him to be careful and not to get hurt. His father was the only one in the family who was strict with his studies. At eight every night, his father would test him on the lessons learnt that day. If he could not answer, his father would beat him with a cane. The review would continue until 11 o’clock when his father let him go to bed. Sometimes, his grandmother would come downstairs and said, ‘Let him sleep, no more studies!’ Ng Sui Kuen was the eldest son of the family, that’s why his father was especially strict with him.