Ng Sui Kuen
Ng Sui Kuen
An overseas clansman returns to his cultural home
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A typical gathering at the ancestral hall
A typical gathering at the ancestral hall
The Ng Chi Wing brothers (first and second from left) were Ng Sui Kuen’s best childhood friends and also neighbours at 1st Lane in Nga Tsin Wai. This photo was taken at the ancestral hall during ancestor worship at Chung Yeung Festival in 2012-Photo taken by HKMP Team (2012)
A typical gathering at the ancestral hall
The Ng Chi Wing brothers (first and second from left) were Ng Sui Kuen’s best childhood friends and also neighbours at 1st Lane in Nga Tsin Wai. This photo was taken at the ancestral hall during ancestor worship at Chung Yeung Festival in 2012-Photo taken by HKMP Team (2012)
Returning to Nga Tsin Wai when he was middle-aged, he began to recollect his memories of village brotherhood
Ng Sui Kuen returned to Nga Tsin Wai when he was middle-aged. He went back the village frequently to recollect his memories of brotherhood. He did not come to Hong Kong after returning to Britain in 1971. It was not until after his divorce in 1991 that he returned to Hong Kong every year. In the beginning, he returned twice a year, but only once a year in recent years. The main purpose of his return is to visit his daughter, who has returned to Hong Kong for work. His son works in Scotland where he is married. Ng Sui Kuen usually returns in October because the weather is cool in autumn. Besides, the Chung Yeung Festival falls in October, he can worship his ancestors at the ancestral hall. When he returns to Hong Kong, he would meet clan brothers such as Ng Siu Kei. They would travel to the Mainland for entertainment as a way to ease pressure. Having left Hong Kong for a long time, Ng Sui Kuen misses his hometown a bit. To him, Nga Tsin Wai is a place with a history of 600 years, and it is a place where he was born and brought up, as well as a place where he had much happy childhood memories. What he misses most are the brotherhood and the marble games they played when they were children. He agrees with the Nga Tsin Wai reconstruction plan because the Tin Hau Temple and the village houses will be reserved to remind him of his memories.