Ng Yiu Fai
Ng Yiu Fai
A clan officer identified with his ancestral root in his middle age
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Village houses in the main lane
Village houses in the main lane
The Urban Renewal Authority agreed to keep the houses on both sides of the village’s main lane-Photo taken by HKMP Team (2012)
Village houses in the main lane
The Urban Renewal Authority agreed to keep the houses on both sides of the village’s main lane-Photo taken by HKMP Team (2012)
Ng Yiu Fai’s ancestral home is to be restored and converted into a museum
Faced with demolition and redevelopment, Nga Tsin Wai has changed dramatically in recent years. As Ng Yiu Fai returned less and less, he had mixed feelings each time he went back as he found village houses demolished one after another and he had no real friends left there. The personal closeness of bygone days was what he missed the most, as he felt very comfortable living with his uncles and aunts. As he got older, Ng Yiu Fai felt the environment in and around the village was becoming increasingly inconvenient. For example, he could not pee anywhere like he could when he was a child, and he was afraid that the house might collapse whenever there was a typhoon or rainstorm! But overall, he was not too sad about the demolition as he broadly agreed with the Government’s conservation plans to help give the next generation the opportunity to learn more about the walled village. In the future will see one of Ng Yiu Fai’s family’s ancestral houses retained and transformed into something like a museum.