Ng Siu Hung had fought for the preservation of Nga Tsin Wai but his efforts were in vain. In the early 2000s, Ng Siu Hung and several villagers put up banners at the gatehouse to protest against CKH’s demolition of their homes, hoping that the Government would preserve Nga Tsin Wai. By that time, some 80% of the walled village was still intact and the living environment inside was acceptable. Those trying to protect the village were limited in number and financial resources and found it hard to attract support. As residents’ children had far better financial conditions, many of them had already bought homes away from the village. As homes in Nga Tsin Wai were difficult to rent out or maintain, the younger generation advocated selling them as soon as possible. Ng Siu Hung believed that even if older residents refused to sell, their children would eventually dispose of the properties anyway. As a result, proper redevelopment of the walled village became imperative. Those who stayed faced an increasingly deteriorating environment, becoming so frustrated they would give up their ancestral homes. Ng Siu Hung sighs now that “people don’t cherish what they have when they have it. They only remember it fondly when it is about to be destroyed and will soon vanish forever.”