Guo Qiang Brothers
Guo Qiang Brothers
My communist father was brought up in Nga Tsin Wai
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Homeland of Nga Tsin Wai
Homeland of Nga Tsin Wai
An aerial panorama of Nga Tsin Wai taken at the 2012 Tin Hau Festival-Photo taken by HKMP Team (2012)
Homeland of Nga Tsin Wai
An aerial panorama of Nga Tsin Wai taken at the 2012 Tin Hau Festival-Photo taken by HKMP Team (2012)
The brothers became very emotional when they first set foot in their ancestral home
Wu Guo Jian’s first visit to Nga Tsin Wai was in December 1988 when he by-passed Hong Kong on his way back from France to Guangzhou. He stayed in Hong Kong for about a week. His cousin, a Shek O indigenous resident, showed him around. One day, Wu Guo Jian went to Nga Tsin Wai. He stayed in the village for a few hours meeting the village head Ng Kau and making a visit to Aunt Kam Mui. He donated $30 as the incense fee and offered incense at the Ng’s Clan’s Ancestral Hall. He felt excited on his first visit to his homeland because he was eventually able to see it with his own eyes. Wu Guo Qiang’s first visit to his homeland was in 1998 when he came to Hong Kong to handle some clan affairs in the capacity of the eldest branch’s manager. At the immigration control point, the Hong Kong immigration officer noticed from his pass that he was born in ‘Hong Kong’. The officer was confused that as a Hong Kong-born, why he had no Hong Kong identity card. He then asked him about his homeland. Wu Guo Qiang answered Nga Tsin Wai in Kowloon. It was after much questioning that he was allowed to pass the control point. When he first entered the village, he felt as if he was returning home. He chatted with Ng Kau and Leung Sek Lun at the Village Office, also visited Aunt Kam Mui at her home and met the clansmen of other branches.