Ng Chin Hung
Ng Chin Hung
Ng Hon Ko Tso
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Stone lions next to the entrance of Tin Hau Temple
Stone lions next to the entrance of Tin Hau Temple
Clansmen of Ng Hon Ko Tso donated a pair of stone lions to the Tin Hau Temple in 1985.-Photo taken by HKMP Team (2012)
Stone lions next to the entrance of Tin Hau Temple
Clansmen of Ng Hon Ko Tso donated a pair of stone lions to the Tin Hau Temple in 1985.-Photo taken by HKMP Team (2012)
Gathering before going for ancestral offering
Gathering before going for ancestral offering
Every first Sunday of Lunar September , clansmen of Ng Hon Ko Tso gather at Nga Tsin Wai, and go for ancestral offering through shuttle bus. Photographed in 2011.-Provided by Ng Fat Chuen
Gathering before going for ancestral offering
Every first Sunday of Lunar September , clansmen of Ng Hon Ko Tso gather at Nga Tsin Wai, and go for ancestral offering through shuttle bus. Photographed in 2011.-Provided by Ng Fat Chuen
Dissatisfying that the rights of urban indigenous villagers had be deprived
The Ng Clan Ancestral Hall covered an area of about 9,000 sq. ft.. The building also doubled as a school. In around 1960, the Government requisitioned the lot and agreed to begin a land exchange and reconstruction of the ancestral hall. The bulk of the new lot was used for building Chi Tak Public School. At that time, the land exchange contract was in English and contained provisions requiring that the school portion was restricted solely to educational use. Not fluent in English, the Ng ancestors were completely unaware of such restrictions and executed the deed in good faith. In 2008, the Government ordered the closure of the school due to a lack of students. They also took back the school grounds without making any mention of compensation. Ng Chin Hung thought that this was robbing citizens of their land. In recent years some Tung Tau Estate residents have complained to the District Council that Nga Tsin Wai village’s redevelopment into a residential area will create a wall of new buildings whose wind shield effect will adversely affect feng shui. Ng Chin Hung dismissed such ideas, saying that Nga Tsin Wai Village had been established 300 years ago. Back then, all lands within a radius of around two kilometers belonged to families surnamed Ng, Chan or Lee. It was only thanks to their ancestors’ selfless dedication in insisting their lands were for public use that the seven-storey public housing blocks could be completed.