Hong Kong Stories

Chaoshan Natives in Sai Kung (44x1)

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Sai Kung is a town mainly populated by the Hakka. However, Hong Kong saw a large influx of mainland Chinese refugees from the 1950s. Many people who originated from Chaoshan also put down roots in Sai Kung, making a living from agriculture and business. Among them is Anven Wu’s father, Wu Muk-fung. After coming to Hong Kong from Chaonan, Wu Muk-fung settled in Luk Mei Tsuen and provided for his family with a job in the transportation sector during the early days. Despite having become successful in Hong Kong, he still missed his hometown dearly and chose to be buried there after his death. Anven decided to uphold his father’s sentimental ties to his ancestral home after his passing, and has since been committed to the promotion of Chaoshan culture. The Chaoshanese who settled in Sai Kung established the Sai Kung District Chiu Chow Clansmen’s Association in the 1960s to unite their hometowners through worshipping activities. Chan Kut-man, who has been a member of the association for more than half a century, deeply remembers how former Chairman Chan Fuk-shing looked out for his fellow Chaoshanese, going so far as to acquire a plot of burial ground for non-indigenous villagers from the government for them as well as people of other ethnic groups.