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From Hong Kong to London :From Hong Kong to London A journey from the Fareast to the East end via West Yorkshire
Hak Nam – The City of Darkness :Hak Nam – The City of Darkness I was born
here Orphaned, abandoned and left to die
The Walled City - Kowloon :The Walled City - Kowloon The Walled City was a colony within a colony, a dark little enclave of narrow, twisting streets and rickety walk-ups that defied British law and order for almost 100 years.
Where Did the Orphans come from? :Where Did the Orphans come from? Local and immigrant mainland Chinese
Illegitimate pregnancy by native and foreign fathers
A population explosion in the 50s and 60s
Most of the native Hong Kongers were impoverished
Cultural preference – some might say necessity - for the first born to be a boy
Slide 5:Inside The Walled City
Where Did The Orphans Go To? :Where Did The Orphans Go To? The Fanling babies home founded in the 1930s to take care of the abandoned and destitute
Slide 7:The Fanling Babies Home I was abandoned on their doorstep
‘63 A Bakers Dozen Flown to UK :‘63 A Bakers Dozen Flown to UK I flew from Kai Tak to Heathrow. 13 orphans in total were scattered across the British Isles.
I landed in
West Yorkshire
A Yorkshire Lass :A Yorkshire Lass I grew up in a very small West Yorkshire mill village Two rows of cottages and two up –two down houses
A Yorkshire Lass :A Yorkshire Lass I grew up in a cottage like this I went to a village school like this This the view I had from my cottage This is the path I took to school
Going South :Going South
1979 :1979 I moved to London, I lived near the old London Wall
When I wasn’t busy at drama school I was a part time noodle chef in Chinatown
A world apart :A world apart From Walled city To the London Wall From the Far East To the East End
The End :The End City of London
Credits :Credits Music
Traditional Chinese Bamboo Flute
Grimethorpe Colliery Brass Band
mixed and edited by Gwei Mui