James Hayes Photographs Collection:
Ha Kwai Chung Photos of the Removal into the New Resite Village, 1964
Research notes prepared by Dr. James Hayes
 
Taking incense holder from old TANG's ancestral temple to the new (time & date fixed by geomancer) (Image)
Taking incense holder from old TANG's ancestral temple to the new (time & date fixed by geomancer)
Placing the ancestral tablet of the whole TANG lineage in the new ancestral hall built by the government (time and date fixed by geomancer) (Image)
Placing the ancestral tablet of the whole TANG lineage in the new ancestral hall built by the government (time and date fixed by geomancer)
Part of the ceremony for the opening of the TANG's ancestral hall. (This part held outside the new village school). (Image)
Part of the ceremony for the opening of the TANG's ancestral hall. (This part held outside the new village school).
The village unicorn dancers on site on new village opening day 23/4/1964 (Image)
The village unicorn dancers on site on new village opening day 23/4/1964
Procession taking banners to the new village site 23/4/1964 (Image)
Procession taking banners to the new village site 23/4/1964
Ha Kwai Chung new village opening (23/4/1964). Floral tributes, flags, and firecrackers. (Image)
Ha Kwai Chung new village opening (23/4/1964). Floral tributes, flags, and firecrackers.
"PAI-LAU" at main entrance to site (23/4/1964). (Image)
"PAI-LAU" at main entrance to site (23/4/1964).
Village representative Mr. TANG SHANG (鄧生) with Mr. W.R. (Dick) NORMAN, District Assistant, District Office, Tsuen Wan, who "wrote" the characters for the new school. His name in Chinese is 羅文. (Image)
Village representative Mr. TANG SHANG (鄧生) with Mr. W.R. (Dick) NORMAN, District Assistant, District Office, Tsuen Wan, who "wrote" the characters for the new school. His name in Chinese is 羅文.
Official opening of the new village. The D.O. Tsuen Wan, Mr. S.A. Webb-Johnson speaking (23 April 1964) - Heung Yee Kuk Chairman Mr. HO Chuen Yiu, - District Commissioner N.T., Mr. J.P. Aserappa. (Image)
Official opening of the new village. The D.O. Tsuen Wan, Mr. S.A. Webb-Johnson speaking (23 April 1964)
- Heung Yee Kuk Chairman Mr. HO Chuen Yiu,
- District Commissioner N.T., Mr. J.P. Aserappa.
The TANG ancestral hall in the old village. Some other photos show adjacent houses. (Image)
The TANG ancestral hall in the old village. Some other photos show adjacent houses.