SATURDAY, APREL 6,
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WHEN HE DIED SOME YEARS LATER, THE PEOPLE OF THE PROVINCE
CONTINUED TO SEEK HELP AND GUIDANCE FROM HIS SPIRIT. AND,
ACCORDING TO LEGEND, MANY SUCH REQUESTS WERE GRANTED.
AS A RESULT THE PEOPLE PETITIONED THE EMPEROR TO
PRONOUNCE NG A DEITY.
THE EMPEROR DID SO, AND TO THIS DAY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
CELEBRATING THE ANNIVERSARY OF NG'S DEATH ON THE FIFTEENTH DAY
OF THE THIRD MOON.
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AND IN HONG KONG WHY IS THE ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATED ONLY ON
TSING YI ISLAND?
WELL, ACCORDING TO A VILLAGER WHO WAS BORN ON TSING Y1,
THE STORY GOES LIKE THIS:
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DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR WHEN THE JAPANESE INVADED HONG
KONG, THE 2,000 INHABITANTS OF TSING YI BEGAN TO THINK ABOUT
EVACUATING THE ISLAND.
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NOT SURE WHETHER THE MOVE WOULD BE A VISE DECISION, THE
THE ISLANDERS CALLED ON THE GUIDANCE OF +TSAN KUAN TAI DA1+
NAME WHICH NG HAS NOW COME TO BE KNOWN.
THE ANSWER THE VILLAGERS RECEIVED WAS +NO EVACUATION IS
NECESSARY. SO EVERYBODY REMAINED ON THE ISLAND.
BUT
DURING THE INVASION SEVERAL BOMBS FELL ON TSING YI.
THERE WAS NO LOSS OF LIFE OR INJURY AND DAMAGE WAS MINIMAL.
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THE VILLAGERS PRAYERS HAD BEEN ANSWERED.
SINCE THEN RESIDENTS OF TSING YI HAVE BEEN HOLDING ANNUAL
CELEBRATIONS TO GIVE THANKS TO NG'S SPIRIT.
THE CELEBRATIONS
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