"But I know her visit here will be an informal one and I know
that she will not mind if we are just ourselves and welcome her like we
would any close friend," Mrs. Tang said.
The Tang family is one of the largest the Housing Authority caters to. A fare collector with the Hong Kong-Yaumati Ferry Company, Mr. Tang and his wife have nine children, ranging in age from eight to 28 years.
All but one, who is married, live with their parents.
Mrs. Tang's mother also lives in the same flat, which is slightly over 600 square feet. One of the largest built by the Authority, the flat is self-contained with two bedrooms, kitchen and toilet. There are about 200 flats of this type in Oi Man Estate.
Five of the Tang children are still in school
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two are in
primary and three in secondary school. The eldest son, Chung-ming, attends night classes at the Polytechnic and works as a technician with Harpers by day. Another son, Chi-ming, is an apprentice in the watch trade and
the second eldest daughter, Kun-tei, is a personnel clerk with Emerson Electric (H.K.) Ltd.
Mr. Tang, 53, is a native from Tung Koan province in China but
has lived most of his life in Hong Kong.
The family moved into Ci Man Estate on March 1 this year.
Previously they shared a small tenement flat with another family in Bulkeley
Street, Hung Hom.
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