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Abbreviation JHKBRAS = Journal of the Hong Kong Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society
The present study is part of the research product of the Historical Fieldwork Project on Old Settlements in Tung Chung, Lantau Island, conducted by the History Department, Chinese University of Hong Kong, in summer 1991, under the auspices of the Antiquities and Monument Office, Government Secretariat, Hong Kong. In the section on Tung Chung's socio-religious activities, Wai-yee Ho was one of the field interviewers and the major processor of interview transcriptions on the subject. The authors of this article would like to thank Mr Wing-kai To and Dr Cathy Potter for reading and commenting on the draft. Official geographical names are used in this paper although their romanization may deviate from the Wade-Giles system adopted by this journal.
J.L. Cranner-Byng & A. Shepherd "A Reconnaissance of Ma Wan and Lantao Islands in 1794,” JHKBRAS, Vol. 4 (1964), p. 115
Administrative Report (1912), p. 110. VII-Crops
* Stewart H. Lockhart, "Report on the Extension of the Colony of Hong Kong," 1898
* "Table of Population Figures in the New Territories," Hong Kong Gazetteer (Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press, 1958)
6 Interviews Cheng P'o (age 77), upper Ling Pei, Jun 15, 1991, Hsieh Ch'i (age 72), San Tau, Jul 7, 1991, Mr Wang (Age 30+), San Tau, Jul 7, 1991. Wang's father was known as the "king of folk song." He used to keep some song books which are now lost.
Interview of Mr & Mrs Lo # (age Mr Lo 69), Shek Mun Kap, Jun 18, 1991. Mrs Lo, who was a child bride, as were her sisters, mentioned that quite a number of child brides came from San Tau, Sha Lo Wan and the western border of Tung Chung. Interviews "Uncle Cheng", the Tung Chung Public School, Jun 24, 1991, Chang Yen, Ma Wan Chung, Jul 7, 1991. "Uncle Cheng" indicated that the price for a child bride was HK$20 or more fifty years ago, whereas Cheng Yen pointed out that the price was HK$50-60 sixty years ago.
On the Hakka mores of women labouring as farmers/housewives while their husbands and grown-up sons worked outside or overseas (mostly in southeast Asia), see Wu Tsung-chuo & Wen Chung-ho, Chia-ying-chou chih (reprint of the 1898 edition) (Taipei: Ch'eng-wen ch'u-pan-she, 1968), chuan 8, pp. 53-55. For this tradition, and the custom of child brides, see also Yang Hung-hai, "Yueh-tung k'e-chia ti min-su t'e-se," in KROANKAHė K'e-chia wen-chin, ZRERE, Vol. 1 (1989), pp. 277, 281.
* Interview of Cheng Man-hung W (age 63), Aug 8, 1991
"John Brim, "Village Alliance Temples in Hong Kong," in Arthur P. Wolf, ed., Religion and Ritual in Chinese Society (Stanford, Calif.: Stanford University Press, 1974), p. 95
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Abbreviation JHKBRAS=Journal of the Hong Hong Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society
The present study is part of the research product of the Historical Fieldwork Project on Old Settlements in Tung Chung, Lantau Island, conducted by the History Department, Chinese University of Hong Kong, in summer. 1991, under the auspices of the Antiquities and Monument Office, Government Secretarial, Hong Kong In the section on Tung chung's socio-religious activities. Wai-yee Ho was one of the field interviewers and the major processer of interview hansciptions on the subject The authors of this article would like to thank Mr Wingkai To and Dr Cathy Potter for reading and commenting on the draft Official geographical names are used in this paper although then romanization may deviate from the Wade-Giles system adopted by this journal
JL Cranner-Byng & A Shepherd "A Reconnaissance of Ma Wan and Lantao Islands in
1794,” JHKBRAS, Vol 4 (1964), p. 115
Adminstrative Report (1912), p 110. VII-Crops
* Stewart H Lockhart, "Report on the Extension of the Colony of Hong Kong." 1898
* "Table of Population Figures in the New Territories," Hong Kong Gazetteer (Hong Kong
Hong Kong University Press, 1958)
6 Interviews Cheng P'o (age 77), upper Ling Pei, Jun 15,199!, Hsieh Ch'i
(age 72), San Tau, Jul 7,1991, Mr Wang (Age 30+), San Tau, Jul 7, 1991 Wang's tather was known as the "king of folk song " He used to keep sume song books which are now lost
Interview of Mr & Mrs Lo # (age Mr Lo 69), Shek Mun Kap, Jun 18,1991 Mis Lo, who was a child bride, as were her sisters, mentioned that quite a number of child brides came from San Tau, Sha Lo Wan R and the western border of Tung Chung Interviews "Uncle Cheng", the Tung Chung Public School, Jun 24.1991, Chang Yen R. Ma Wan Chung, Jul 7, 1991 "Uncle Cheng" indicated that the price for a child bride was HK$ 20 or more tifty years ago, whereas Cheng Yen pointed out that the price was HK$ 50-60 sixty years ago
On the Hakka mores of women labouring as farmers/housewives while then husbands and grown-up sons worked outside or overseas (mostly in southeast Asia), see Wụ Tsung- cho & Wen Chung-ho Chia-ying-chou chih ECH reprint of the 1898 edition (Taipei Ch'eng-wen ch'u-pan-she, 1968), quam 8, pp. 53-55 For this tradition, and the custom of child brides, see also Yang Hung-hai Yuch-tungk'e-chia tu-
no te min-so t'e-she." QKROANKAHė K'e-chia ven-chin, ZRERE Vol 1(1989), pp 277, 281
* Interview of Cheng Man-hung W (age 63), Aug 8,1991
"John Brim, "Village Alliance Temples in Hong Kong," in Authur P Wolf. ed, Religion
and Ritual in Chiese Society (Stanford, Calif Stanford University Press, 1974), p. 95
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