George Yuen Long Cheung

張元琅 (熙林) 

    

AGE
YEAR
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1
1906
Born in Hoy Ping Village, Guangdong, China  
3
1909
Accompanied by mother (Leung) and brother Jimmy (a few months old), they set sail to Fiji to be reunited with his father. On route, near Sydney, his mother committed suicide by jumping into the ocean. It was speculated that she was suffered from post-partum depression plus home-sickness.

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15
1921
With his brother Jimmy and Grandfather Ah Jack, they left Fiji to Guangzhou, China. They lived in a new house located at 廣州, 西關, 五福中約 8 號 LINK 2
21
1927
 Enrolled in Pre-College classes in Lingnan University, especially setup for Oversea Chinese LINK 3
24
1930
Entered as Freshman in the Business Administration Department of Lingnan University.

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25
1931
On August 19 (Wednesday), married to Mo-Ching Ng in 773 Nathan Road, Hong Kong

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26
1932
 In June, left Lingnan University without completing the degree. In October, first child (Jane) was born in Hong Kong. Started to work for Harper, a automobile part dealer.  
28
1934
Second child (Lawrence) was born in Hong Kong  
31
1937
 Third child (Chester) was born in Hong Kong  
32
1938
Fourth child (Robert) was born in Hong Kong  
35
1941
Fifth child (Maxwell) was born in Hong Kong. World War II was in progress. On Christmas, Japan army invaded Hong Kong  
36

1942

 Started 公平家具店 at the ground floor of 763 Nathan Road, Kowloon Hong Kong. The source of used furniture was from people who wanted to evacuate away from Hong Kong  
37
1943
 With a partner, started 公平運輸 a few blocks from the furniture store. Eventually, they operated a total of 5 trucks. The main business was to transport vegetables from the New Territory (Yuen Long as terminal) to the markets in Kowloon.

 

39
1945
 Japan Surrendered. WWII ended  
40's
Late '40
The 公平運輸 was closed down because several accidents occurred that involved fatalities and injuries.  
Mid 40 's
Early '50
The 公平家具店 was closed down because of the source of used furniture became dried up. It was too costly to produce new furniture.  
45-55
1950-1960
 Worked briefly for an automobile parts dealership. Worked briefly for a large designer fabric-upholstery factory. Finally, worked as private tutor at home. LINK 6
55
1961
 On June 15, he passed away in Hong Kong and was buried in 荃灣華人永遠墳場 LINK 7

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1980
The bones were recovered and cremated.  The final burial place is Gardens of Gethsemani, 15800-32nd Street, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada V3S9V1, at location D-156-39-127, next to his wife Mo Ching. LINK 8

 

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