Fung Fai Terrace [????- ]

Henry Ching writes:

The 1923 photo of flooding of Wong Nei Chong village shows, in the background, the buildings on the lower terrace of Fung Fai Toi.

The buildings were in pairs.  From the right of the photo was the block containing Nos 1-2, then Nos 3-4, then Nos 5-6, then Nos 7-8.  Between Nos 4 and 5 was the passage way leading to the steps to the upper terrace that was built later.

We lived at 9, Village Road immediately opposite No.5 and the steps leading up to the lower terrace, and that is where I was born.

So we can update the AAB report to say that 16 & 17 were built in 1923 or later, as the upper terrace is still empty in this photo.

Looking at Google's street view, I see that half of one of the older lower-terrace buildings is still standing, number 2, Fung Fai Terrace:

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And the staircase, partially visible in the 1923 photo and opposite the house where Henry lived, is still here too:

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According to the official history of lingnan, lingnan primary school moved to fung fai terrace in 1923. They rented blocks 4, 5 and 6 (another source says it was 4,5 and 7) until 1928 when they moved out. Here a photo taken at the time:

lingnan_at_fung_fai_terrace_1923-1928.png, by simtang

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Another one

1923_summer_lingnan.png, by simtang

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1923 photo of fung fai terrace showing numbers 1, 2, 3 and 4.

1923_fung_fai_terrace_1-4.png, by simtang