Reference codeI014Name of interviewee (English)CHAN, YokName of interviewee (Chinese)陳沃Date of interview23/08/2007Biography陳沃1949年中國解放前來港,曾經歷1953年石硤尾大火和露宿街頭,後獲安置到石硤尾臨時平房及白田邨居住,在深水埗區一住五十多年。退休前為熨衣工人。
Chan Yok came to Hong Kong in 1949 and has been living in Sham Shui Po for more than 50 years by the time of the interview. He experienced the Shek Kip Mei fire in 1953 and homeless life for a period before being placed at Pak Tin Estate. He made a living by ironing clothes before retirement. Interview summary講述初來港時的居住環境、工作生涯、及轉做熨衣工人的待遇。提到1948年在半島酒店認識的幾位有趣朋友。又描述1953年石硤尾大火的情景及當時露宿街頭的生活,直到遷入白田上邨;並概述邨內環境、生活條件,以及1967暴動的情況。 Duration50 minutesInterviewerFanny IuTopic1967暴動公共房屋深水埗石硤尾大火LanguageCantoneseLevel of accessUnclassifiedCollectionOral History CollectionCollection SummaryCHAN, Yok, 陳沃
I014. Hong Kong Heritage Project, accessed 04/10/2023, https://www.hongkongheritage.org/nodes/view/21912