Reference codeI051Name of interviewee (English)YEUNG, Lin-lan DignaName of interviewee (Chinese)楊蓮蘭Date of interview16/01/2008Biography楊蓮蘭的父親於17歲時前往厄瓜多爾開設雜貨舖,受訪者於厄瓜多爾出生,5歲跟隨父親回新界鄉村定居。二戰時期跟屯駐村內日軍熟絡,戰後一直保持聯繫。
Digna Yeung Lin-lan was born in Quayaquil, Ecuador in 1926 to a Chinese father and Italian mother. She came to Hong Kong at the age of 5 and settled in the New Territories. During the war years, Yeung befriended several Japanese soldiers stationed in her village, and still kept in touch with one of them even after the war.Interview summary憶述5歲時乘船自南美洲經日本回港定居元朗。提及二次大戰期間在元朗楊屋村居住的所見所聞:當時日本士兵常到村中找婦女幫忙補衣服,更與村民成為朋友。受訪者亦談及新界生活遇上的種種趣事,以及多年來香港風貌的改變。Duration56 minutesInterviewerFanny IuDonationYes - letters and photosTopic日佔時期元朗LanguageCantoneseLevel of accessUnclassifiedCollectionOral History CollectionCollection SummaryYEUNG, Lin-lan Digna, 楊蓮蘭
I051. Hong Kong Heritage Project, accessed 08/12/2023, https://www.hongkongheritage.org/nodes/view/22368