Oral history interview with Lai Wah Mak 麥禮華

00:00-05:40 Explains name including why renamed. Family structure: Father dies when Lai Wah Mak aged 11, mother very hard working.

05:41-10:29 Living in Hong Kong central area, hanging around on the streets and familiar with underground gambling dens. Living conditions, how earned living.

10:30-14:58 Views on, and stories around selling beef meatballs.

14:59-17:24 Fathers job collecting wooden boxes from clothes shops. Lai Wah Mak joining in the business from age 10.

17:25-18:23 Engaging with Buddhism, meeting his wife.

18:24-23:01 Migration to UK in 1983. Running a takeaway shop. 3 children, two sons and a daughter.

23:02-33:20 Becoming a Buddhist life changing. Expectations of children. Filial piety. Importance of teaching children Chinese.

33:21-36:28 UK less stressful than Hong Kong. Reasons for remaining in the UK. Remaining healthy in old age to remain active.

This is an edited index. For the full index and summary of the interview see the bound volume in the Ahmed Iqbal Ullah RACE Library.