Made in China 中国产品

                                                                                 Left- Ven Kong 文刚
                                                                                 Right - Ven Kiang 文强




                                                                                 Photo taken at Johor palace 




                                                                               Photo taken at Red Hill Close flat




                                                                                           Age 5




                                                                               Photo taken in Shanghai 上海照




                                                                                Made in Shanghai 上海出产




My name is Pao Ven Kong 布文刚。I was made in China 中国制造 - Shanghai 上 海 摊 on 23 March 1947. My house in Shanghai was 四川北路961弄2号 My father is Pao Kwai Sheng 布桂生。And my mother is Au Sue Quan 欧秀娟。My father first came to Singapore alone. He started as an architecture draftman apprentist with a foreign Architecure firm named Palmer & Turner.He was under the guidance of a fellow Shanghainese architect called Peter Soh. Peter Soh passed away quite young (around 30+) due to some contagious desease. After the 2nd world war, My mum, my brother ven Kiang 文强 and I moved from Shanghai to Hongkong(1950) for a short stay before we came to Singapore by ship. We were first put up at a place near the Jalan Bersa Stadium called 中央旅店. It was a one room apartment with common kitchen, bathrooms and toilets. My brother and I were studied at Nan Hua Girls School from kingdergarden to primary 3. We were requested to tranfer to other school as Nan Hua was a girl school. My brother and I later studied at the Seng Poh primary school which was located at Seng Poh Road - Tiong Bahru Road. Seng Poh primary school was demolished after many years later due to no demand.