War. Starvation. Migration. Instability.
A speck of dust in the great 30s and 40s.
With a will not of their own; in the turbulence of history,
All assembled in the past shattered into nought.
Looking back,
They lived a life which spanned over generations.
Asking for little in an uneasy life, save for
The simplest, the most vital, struggling to show
We live.
Text: Maisy Lo Man-sze, Vivian Tam Wai Wan, Ida Cheung Yat Wah, Patricia Yuen Pak Yan, Nico Tang
Photography by Lam Chun Tung
Lam Chun Tung was born in Hong Kong and started his career as a photojournalist in 2000. He worked in The Sun and Ming Pao and currently works for AM730. He has won numerous awards of photojournalism and he served as Chairman of the Hong Kong Press Photographers Association between 2011 and 2012. He collaborated with Hong Kong Unison on the photo exhibition “Life . Minority in Hong Kong” in 2012. He is now devoted in documenting the political and social issues of Hong Kong whilst exploring personal photo projects.
Personal web page: http://www.lamchuntung.com/
Organized by Society for Community Organization (SoCO)
Established in 1972, SoCO is a non-profit organization dedicated to relieve poverty and advocate for civic rights. SoCO serves the most underprivileged in HK, including cage and cubicle dwellers, the single elderly, new immigrant women, children living in poverty, street-sleepers, people with mental illness, low-paid workers, refugees and ethnic minorities. SoCO facilitates grassroots citizens to speak out through various avenues to have their voices heard, to lobby for policy changes, and provides a wide array of supportive services. In our journey of over 42 years, SoCO has been carrying the same cause – to develop a caring, equal and just society.
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