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Written by: Chen Jiahui
2021-05-09 11:00
Last update date: 2021-05-09 11:59
Mother's Day is a day when a family gathers together and celebrates warmly, but not every generation is so lucky.
Life in Hong Kong was difficult in the 1950s. Many parents were forced to raise their children because of their inability to raise their children. Abandoned babies appeared on the streets from time to time.
Kim and Linda, who are now living overseas and have reached the age of ears, were abandoned on the street within a few days of their birth that year. They were later admitted to orphanages and then sent to other families for adoption.
Their fate is similar, and they also hope to find their biological parents on Mother's Day.
Through online interviews, both said that they have never complained about their biological fathers and mothers. If they can meet, they just want to thank them for bringing themselves into this world. They also thank their parents for their difficult decisions that brought them a better life.
"Ma Jianzhi" abandoned in front of the Sham Shui Po Precious Blood Orphanage
Back to February 22, 1957, a baby girl was abandoned outside the gate of the Sham Shui Po Precious Blood Orphanage (currently known as Precious Blood Hospital) with a note on her body saying: "Ma Jianzhi, there are already many brothers and sisters." The baby girl was later adopted by an orphanage until she was 8 years old.
One day, the girl from the orphanage brought Ma Jianzhi and other orphans to the airport, but never revealed the destination. Ma Jianzhi got on the plane and went to New Zealand, where she was adopted by a local farming couple.
Childhood photo of Kim (Ma Jianzhi) on his old ID.
(Provided by interviewee)
The adoptive parents gave Ma Jianzhi a new name "Kim".
Today, Kim has a good year, but she still remembers when she first came to a foreign country when she was a child, it was difficult to adapt to the changes, and she cried constantly.
She recalled that at that time, she and her adoptive parents were living in a small agricultural town. There were no other Asian faces in the town, and she had been excluded by classmates because of the difference on campus.
Although it is not easy to grow up in a foreign country, Kim said that he was very fortunate to be able to grow up under the love of his adoptive parents. After he grew up, he organized his own family. Today, there are two children, two daughters, and five grandchildren. Life is very happy. .
But Kim still hopes to find his biological parents. She said, "Everyone wants to find their roots and hope to find the answer."
Never resented and said thank you is the greatest wish
In fact, Kim has been trying to find his biological parents since he was a little boy, and he has been searching for four to fifty years on and off.
She said that the adoptive parents were also very supportive, and the two even made a special trip to Hong Kong in the 1970s, hoping to find more clues, but they failed.
What puzzled Kim during the tracing process was the two remaining documents, the birth certificate and the baptism certificate, with different birth dates, which were December 27, 1956 and February 15, 1957.
In order to understand the mystery of his life experience, Kim tried to apply to the social welfare departments of New Zealand and Hong Kong for more information. He also tried the gene matching database and posted his information on the family-finding website look4mama.com.
The Sham Shui Po Precious Blood Orphanage was built in Precious Blood Hospital in the 1950s, and only the hospital is still operating on the original site.
(Google)
Kim said that he has never resented his biological parents, knowing that they are forced to make the difficult decision of abandoning and raising. "It is my greatest wish to be able to say a word of gratitude to them."
Ma Jianzhi (Kim) Looking for Relatives:
-Abandoned outside the gate of Sham Shui Po Precious Blood Orphanage (currently known as Precious Blood Hospital) on February 22, 1957
-There is a note on her body saying "Ma Jianzhi, there are already many brothers and sisters"
-Contact method: call 93320424 or email info@look4mama.com
Abandoned baby in the stairs of 68A Junction Road, Kowloon City
Linda and Kim, who are now living in the UK, have similar fate. On December 27, 1956, Linda, who was only a few days old, was abandoned on the stairs of 68A Junction Road, Kowloon City. She was later sent to the Sha Tin Orphanage until August 8. She was adopted by a family of doctors in New Zealand when she was 20 years old.
After leaving Hong Kong for many years, Linda's eating habits have not changed. She still loves rice the most, but she has forgotten her mother tongue Cantonese.
Linda's childhood photos (provided by the interviewee)
After growing up, Linda took up the British family and stayed there to get married and have children, and have one son and one daughter.
She said that since having her own family, she has strengthened her conviction to find relatives, "hoping to find where she belongs." Since then, she has tried to search through her own life documents in the two places, and also tried to find Try her luck on the DNA family search database Ancestry, she said: "I have always had a feeling that I have a sister of my own." She also said that she is very grateful to her adoptive mother, who is now in her 90s, for her continuous understanding and encouragement.
I want to be with my family even more under the epidemic
If I could see my biological parents, what would I want to say to them?
Linda said that if she could meet, she would be very excited and happy, and at the same time very nervous, "I only wish to wish them all well, and hope that they will not feel guilty for the decision that year." She said that she could understand that era, everyone had their difficulties. , And her parents decided on the same day, which also made her have a better life.
The new crown pneumonia epidemic has lasted for more than a year. Linda said, “Under the epidemic, it makes people want to be with their families.” In addition, biological parents are getting older day by day. They are worried about their health and even infection, and hope to find each other as soon as possible.
Linda family search information:
-Abandoned in Staircase 68A Junction Road, Kowloon City on December 27, 1956
-Contact method: call 93320424 or email info@look4mama.com
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