He Yongxian once lived in a garage when he was a child, flooded the house and evacuated it. Inspired by the fusion of Chinese and Western mansions, he became an architect

Housing Secretary Ho Wing-yin has joined the government for 31 years. She was promoted from a government architect to the Director of the Architectural Services Department and then became the Secretary. She talked about her journey for the first time in a radio interview today (5th).

He Yongxian revealed that when he was a child, he lived in a unit about 300 feet behind the garage, and had to evacuate overnight due to water intrusion into the house.

He Yongxian also pointed out that when he was a child, he often visited the mansion where his father's employer lived. He was deeply impressed by the art and architectural style of the mansion's combination of Chinese and Western cultures, which inspired his interest in architecture.

After becoming an architect, she said that every time she "landed a site", she felt excited and hoped that she could now inspect the Housing Department's site once a week.

Ho Wing-yin, Director of the Housing Bureau.

(File photo/Photographed by Huang Jinqi)

He Yongxian was interviewed by Radio Television Hong Kong's "Footprints of the Past" program and revealed that when he was a child, his father was fleeing by his grandmother and came to Hong Kong. At that time, his father worked for a wealthy family because the owner loved Chinese music and liked to repair musical instruments by himself. His father saw wood for the owner. and other maintenance work, was arranged to live in a cabin about 300 feet behind the garage.

Whenever a vehicle starts, her mother will immediately tell her to close the high transom "to prevent dead air from rushing in", and she and her brother will use feather flaps to close the windows.

The water level difference is two inches over the bed. Dad carried the family up to the first floor.

She pointed out that the space she used to live in was like a simple public housing. She slept on a "bunk bed". The most profound time was when she was woken up by her mother in her sleep one night. Covering the bed, Dad carried the family up to the first floor, and said with a smile that although the space is small, it is very warm.

Housing Bureau Secretary Ho Wing-yin pointed out that the hut he lived in when he was a child is a bit like the simple public housing now.

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The name of the self-exploding flower is "big-eyed girl"

She also revealed that her father used to be a driver for her employer as a gift, so that she could often go to "Chehe River" with the car.

She often went to an old lady's house and was left to do puzzles, and the old lady called her "big-eyed girl".

In her impression, the old lady's home was a typical colonial mansion with a corridor inside and various calligraphy and paintings hung on it. The fusion of Chinese and Western cultures had an impact on her interest in art and architecture in the future.

He Yongxian said with a smile that when he graduated from middle school, he used the "elimination method" to select subjects. He said that he used to have bulls-eye hand tremors in biology subjects, and that he had high requirements for Chinese as a lawyer. After that, he also came into contact with models and drawings in the construction industry. I like building models very much, so I am interested in the construction industry.

After entering the university, he was encouraged by the head of the department at the time and was accused of good grades, so he continued to develop in the construction industry.

Housing Secretary Ho Wing-yin attended today's ground-breaking ceremony and said that since this is the first transitional housing project on Hong Kong Island, the application response is expected to be overwhelming.

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Hope to land on the housing department site once a week

Ho Wing-yin joined the government in 1992. Prior to that, he worked in a private company for four years, following up projects such as private residences, mainland hotels, and commercial buildings.

The opportunity to join the government came from newspapers and government recruitment advertisements. I believed that I could participate in public buildings such as libraries and schools, and I had also handled special school projects. I could serve the society. It is highly social and meaningful.

Unlike other girls, she said that she was excited to get a "landing site". After being promoted to the director of the housing department, she also hoped to inspect the housing department's site once a week. Sometimes the time could not be accommodated, and now she would go to inspect the housing department every two weeks once.

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