Harry Wong (Wong Kwai Bong) - Born 17 December 1895
After Harry Wong sold the shop, the NZ government changed it policy and allowed Chinese immigrants to stay in NZ. So in October 1949,
Harry Wong arrived in New Zealand on 20
October 1919 on the ship Riverina.
He settled in Christchurch and worked as a
market gardener, then a laundry man before becoming a fruiterer.
The market garden was in Cranford St.and is
now part of the northern motorway.
His first fruit shop was in Colombo St.
near Columbus & Ware. He later shifted to another shop in Colombo St. near
Tuam St. This shop was eventually sold to Annie & Hubert Lowe in 1948 in
order for the family to be able to return to China.
After Harry Wong sold the shop, the NZ government changed it policy and allowed Chinese immigrants to stay in NZ. So in October 1949,
His first house was at 219 Moorhouse Ave in
Christchurch which he purchased for about 300 pounds. This was a villa on the northern side of the street between Durham
St. and Montreal St. It was a 3 bedroom house with a lounge and a kitchen
dining area on the northern side.
In the rear yards was a laundry shed, outside
toilet, garage and chicken coup.
The family lived in this house from the
early 1940’s to 1950.
In
the early 1950’s the family shifted to a bigger house at 116 Stanmore Rd. Linwood. He lived in this house until his
death on the 6 June 1960.
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