CHAN FUNG (AH YOU)

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Biographical informationChan Fung (aka Chan Ah You) was recruited in Singapore to work under contract in Western Australia on 6 January 1890.

In Singapore his name was recorded as Chan Fung but on arrival in Western Australia he claimed to be Ah You. He was charged with being an illegal immigrant and deported on 6 August 1890 (C). Yung Gin who had travelled with him confirmed that a different man had travelled to Australia from the one that had signed the contract.Other nameChan Fung (differentiated name)AH YOU (also known as)

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Subject (person)YUNG GINSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaDeportationRelated collectionAnne Atkinson Collection

Item information

ContributorSchool of Social SciencesSource of informationAsian immigrants to Western Australia, 1829-1901 (Atkinson, 1988)

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CHAN FUNG (AH YOU)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA