KIE HANG

Description

Biographical informationKie Hang (aka Ki Hang) was born in about October 1861 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in December 1886 (other information suggests he arrived c.1896). He was five feet six and a half inches in height. His younger brother Hi Ket also worked in Western Australia.

In 1900 he was a market gardener and part owned a garden in Cowle Street, West Perth. He was partners with his brother Kie Ket and Ah Soon. Their garden was leased from Mr Gallop.

Kie Hang applied for a Certificate to Return to the Colony in 1900 and this was extended for a further 12 months from June 1901. He returned from Singapore on the SS Australind on 28 December 1901. At the time of his application, correspondence was sent to Hie Toy & Co. suggesting Kie Hang may have worked for the company.

He worked as a shop assistant in the firm Kwong Hong Shing, from at least 1916 (B).

In 1931 his occupation was recorded as importer (E).

He travelled overseas three times: 1900 to December 1901; March 1905 to May 1906; and August 1919 to June 1921. He left Western Australia permanently in January 1932 (D).Other nameKie Hang (differentiated name)KI HANG (also known as)Date of birthOctober 1861

Document

Organisation

Photograph and slide

Person

Kie Hang aged 56 in 1919 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1919/91)

Employment

Job titleShop assistantDate employed[date unknown]

Family

SiblingKIE KITOther relativeSUN WAH (1)

Connections

Subject (organisation)W. Hie Toy, Shop and Market Garden, PerthKwong Hong Shing & Co., PerthSubject (place)PerthSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaImporterShop assistantRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CoD File 1905NAA CEDT File 1919NAA CEDT File 1931NAA Immigration File 1919-1932 <Not digitised #4317320>NAA War Registration File 1916-1920 <Not digitised #5131751-5131752>

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1861

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDateDecember 1886

UWA Collected

KIE HANG

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA