Biographical informationSon of Felix Wong. Peter was born c.1919 in China.
Arrived in Broome as a child aboard the SS Minderoo on 21 May 1921.
Peter's half-sister, Quey Hay Wong returned to China in 1925.
Travelled from Broome to Perth with his father in May 1927. Was educated at the Christian Brothers School until 1931 when he moved to Perth Boys' School. He may have also studied at Perth Tech.
Took over the management of the Cafe Canton after his father's death in 1935.
In 1939, he was due to be deported even though he had spent the vast majority of his life in Australia. The case was the subject of many newspaper articles.