The Life Aquatic

Hong Kong in the 1950s had a nomadic floating population that needed to be counted in the census – but how?

Sui seung yan boats, Aberdeen Harbour, 1950s. Chronicle / Alamy Stock Photo
Sui seung yan boats, Aberdeen Harbour, 1950s. Chronicle / Alamy Stock Photo

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