
Life in Hong Kong — Then and Now

Ng Ching-wa
A city remembered through the lives within it.
Born in Guangzhou in 1970 and trained in printmaking at Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, Ng Ching-wa explores Hong Kong’s streets, homes and fleeting moments through lithography.
Artist biographyExhibitions & milestones
- 1970
Born in Guangzhou, China.
- 1988–1992
Studied printmaking at Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts; graduated with a Bachelor of Arts.
- 1993
Selected for the First International Print Exhibition in the Netherlands.
- 1994
Third prize, Fifth National Ex Libris Exhibition, China.
- 1995
Solo lithography exhibition at Hong Kong Arts Centre; published a personal catalogue.
- 1997
Life in Hong Kong — Then and Now, Hong Kong’s Trigram; published an original lithograph book.
Life, observed with affection.
Ng Ching-Wa — Chronicle of life in Hong Kong
Gallerist · Art curator · Film art director
For many years, Ng Ching-wa has been creating with lithography with as much passion as her love for life. She displays a sureha...
Read the essayIntroduction — Ng Ching-wa
Art critic · Historian · Curator; Honorary Adviser on Exhibitions and Acquisitions, Hong Kong Museum of Art
Hong Kong has attracted numberless photographers to record something of the life of its ordinary people. These photographers - ...
Read the essayCollection record
The portfolio records works in the Hong Kong Museum of Art, Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, Fringe Club and other institutional and private collections.
Read the historical recordSee the work up close.
Experience the texture and true colour of the artworks. Tell us which works you would like to see and your preferred dates; we will confirm your appointment.
Visits by appointment. A short walk from Long Ping Station and Yuen Long Plaza.
Arrange a private viewingAddress & directions
NGS ART Gallery
Flat G, 5/F, Shun Fat Building, 17 Kik Yeung Road, Yuen Long, N.T., Hong KongGallery visits are by appointment. Please confirm your viewing time before coming to Flat G on the fifth floor.
From the rear exit of Yuen Long Plaza, cross towards the three pale green buildings by the bus terminus. Enter the middle building, Block EFGH, above the restaurant 品味餐廳.
Open in Google Maps- MTR
- Take Exit B2 at Long Ping Station. Follow the footbridge left towards Yuen Long Plaza, then take the lift or stairs down beside the bus terminus.
- Bus
- Alight near Yuen Long Plaza on Castle Peak Road (near Yuen Long Police Station), or at Yuen Long West Bus Terminus.
- Parking
- Parking is available at Yuen Long Plaza. Continue on foot from the rear exit.












