

Co-authors Carolyn King, of Ashburton, (left) and Ruth Lam, of Auckland, hold the first of two volumes of The Fruits of our Labours, a history of Chinese fruit shops in New Zealand. : Books recall history of Chinese fruit shops
Co-authors Carolyn King, of Ashburton, (left) and Ruth Lam, of Auckland, hold the first of two volumes of The Fruits of our Labours, a history of Chinese fruit shops in New Zealand. : Books recall history of Chinese fruit shops


Operators of the Wing On and Co shop in George St, Dunedin, pictured about 1994, Kai Wing Kan (then 91), at right, and his son, Reg Kan. PHOTOS: PETER MCINTOSH/SUPPLIED
: Books recall history of Chinese fruit shops
Operators of the Wing On and Co shop in George St, Dunedin, pictured about 1994, Kai Wing Kan (then 91), at right, and his son, Reg Kan. PHOTOS: PETER MCINTOSH/SUPPLIED
: Books recall history of Chinese fruit shops


The former C.W. Wong shop in Hillside Rdd, Dunedin, co-owned by George Wong and Bill Wong. : Books recall history of Chinese fruit shops
The former C.W. Wong shop in Hillside Rdd, Dunedin, co-owned by George Wong and Bill Wong. : Books recall history of Chinese fruit shops


George Wong (left) and Bill Wong. : Books recall history of Chinese fruit shops
George Wong (left) and Bill Wong. : Books recall history of Chinese fruit shops
Books recall history of Chinese fruit shops
Former Dunedin resident and historian Carolyn King is keen to preserve the rich social history of the city's once-booming Chinese fruit shop trade....
