QCI050
In 1949, Chun Zak underestimated the threat of the communists and refused to sell up and leave for Hong Kong.. He was eventually persuaded to seek refuge in Hong Kong when the communist armies were only days away from Guangzhou. Believing he would return in a matter of months, instead of carrying valuables such as gold bars and antiques, they packed only daily essentials in a number of wooden trunks and along with 21 servants, traveled to Hong Kong. He never returned to his family home.