▁ 2 0 0 1 ), ▁born ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong , ▁was ▁a ▁notable ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁transport ▁and ▁later ▁property ▁ty co on ▁that ▁ran ▁China ▁Motor ▁Bus . ▁N gan ▁got ▁his ▁start ▁running ▁his ▁uncle ' s ▁r ick sh aw ▁service ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁in ▁K ow lo on . ▁Such ▁was ▁N gan ' s ▁reputation ▁in ▁the ▁r ick sh aw ▁industry ▁that ▁according ▁to ▁one ▁interview ▁"[ s ] top ▁any ▁r ick sh aw ▁pull er ▁on ▁the ▁street ▁and ▁he ▁would ▁nod ▁know ingly ▁at ▁the ▁nearest ▁mention ▁of ▁N gan ▁Sh ing ▁K wan ' s ▁[ s ic ] ▁name ." ▁This ▁success ▁within ▁the ▁r ick sh aw ▁industry ▁attract ed ▁the ▁attention ▁of ▁the ▁government ▁and ▁N gan ▁won ▁the ▁first ▁exclusive ▁lic ence ▁to ▁operate ▁a ▁bus ▁service ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 . ▁N gan ▁established ▁himself ▁on ▁the ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁business ▁scene ▁via ▁a ▁f rug al ▁attitude ▁during ▁the ▁early ▁days ▁of ▁China ▁Motor ▁Bus . ▁The ▁Company ▁owned ▁many ▁strateg ic ▁bus ▁dep ots ▁and ▁properties , ▁which ▁were ▁subsequently ▁re develop ed ▁for ▁commercial , ▁resident ial ▁and ▁industrial ▁use ▁at ▁great ▁profit . ▁ ▁N gan ▁Sh ing - kw an ▁th riv ed ▁by ▁stick ing ▁to ▁two ▁simple ▁principles : ▁dev otion ▁to ▁the ▁bus es ▁and ▁counting ▁the ▁p enn ies . ▁In ▁fact , ▁it ▁was ▁N gan ▁that ▁was ▁instrument