wan ▁and ▁her ▁brother ▁were ▁transport ed ▁by ▁servants , ▁ev ading ▁Japanese ▁sent ries . ▁They ▁remained ▁in ▁ex ile ▁in ▁Western ▁China ▁for ▁five ▁years ▁until ▁the ▁war ▁ended , ▁after ▁which ▁they ▁returned ▁to ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁and ▁lived ▁in ▁a ▁sp a cious , ▁contemporary ▁home ▁her ▁father ▁designed . ▁Mar qu ita ▁Scott ▁escaped ▁to ▁England ▁and ▁never ▁rejo ined ▁the ▁family . ▁K wan ' s ▁parents ▁divor ced ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁two ▁years ▁old . ▁Her ▁mother ▁later ▁moved ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁married ▁an ▁American . ▁Rem aining ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁with ▁the ▁children , ▁her ▁father ▁married ▁a ▁Chinese ▁woman , ▁whom ▁K wan ▁called ▁" M other ". ▁Her ▁father ▁and ▁her ▁ste pm other ▁raised ▁her , ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁her ▁brother ▁and ▁five ▁half - bro thers ▁and ▁half - s ister s . ▁Five ▁of ▁K wan ' s ▁sib lings ▁became ▁law y ers . ▁ ▁Ex cept ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁K wan ▁had ▁a ▁comfortable ▁early ▁life . ▁C ared ▁for ▁by ▁an ▁am ah ▁( 阿 <0xE5> <0xAC> <0xA4> ), ▁a ▁woman ▁who ▁looks ▁after ▁children , ▁K wan ▁owned ▁a ▁p ony ▁and ▁passed ▁her ▁sum mers ▁in ▁resort s ▁in ▁Bor neo , ▁Mac ao ▁and ▁Japan . ▁An ▁aff lu ent ▁man , ▁her ▁father ▁owned ▁a ▁several - acre ▁hill top ▁property ▁in ▁K ow lo on . ▁In ▁her ▁youth , ▁she ▁was ▁called ▁" K a ▁Sh en ". ▁She