Albert Ahwee, a very successful Chinese businessman who also spoke English fluently, had traveled to Jamaica in his younger days, about 1875, and had made his fortune there. While in Jamaica at age 33 he married a 19 year old ethnic Chinese woman, and they had several children. Around 1892 the family moved to Hong Kong, had several more children, and Albert continued to run several businesses. During all this time he kept a few dairy cows so his family would have fresh milk.