'Guang' director Quek Shio Chuan recounts his brother’s autism journey

Quek Shio Gai (left) on the set of Guang with Kyo Chen, who portrays a character based on Shio Gai. Photos: mm2

Growing up in Batu Pahat, Johor, around the 1980s, Quek Shio Chuan saw how difficult things were for his brother, Quek Shio Gai, who has autism.

“Back then, there were no special schools or special centres, especially when you come from a small town like Batu Pahat. There was nowhere to send him to help him,” recalls Shio Chuan, 33, who is two years younger than Shio Gai, in an interview with StarLifestyle.