GEORGE TOWN: Having hid in the jungles of Sitiawan, Perak, as a child over four long years during the Japanese occupation, octogenarian Hwang Hong Shi has cherished every day of his life since.
Recalling the dark chapter, the 87-year-old retired teacher said he was only eight when he fled into the wilderness with his family.
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